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I am from Houston, Texas.  No, I do not have an Southern accent.  I played soccer but now I've gotten involved in running.  I'm completely pumped to be here at Duke, and I especially can't wait for basketball season.
 
I am from Houston, Texas.  No, I do not have an Southern accent.  I played soccer but now I've gotten involved in running.  I'm completely pumped to be here at Duke, and I especially can't wait for basketball season.
 
==Name Pronunciation==
 
==Name Pronunciation==
Kirsti Harlan.  Not Kirsten, not Kristie, not Kirsty.  It rhymes with thirsty...that usually helps people remember.   
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Kirsti Harlan.  Not Kirsten, not Kristie, not Kirsty.  It rhymes with thirsty...that usually helps people remember.  Phonetically: KUR-stee HAR-len.
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==Grand Challenges for Engineering Article==
 
==Grand Challenges for Engineering Article==
 
[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17111 Reverse-Engineering the Brain], Fred Hapgood, Technology Review, updated 11 July 2006, accessed 22 September 2011
 
[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17111 Reverse-Engineering the Brain], Fred Hapgood, Technology Review, updated 11 July 2006, accessed 22 September 2011
  
 
MIT researchers are blending the fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence.  The project: a monkey with the ability of object recognition, immediate recognition, and cognative thinking.  Thanks to this new technology, reverse-engineering the brain is one step closer.
 
MIT researchers are blending the fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence.  The project: a monkey with the ability of object recognition, immediate recognition, and cognative thinking.  Thanks to this new technology, reverse-engineering the brain is one step closer.

Revision as of 01:26, 23 September 2011

About Me

I am from Houston, Texas. No, I do not have an Southern accent. I played soccer but now I've gotten involved in running. I'm completely pumped to be here at Duke, and I especially can't wait for basketball season.

Name Pronunciation

Kirsti Harlan. Not Kirsten, not Kristie, not Kirsty. It rhymes with thirsty...that usually helps people remember. Phonetically: KUR-stee HAR-len.

Grand Challenges for Engineering Article

Reverse-Engineering the Brain, Fred Hapgood, Technology Review, updated 11 July 2006, accessed 22 September 2011

MIT researchers are blending the fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. The project: a monkey with the ability of object recognition, immediate recognition, and cognative thinking. Thanks to this new technology, reverse-engineering the brain is one step closer.