bucky paper

i read something interesting today, a side article in the yahoo news tech section. 'buckey paper' is out and it's going to be the first commercial application of nanotech. reasearchers at Florida State U have managed to layer carbon nanotubes in a fahion that creates a compos

captchas, dyslexia, and the fusiform gyrus

i have a difficult time with captchas [wiki link], but never recaptcha's [add link here], i assume it's because recaptchas are based on real words or pattern recognition, and captchas are just strings of random letters that appear as a confusing image to me. it's not a problem, just i notice i have to squint or refresh captchas more than average web users.

i also have trouble recognizing peoples faces. other than faces i would say i have an average to above average memory, especially with numbers. i have never given any thought to having dyslexia, more than the average person who occasionally thinks about it whenever they transpose letters while typing. i certainly have no trouble reading or writing and i was always the best reader and speller in my age groups.

however after watching a ted talk with preston, [note to self embed video here] we began to think that recognizing faces, captchas, dyslexia, and damage to the fusiform gyrus are all related. a search on google doesn't return anything, but i am hoping that sometime in the future someone will find this post and comment if they are interested and/or more informed in this subject.