Saturday, August 29, 2009

Image Forensics: Seeing is NOT believing

Spectrum Magazine (by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, or IEEE, USA) has an excellent overview article on detecting tampering in digital photographs by Professor Hany Farid (Dartmouth College, USA).

Enjoy!

Monday, August 03, 2009

Human Auditory System: The Power of the Pentatonic Scale

Here is a link to a video of Bobby McFerrin (a famous jazz and a cappella musician) demonstrating the power of the pentatonic music scale at the World Science Festival 2009. Short and fascinating!

Enjoy!