This week on Spark - Biomimicry, the startup kings, collaborative robots, reverse-engineered human brains, and online strangers. Just click the Listen button, or click here to download the mp3. For related links...

 

Biomimicry and e-Readers

• Jason Heikenfeld
• The study Jason co-authored

The Launch Pad

• Randall Stross
• Full Interview with Randall Stross
• Y Combinator
• The parody site Y Kombinator
• Past Spark stories on Women and Computer Science and Women and Startups

Collaborative Robots

• Rethink Robotics
• Watch how Baxter works
• You might also like this Spark interview with Farhad Manjoo about White-collar Robots or this one with Chris Parker on human-robot interaction

Strangers helping Strangers

• Apila
• Paris à la seconde

How to Create a Mind

• Ray Kurzweil
• Ray Kurzweil will be at the Embrace Speaker Series in Toronto on October 18th
• How to Create a Mind