Emily Deneen

Emily Deneen

How to get started with 3D Printing

How to get started with 3D Printing

3D printing is fun to do, and luckily, you can make an impact while you’re at it! I started learning how to 3D print from the Assistive Device Academy, which is a 3D Printing Lesson Plan from PrintLab on Vimeo. There are also other 3D printing tutorials on PrintLab.

Improving Agriculture with CRISPR

Improving Agriculture with CRISPR

Gene editing has many different applications in the future, especially agriculture. Gene editing is an emerging technology that (surprise) lets us edit our genes. Usually, gene editing is done with CRISPR/CAS-9, which, simply put, cuts unwanted DNA and pastes new DNA in its place. You can read more

Playing Google’s Hidden Dino Game Using Brainwaves

Playing Google’s Hidden Dino Game Using Brainwaves

Recently, I’ve been researching BCIs (brain-computer interfaces), and I decided to start developing with one myself! BCIs can have a huge impact on people with disabilities. For example, BCIs have been used to increase motor functions for paralysis, provide additional methods of communication, and even regulate emotions. In

Review: Magic Leap Augmented Reality Headset

Review: Magic Leap Augmented Reality Headset

What is Magic Leap? Magic Leap is a super cool technology company building spatial computers, and they are the makers of the Magic Leap One Creator Edition Headset. The goal of this headset is to enrich your experience in the real world by providing a unique augmented reality experience. These

How could we use BCIs to read emotions?

How could we use BCIs to read emotions?

“You can never know what another person feels unless you’re in their shoes.” Well, maybe we can. Actually, remove the maybe. We can. How, you may ask? By using Brain-Computer Interfaces, also known as BCIs, we are able to detect many things. Although this has typically been used

What’s Natural Language Processing?

What’s Natural Language Processing?

When you ask your Google Assistant a question, do you ever wonder how it understands you? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just magic! It’s actually something called Natural Language Processing, or NLP for short. Natural language processing is a branch of A.I which consists of 3

I Visited an Amazon Go Store in NYC - What you need to know

I Visited an Amazon Go Store in NYC - What you need to know

Let’s face it. We’re all tired of waiting in the grocery store checkout line. I mean, it’s almost 2020! We should have a better solution by now. What if I told you… there is! Amazon Go is a cashier-less grocery store that lets customers take items