by Lee Walsh | Aug 15, 2019 | Measuring People
I recently had need to buy one of NVidia’s Jetson Nano Development Kits. Platypus Technical is currently doing some research and development in mobile computer vision and artificial intelligence. The Jetson Nano seems like a good option for the project, and is...
by Lee Walsh | Jul 17, 2019 | Measurement, Measuring People, micro:bit, STEM
In a previous post I wrote about the importance of accurate measurement, and how it is not always straight forward. That post introduced the first part of a video series on how to accurately measure temperature with a micro:bit. In that video I talked about the basics...
by Lee Walsh | Mar 15, 2019 | Measurement, Measuring People, micro:bit, STEM
Accurate measurement is critical to our everyday lives, and yet it is often taken for granted. When I buy petrol, I am assuming that the petrol pump is accurately measuring the petrol going into my car. This means that I pay the correct amount of money. Buying food is...
by Jack Brooks | Feb 15, 2019 | Guest post, Measuring People, Physiology, Sensation
We’ve all rated our pain at the doctor’s office, read an eye chart for a licence test, or told a friend the truth about their cooking. Despite the commonly held view that we have just five senses, we actually have many more, and we depend upon their accuracy and...
by Lee Walsh | Jan 15, 2019 | Measuring People, Physiology, Sensation
In November I wrote about the senses, in particular the ones beyond the usual 5. This post focusses on the group of senses that tells us the position and movements of our body, called proprioception (pro-PREE-o-SEP-SHUN). Proprioception is not a new discovery. The...
by Anna Hudson | Dec 15, 2018 | Guest post, Measuring People, Physiology
Neural control of breathing The muscles that make us breathe need to work or ‘contract’ both when we are awake and asleep to bring oxygen into the lungs (and remove carbon dioxide) to keep us alive. This contraction of our breathing or ‘respiratory’ muscles occurs...
