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2/22/2017 6:08 PM
bryan_j :
Likewise?
2/22/2017 6:09 PM
bryan_j :
Anyone in Toronto looking for a team to attend 2017 DementiaHack? Message me ASAP! Thanks!
2/23/2017 7:35 PM
bryan_j :
Let us know if you can make it!
2/28/2017 9:45 PM
yannick :
<@U0D890WL9> ^
2/28/2017 9:54 PM
hectordomorozco :
I�m planning on going and I figured it would be a good time to meet fellow NeuroTechXers and talk science and stuff 😄
2/28/2017 10:01 PM
dano :
Hey Hector, NeuroTechTO is definitely going to be there! We're putting together a team right now. Check out the <#C494M65MF|neurotechtoprojects> channel to join the conversation
3/1/2017 11:08 PM
graeme :
nvm found it
3/1/2017 11:15 PM
hectordomorozco :
It�s going to be interesting (I think)
3/3/2017 2:44 AM
bryan_j :
<@U1502B7MZ> are you participating tonight?! <@U0D890WL9> is there with other community members <@U2RGGJVT4> and Lindsay!
3/3/2017 4:04 AM
dano :
Hector's was with us all day, leading Neurodoro
3/3/2017 5:11 AM
yannick :
:ntx3:
3/3/2017 2:16 PM
hectordomorozco :
Oh, yeah, it�s been lovely ❤️
3/4/2017 12:12 AM
bryan_j :
hectordomorozco: would love to meet you Hector! Glad that you are enjoying :)
3/4/2017 4:12 AM
hectordomorozco :
Yes that would be great :)
3/6/2017 1:20 PM
bryan_j :
Glad to hear it! Would you have some time next week? 🙂
3/6/2017 4:52 PM
hectordomorozco :
I am based in Hamilton, so maybe we could Skype this week? Let me know what days are best for you 😄
3/10/2017 8:36 PM
bryan_j :
Unfortunately I am crazy busy this week; evident by the fact it has already flown by! How does next Monday look in your calendar?!
3/13/2017 5:57 PM
bryan_j :
For those new to the channel, check us out at http://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO|www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO and on Twitter @NeuroTechTO
3/13/2017 11:17 PM
sydneyneurotechx :
To view archived text from Slack please visit:https://github.com/NeuroTechX/ntx_slack_archive/blob/master/_toronto.md
3/13/2017 11:32 PM
bryan_j :
Was a pleasure speaking with you hectordomorozco! Have a great evening!
3/14/2017 12:17 PM
hectordomorozco :
It was great meeting you, Bryan 😁
3/16/2017 4:21 PM
yannick :
featuring dano at 1:25, haha 🙂
3/18/2017 5:13 PM
bryan_j :
yannick: saw that - what a good-looking individual!
3/27/2017 8:34 PM
dano :
Hey guys,
We've got an opportunity to hold a hacknight next Monday April 3rd. How does that work for people? If it's not ideal, we could push it back a week.
3/29/2017 3:09 PM
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Monday April 3rd,
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Come take a crack at neurotech software development and meet other neurotechers. Limited space available.
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- Gamma light (idk how do lights work?)
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PM me to be included on the guest list
3/29/2017 10:57 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Welcome, new Toronto NeuroTech Enthusiasts! Check out our previous events at <http://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO|www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO>, join our community, and stay tuned for upcoming announcements regarding events and things. Connect with us whenever you would like at <mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]>. Yeah!
4/6/2017 9:41 PM
**bryan_j** :
>We will be at Health TO tonight. Hope to see you there!
4/6/2017 11:13 PM
**yannick** :
>Tom has reached out to you for WWTO bryan_j, right? He wants to do it on BCI and Affective Computing
4/6/2017 11:17 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Yes last weekend, sorry will respond tonight. We are on board and planning!
4/6/2017 11:17 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Planning for May 29. Get stoked Toronto! <!channel>
4/7/2017 12:33 AM
**yannick** :
>1) Great! Then I'll let you handle it with Tom. (he poked me on FB after I was tagged on his status)
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2) JLABS sounds like an awesome place for some NeuroTechTO event, no?
4/7/2017 3:32 AM
**bryan_j** :
>yannick: oh yes! If is a beautiful venue! Heard from them tonight at HealthTO
4/17/2017 2:11 PM
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4/17/2017 2:11 PM
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4/17/2017 2:20 PM
dano :
Thursday April 20th,
6pm-?
Our next hacknight is this Thursday at VarageSale. Come fiddle with neurotech software and meet other neurotechers.
Current Projects:
- Neurodoro (Developing a CNN-based machine learning algorithm to detect focus and mental fatigue; Keras, Tensorflow)
- EEG 101 (Interactive EEG tutorial; Java, signal processing, data collection for offline mode!)
- Gamma light (Detecting increases in neural gamma frequency during optical gamma stimulation; Xamarin mobile app, Java)
- EEG and VR? Get an example Unity app running with Muse integration
If you're a first time hack attendee, PM me to be added to the guest list. All you regulars, we'll see you there!
4/18/2017 6:00 PM
graeme :
If anyone gets a Unity VR app running and integrated with Muse, I'd love to see it, and I might have a part time job for you.
4/18/2017 6:12 PM
yannick :
We did and I�m sure you�d love to see the integrated Muse-IO console in Unity, plotting the EEG signal.
4/19/2017 3:08 AM
sydneyneurotechx :
graeme Maybe post the VR/EEG idea in Opportunities?
4/19/2017 3:08 AM
sydneyneurotechx :
Unless you want people specifically from TO
4/19/2017 3:28 AM
graeme :
Yeah, we're just looking for someone who can come in and provide some basic unity support on experimentation with Muse+Vive. Low level signal integration and neuroscience validation stuff moreso than cool BCI experiences. Neurotech enthusiasts with that kind of experience and interest welcome to apply.
4/20/2017 4:14 PM
dano :
Hacknight tonight! 4/20 edition. Looking forward to seeing you all
4/20/2017 4:17 PM
dano :
Details:
7pm
111 Peter Street ,
VarageSale, suite 501
4/20/2017 4:25 PM
bryan_j :
Oh yeah! Stoked for tonight.
On a separate note: <!channel> I need some companies in Toronto and area working on emotional intelligence, emotion-driven BCI, etc. Any thoughts? Let me know by replying to this comment. Thx!
4/20/2017 5:05 PM
joshuad :
Suite 901, in fact!
4/20/2017 5:06 PM
joshuad :
That�s suite 901 ^
See you al there!
4/20/2017 5:55 PM
bryan_j :
Thanks joshuad! Cannot wait!
4/20/2017 9:03 PM
cbattista :
dano: hey man can't make it cause im in boston on biz - push some screener updates tonight tho!
4/20/2017 10:40 PM
bryan_j :
Hey graeme! If you are okay with it, we can share this with the larger NTTO community on Meetup. Let me know either way! Thx for your commitment.
4/20/2017 11:16 PM
graeme :
Maybe just share it at the Thursday night things?
4/20/2017 11:17 PM
graeme :
Ideally we're looking for someone who likes to get their hands dirty (figuratively)
4/21/2017 12:08 AM
bryan_j :
Hack night is off to a great start!
4/21/2017 1:02 AM
yannick :
Nice!
4/24/2017 8:09 PM
bryan_j :
graeme: sounds perfect - will share it with our closed-door group only. Thx!
4/26/2017 4:16 PM
bryan_j :
Anyone in TO working on - or aware of someone working on -BCI and emotional intelligence or detection of emotions?
5/1/2017 5:31 PM
dano :
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Another NeuroTechTO Hacknight!
Thursday, May 4th, 6-10pm
Mozilla Toronto
366 Adelaide St W Suite 500, Toronto, ON M5V 1R9
A lot of machine learning this time, a naive bayes classifier in Java and some fiddlin with CNNs in Tensorflow. Also, maybe some iOS and Xamarin app development. Have your own project idea? Brainstorm and work on it with cool people.
If you're interested in attending, please send me a PM so we can put you on the guestlist.
5/1/2017 5:33 PM
dano :
5/1/2017 5:34 PM
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Thursday, May 4th, 6-10pm
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Mozilla Toronto
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366 Adelaide St W Suite 500, Toronto, ON M5V 1R9
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A lot of machine learning this time, a naive bayes classifier in Java and some fiddlin with CNNs in Tensorflow. Also, maybe some iOS and Xamarin app development. Have your own project idea? Brainstorm and work on it with cool people.
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If you're interested in attending, please send me a PM so we can put you on the guestlist.
5/1/2017 10:20 PM
**bryan_j** :
>dano: going to be a good one!
5/3/2017 5:31 PM
**eferdinand** :
>Hello Nathan urbanvisuals , bryan_j can help you organize a visit to one of our TO Hacknights.
5/3/2017 5:31 PM
**urbanvisuals** :
>Thanks! I�ll reach out to him.
5/3/2017 7:36 PM
**bryan_j** :
>urbanvisuals: feel free to contact me at <mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]>! Looking forward to it!
5/3/2017 7:36 PM
**bryan_j** :
>urbanvisuals thanks for joining!
5/4/2017 7:15 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Hack night tonight! We will hack through the rain and flooding!
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Email <mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]> if you have any questions.
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See you soon!
5/4/2017 11:14 PM
**bryan_j** :
><!channel> hack night off to a great start! The white board is out already!
5/5/2017 1:39 AM
**bryan_j** :
>Awesome hack night tonight! Thanks to everyone who came out. Great conversations and excellent progress. Looking forward to the next! Thanks Mozilla!
5/5/2017 2:50 AM
**yannick** :
>Mozilla is Cool :slightly_smiling_face: Was Abi there?
5/5/2017 3:07 AM
**martys** :
>Yeh. What an awesome space. She was there and really helpful getting setup! We bonded over outreach event planning.
5/15/2017 9:09 PM
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NeuroTechTO Hacknight: Classifier testing edition
Wednesday, May 17, 7-11pm
VarageSale
111 Peter St, Suite 901
Just got back from vacation and really looking forward to this week's hacknight:
- EEG 101 has a Gaussian Naive Bayes classifier! This week we'll implement in React Native and test it
- Neurodoro has a functional cognitive test! Now we can collect data and run TPOT to look for regression algorithms that can correlate EEG data with cognitive performance
- As always, any other ideas and projects are welcome
5/16/2017 1:38 PM
bryan_j :
Hey <!channel>! NeuroTechTO has an event next week, you may have heard, and we have some space left for exhibitors! If you have a cool EEG-based project on the go, email mailto:[email protected]|[email protected] if you would like to showcase. Thanks!
5/17/2017 10:28 PM
bryan_j :
<!channel>
NTTO hack night tonight!
Follow the signage to find the gold, Varagesale, at the end of the NTX rainbow! :ntxblue: 🧠
5/17/2017 10:30 PM
bryan_j :
7pm tonight! Get stoked!
5/23/2017 1:10 PM
dano :
Hacknight alert!
In just a little while, Hacking Health will return to Toronto in it's largest incarnation ever and with a focus exclusively on mental health (read: neurotech).
5/23/2017 1:12 PM
dano :
Now, I reckon we should throw a team together as this fits squarely into our purview as a community. I'll go ahead and register a team. Let me know if you would like to be involved.
5/23/2017 1:14 PM
dano :
Registration is $25 and prizes are $75,000 grants btw
5/23/2017 2:35 PM
bryan_j :
Our event with WeAreWearables is tonight at the MaRS building - we hope that you can make it! It will be one for the ages. Check out the details and register at: http://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO|www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO.
Thanks, and see you tonight!
5/23/2017 5:56 PM
graeme :
dano <!channel> I'll loan Muses to your team and any team that wants them for Hacking Mental Health
5/23/2017 5:56 PM
graeme :
also: looking forward to the WeAreWearables/NeuroTechTO meetup tonight!
5/23/2017 9:58 PM
sydneyneurotechx :
Good luck <!channel> !
5/23/2017 10:50 PM
cbattista :
I'd be interested in Hacking Health ...
Any project ideas?
5/23/2017 11:42 PM
bryan_j :
graeme: thanks for your support Graeme!
5/23/2017 11:43 PM
bryan_j :
Thanks so much everyone for coming out!
5/24/2017 12:02 AM
yannick :
That�s gonna be a nice souvenir 🙂
5/24/2017 3:09 AM
dano :
We were talking at tonight's event about doing something with emotion, maybe facial recognition (if there's something open source we could use). Also, thinking about using some clinical big EEG dataset and training a classifier for some mental state like fatigue or insomnia
5/24/2017 3:18 AM
hectordomorozco :
dano bryan_j I�m super down for the Hacking Health thing
5/24/2017 3:18 AM
hectordomorozco :
Please count me in ❤️
5/24/2017 4:45 AM
sayan_faraz :
absolutely amazing event tonight 😮
5/24/2017 11:58 AM
bryan_j :
sayan_faraz: thx Sayan! Was great to see you :)
5/24/2017 2:15 PM
dano :
Hey guys,
Mozilla's Open Sprint is coming up on Thursday and Friday June 1-2nd and Mozilla HQ in Toronto is going to open their offices both days to host people who want a co-working space.
The Open Sprint is a global 2-day coding sprint for many different open science projects. We happen to have two projects on the list! EEG 101 and NeuroTechEDU.
If you're in Toronto and interested in coming to Mozilla to hack together, register here. I'll be there both days working on EEG 101.
https://ti.to/Mozilla/global-sprint-toronto
5/24/2017 3:43 PM
francois :
Awesome event last night guys !!!.... well done TO 😉
5/25/2017 1:50 PM
bryan_j :
francois: thanks Francois!!! It was great to see you, as always.
5/29/2017 10:01 PM
dano :
<!channel> Hey all, just another heads-up about the Mozilla event this week. Instead of a traditional hacknight, we'll be attending and help organize the opening of the Mozilla offices to participants in the Mozilla Global Sprint: https://mozilla.github.io/global-sprint/projects/
If you're interested in dropping by to contribute to EEG 101 or any of the other Global Sprint projects https://mozilla.github.io/global-sprint/projects/, register here: https://ti.to/Mozilla/global-sprint-toronto/with/tlcivmz5efg
There's still some space available and all sorts of skills are needed, from Java, Python, and JavaScript to literature reviews, UI design, and Machine Learning
5/30/2017 4:01 AM
sydneyneurotechx :
Great event guys!!
5/30/2017 4:01 AM
sydneyneurotechx :
(A little late, I know :p)
5/30/2017 7:59 PM
sunnyp :
Hey everyone I hope you�re all doing well. Some of you may have met me at a Neurotech event last year. Looking forward to future meetups!
5/30/2017 8:00 PM
sunnyp :
By the way, great job with the wearable tech event!
5/30/2017 8:05 PM
yannick :
Hey sunnyp you should introduce yourself in <#C08QEC5H7|introductions> so everyone can know a little more about you 🙂
5/30/2017 9:33 PM
dano :
Thanks, sunny. I remember you!
6/1/2017 5:07 PM
bryan_j :
Welcome sunnyp, great to have you active in the community again!
Welcome to all new members as well! Thanks for joining!
6/4/2017 10:00 PM
yanlingchen :
Hi! I'm YanLing and I'm a high school student interested in AI and Neurotech. I'm involved with a youth innovation program called TKS (http://theksociety.com/) and I'd appreciate any advice for getting started with either of those fields 😄
6/4/2017 10:02 PM
sydneyneurotechx :
hubertjb dano bryan_j ^ Had a chat with her today and she seems eager to get connected. Might be interesting to talk about about NeuroTechTO at TKS 🙂
6/5/2017 1:41 AM
sayan_faraz :
yanlingchen we actually have another high school student as a project member at NeurotechUofT! Feel free to ask me any questions on Slack!
6/5/2017 5:18 PM
bryan_j :
sydneyneurotechx: thanks for connecting us!
6/5/2017 5:20 PM
bryan_j :
Hi yanlingchen! Thanks for your message. It would be great to speak with you - would you be available for a video chat some time soon?
Also, we are hosting an event for high-school students on June 30th. Interested? You may register on http://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO|www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO and we will send you details directly. Let me know if you would like to attend!
6/5/2017 6:57 PM
yanlingchen :
I heard about BrainBrowse from TOHC and I was super excited until I realized that I won't be in Canada on June 30 :( Would love to speak with you soon; let me know when you're free!
6/5/2017 7:07 PM
bryan_j :
Welcome 0ishe - it's about time 😉
6/6/2017 3:06 AM
bryan_j :
0ishe well we are lucky to have you! Have you been working on any of the NTTO projects recently?
6/6/2017 12:48 PM
0ishe :
bryan_j I'm glad to be a part of this wonderful community!
I haven't been working on NTTO projects in particular. However, I've been working with the UofT neurotech club.
We're currently trying to connect to an ADS1299 (the analog front-end chip behind the openbci 8-channel board). We think it would be really cool if we can connect a raspberry pi to it.
I've also been trying to work with the muse. I've had to do a lot of learning on client-server connections and learned the python Qt framework to run my own program with the muse. Here is the GUI I implemented to display the EEG signals in real-time. My next step is to include a way to play audio and sync it with the EEG readings so that I can start collecting data.
6/6/2017 12:50 PM
0ishe :
btw bryan_j I hear you have an interesting hardware idea
I'd love to hear
6/6/2017 4:44 PM
bryan_j :
0ishe: I do indeed and I would love to tell you! We can discuss it at the next hack night 😄
6/6/2017 10:15 PM
0ishe :
Okay, sounds wonderful!
6/7/2017 12:18 AM
bryan_j :
In case anyone is interested: https://www.aging2.com/events/details/aging-20-toronto-presents-aging20-americas-startup-bootcamp#/
6/7/2017 12:18 AM
bryan_j :
Aging 2.0 Startup Bootcamp! June 20 at MaRS
6/7/2017 4:16 PM
bryan_j :
0ishe: amazing - it will be next Thursday!
6/7/2017 4:17 PM
bryan_j :
yanlingchen: could you email me at mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]? We can set up a time to chat (hopefully) before the end of June. When are you leaving Canada?
6/7/2017 11:50 PM
sayan_faraz :
Ooh what time? I want to hear this idea as well 😛
6/8/2017 12:21 AM
yanlingchen :
Will do! I'll be leaving on June 28th
6/8/2017 12:44 AM
bryan_j :
Thanks - I have received your email. I will answer shortly!
6/8/2017 12:45 AM
bryan_j :
Details will be shared here - usually around 6-7pm, definitely at the Varagesale office!
6/13/2017 1:26 AM
dano :
Hey guys,
Doesn't look like we'll be having an official Hacknight this Thursday. Pushing that back to next week.
6/13/2017 1:40 AM
bryan_j :
^ will give us more time to prep the awesomeness that will happen next Thursday! Be ready :)
6/15/2017 4:26 PM
sunnyp :
dano What will you guys be working on at the next hackathon?
6/15/2017 6:35 PM
dano :
Our next hacknight (on the 22nd) should be pretty fun. We'll be working on the EEG 101 and Neurodoro apps, both of which will benefit from getting Muses on as many foreheads as possible.
For EEG 101 we're going to be testing the prototype of our general purpose Guassian Naive Bayes classifier for a BCI and for Neurodor we're trying to build a large dataset of cognitive testing data that we can use to train an attention classifier.
6/16/2017 12:02 AM
dano :
Here is the official BrainBrowse exhibit document. We'll use it to keep track of everything that we'll demo at the event, including how much needs to be done and who needs to do it
6/16/2017 2:14 AM
bryan_j :
dano awesome :)
6/17/2017 3:05 AM
sunnyp :
dano Thanks!
6/17/2017 3:06 AM
sunnyp :
Are any of you attending the Big Data Toronto conference on the 20th and 21st?
6/17/2017 5:27 PM
bryan_j :
sunnyp: I'm out of the country :( will be there?
6/17/2017 9:22 PM
sunnyp :
I most definitely will! Did you want me to check anything out for you?
6/17/2017 9:27 PM
sunnyp :
dano: You�ve got some pretty interesting projects going on in that document. If you don�t mind I�d like to swing by the hacknight to get a feel for it and help out in any way I can. I don�t have any gear besides my laptop though&. will that be ok?
6/17/2017 10:29 PM
dano :
Sounds great, man. We have plenty of gear that we can hook you up with.
I'll provide more info on the upcoming hacknight in this channel as things get sorted out
6/19/2017 10:02 PM
graeme :
dano sorry - I took the Nexus tablet to a conference with me. You can have it for the next hacknight.
6/19/2017 10:02 PM
graeme :
actually hold on I'm back the 22nd. Nvm.
6/20/2017 4:24 PM
bryan_j :
sunnyp: potentially - I was looking through the website but nothing came up and I did not have time to continue! Grab info at your discretion ;) thanks Sunny!
6/22/2017 3:27 PM
dano :
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We're switching things up this week and moving our hacknight into the public eye. We'll meet at *6pm at Field Trip Cafe*, a neighborhood gem that has just extended it's hours to 10pm. It's a great place and I recommend you all to buy a tea or a beer while we're there.
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6/22/2017 4:05 PM
**andrewjsauer** :
>dano: this sounds like a blast
6/22/2017 7:09 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Sounds so fun! Wish I could attend. Have a blast, all! I look forward to hearing about it. dano share some photos pls!
6/29/2017 3:47 PM
**martys** :
>As part of the Toronto NeuroTechTO projects, we are partnering, TOHC, and The DMZ are partnering up to introduce the basics of Brain Computer Interfaces. NeuroTechTO will demonstrate several examples and how to setup your own hardware so we can all start hacking!
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Dr. Steve Prescott is joining the team to discuss the medical applications of neurotechnology. In his lab, Steve's ultimate goal is to uncover how the nervous system processes pain-related sensory information and how chronic pain arises. Those findings have broad applications but we also consider the specific consequences of neural information processing for pain.
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We are getting excited about the event and the amazing world of neuroscience!!!
6/30/2017 2:16 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Calling all high school students: this event is tonight!
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Details may be found at www.brainbrowse.tech
7/5/2017 9:08 PM
**dano** :
>Hey guys! There won't be any hacknight this week as I'll be away. But, some of us will be going to the Maker Extravaganza this weekend at the Toronto Library. We're planning some more tangible neuro-projects (laser etching, etc.) so it will be a great network opportunity
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<http://makerfestival.ca/>
7/6/2017 12:27 AM
**bryan_j** :
><!channel> anyone going to MakerFest this weekend?
7/6/2017 12:29 AM
**bryan_j** :
>Interesting! <!channel>
7/6/2017 2:19 PM
**cbattista** :
>bryan_j Yeah I'm going to go to MakerFest on Sun
7/6/2017 6:21 PM
**hectordomorozco** :
>bryan_j, dano, you guys planning on going to the Maker Extravaganza? It looks really interesting :eyes:
7/6/2017 10:38 PM
**dano** :
>Yep! I'll be there Sunday
7/6/2017 11:02 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Amazing! I may be there morning on Sunday, planning for Saturday early afternoon as well.
7/6/2017 11:22 PM
**hectordomorozco** :
>Yay, I�ll let you guys know if I do end up going :smile:
7/7/2017 3:02 AM
**martys** :
>They just released the workshop schedule. Looks like there will be some good ones!
7/11/2017 10:24 PM
**dano** :
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Toronto neurohackers assemble! We will be having another hacknight this Thursday, hopefully with another solid round of drinks afterwards.
7/11/2017 10:28 PM
yannick :
:octopicorn:
7/11/2017 11:40 PM
cbattista :
sweet count me in!
7/26/2017 9:23 PM
bryan_j :
From Tom Emrich of We Are Wearables:
We Are Wearables has partnered with MobileSyrup to kick off a hunt for Canadian ARKit developers. We want to help your demo get some attention!
Submit your ARKit demo to myself at mailto:[email protected]|[email protected] or MobileSyrup Senior Editor Patrick O'Rourke at mailto:[email protected]|[email protected] by July 31.
Those selected will be given a spot on stage at the AR+VR Industry Night for a five minute pitch and a chance to be highlighted on http://MobileSyrup.com|MobileSyrup.com.
More details here on MobileSyrup or head on over to the AR+VR event page (hint: use WWTO for $10 off).
7/26/2017 11:15 PM
dano :
Hacknight this week is going down btw.
Interaxon office, 511 King St w, Thursday 7-10pm.
More details and cool ASCII text to come
7/27/2017 4:26 PM
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Hacknight tonight!
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7-10pm, Interaxon office, 511 King St W (non-descript entrance next to Spice Route)
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Come by to work on neurotech and pick up new skills. Tonight we're going to be reviewing the machine learning code at the heart of EEG 101's brain-computer interface, QA testing the app's bluetooth pairing code, and exploring the TensorFlow for Science library and it's applicability to time-series EEG data. And more!
7/27/2017 9:13 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Its going to be a good one! Exciting stuff!
7/27/2017 11:49 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Hi there NeuroTechX community,
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I hope that you are well.
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I have a favour to ask � my friend Tyler is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto who is working on batteries for wearables, sensors, and other hardware devices. He is in the process of building a company, and would like 15-20 minutes of your time to determine the exact needs of the end user and any potential real-world problems that are � and may be � experienced.
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This interaction could be a phone interview or a coffee in-person; whatever works best for you. If you are interested and would like to learn more, feel free to email Tyler at <mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]> to schedule a time to meet.
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Thanks!
8/1/2017 5:16 PM
**graeme** :
>bryan_j Tyler should come in and talk to the hardware team at Muse. Please put him in touch.
8/3/2017 10:23 PM
**bryan_j** :
>That's great graeme - I will connect him with you guys. Thanks very much.
8/7/2017 5:33 PM
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The NeuroTechTO community hacks again this Thursday at the VarageSale office, 111 Peter St, from 7pm onwards
On the agenda this week:
- Machine learning! How well does a classifier trained on one person's Muse data perform on someone else? How about the same person 30 minutes later?
- Setting up our new Ganglion. Which cute animal video elicits the greatest correlated brain firing between participants?
- Experimenting with Muse's new research tools
All are welcome. Hope to see you there!
8/11/2017 6:22 PM
yannick :
How was the HackNight?
8/11/2017 6:49 PM
joshuad :
Pretty great! The talk was quite neat and now dano and I are working on using the pyRiemann package on data for Neurodoro...
8/21/2017 4:46 PM
dano :
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Alas, another NeuroTechTO hacknight is upon this. We're moving to Friday this week to switch things up a bit. Hopefully, it works better for some of your schedules.
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Interaxon Office, 511 King St, 3rd floor
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Friday, 6-10pm-ish
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Hope to see you all there! DM me for more info or deets if needed
8/21/2017 8:47 PM
**nicole.proulx** :
><!channel> If you are eager to try out the new EEG sunglasses or can�t make it to the hacknight, InteraXon is also hosting a Meetup tomorrow evening: <https://www.meetup.com/Muse-Meditation-Meetup/events/242570232/> Join us tomorrow evening to try out the sunglasses experience and a chance to win a pair when they launch!
8/21/2017 9:02 PM
**a.tech** :
>Awesome, wish we could join!
8/25/2017 7:19 PM
**jee** :
>Does anyone coming to hack night have a USB-c laptop charger? Just found out my laptop is running at 42% battery.
8/25/2017 8:16 PM
**hubertjb** :
>jee I'll have one!
8/25/2017 8:37 PM
**jee** :
>Sweet! Hubert to the rescue!
8/25/2017 11:08 PM
**simonguozirui** :
><https://github.com/urish/muse-lsl>
8/26/2017 3:01 AM
**simonguozirui** :
>guys, for lsl, use python3 and node latest version
8/29/2017 8:46 PM
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8/29/2017 8:52 PM
**dano** :
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As some of you may know, next week we are trying to go bigger and better than ever with our hacknight! We'll be marketing the event to a much wider audience, holding an intro to BCI development workshop for noobs, and providing food.
Details:
Tuesday, September 5th, 6-10pm
Location: secret (for now)
If you're interested in attending, please fill out this quick registration form https://goo.gl/forms/NSVHsO03f6y3z3In1.
It's mostly for limiting the number of people who want to take the workshop and filtering out disruptive neuro-hypers. Anyone who's come to a hacknight before is welcome to come.
8/30/2017 12:23 PM
yannick :
Toronto will soon have 1000 members on Meetup 🙂 Nice Milestone!
https://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechTO/
9/5/2017 9:08 PM
dano :
We're getting pizza tonight 🍕 :)
9/5/2017 9:50 PM
joshuad :
woot
9/5/2017 11:01 PM
bryan_j :
Yay! Would be great to plan something fun for this. I mean aside from all of the other fun things we are doing ;)
9/6/2017 1:46 AM
yannick :
Lookin� Sharp dano
9/14/2017 9:43 PM
martys :
Hey Toronto!
I would like to point the Toronto community and friends of the community to the following internship opportunity. The UHN commercialization office is looking for an intern with brain science background to get involved with the commercialization process. It's an exciting opportunity for someone who likes the interface of business and science. Check it out here:
http://tdc.uhnresearch.ca/were-hiring-commercialization-intern-8-months-full-time-oct-may/
It was a great experience for me! So anyone in that space should think about it.
9/14/2017 9:52 PM
joshuad :
To everyone heading to the event tonight, I'm sure it will be a great one! I would like to be able to make it, but, duty calls... happy networking everyone 🙂
9/20/2017 3:58 PM
dano :
omg guys, all kinds of stuff to cover at this week's hacknight
9/20/2017 4:00 PM
dano :
- I'd like to use the braindecode toolbox on some Muse data, maybe pre-existing neurodoro stuff or maybe some new stuff we could collect or track down before then
9/20/2017 4:01 PM
dano :
- I just got a peek at Emotiv's desktop app with it's toy-like bci and facial expression detector stuff. I'll try and bring a headset by so we can play with it
9/20/2017 4:02 PM
dano :
- The company I just started working for is interested in doing a Nuit Blanche exhibit: an EEG-responsive color-changing statue or piece of clothing. I'd like to brainstorm and see if anyone wants to join the project (open-source stuff)
9/20/2017 6:50 PM
dano :
$35 Intro to Web-based VR by Dames Making Games on October 10th https://dmg.to/events/intro-to-webvr-2017
9/21/2017 9:46 PM
dano :
See y'all soon!
9/25/2017 11:00 AM
alice :
Darnit, I was really looking forward to the next one and then I didn't log in for a week. When is the next one?
9/25/2017 12:48 PM
dano :
Hey Alice. Too bad you couldn't make this one. We'll be meeting again sometime next week. I'll go ahead and add you to the email list to keep you posted
9/25/2017 2:46 PM
jee :
dano Could you add me to the list too please? Seems I haven't been receiving emails.
<mailto:[email protected]|[email protected]>
9/25/2017 5:45 PM
jee :
Hi Toronto, does anyone have access to software engineering subject timetables and curriculum at UofT?
9/25/2017 5:46 PM
jee :
Is it safe to assume that classes and lectures run during the day at UofT?
9/25/2017 5:55 PM
dano :
sayan_faraz ?
9/25/2017 6:05 PM
jee :
^
9/25/2017 7:25 PM
sayan_faraz :
albertle would know about engineering timetables
For computer science / software engineering, our timetables change all the time; we have lecture sections in both weekdays and weeknights
9/25/2017 9:49 PM
albertle :
jee for engineering, I think it'd be safe to assume that classes run during the day, with most first and second year classes finishing before 7. Beyond second year, everyone has different schedules, so it's usually a mix of day and evening lectures.
9/25/2017 9:52 PM
jee :
sayan_faraz albertle Thanks heaps for the info. Would you be okay to share your curriculum sheet/s for me to take a look at?
9/25/2017 9:53 PM
albertle :
Are you looking for specific courses?
9/26/2017 12:30 AM
dennlinger :
I can also share some of my insights on CS at UofT. Depending on the classes, you generally have multiple sections to choose from. Generally, some of them are during the daytime, while other classes are for example one huge lecture between 6-9pm. The bigger the course (generally, 1st and 2nd year are larger), the more section a course offers. Mine (3rd and 4th year) offer mostly 2 different sections.
9/26/2017 3:06 PM
dano :
9/27/2017 6:03 PM
jee :
Software engineering and electrical engineering. 🙂
9/29/2017 10:22 PM
albertle :
Most ECE (electrical and software engineering) courses have their most recent syllabi available here: https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/programs/ece-course-information/syllabi/
Lecture times and details can be found in links on that page too. :simple_smile:
9/30/2017 11:38 AM
jee :
Sweet! Thanks heaps, albertle !
10/3/2017 6:17 PM
joshuad :
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10/3/2017 6:17 PM
**joshuad** :
>It�s that time again, to push our projects forward, share our hopes fears for the future, and enjoy some good times. This week we�ll be back in the mediation space at Interaxon. Big thanks to them for hosting us again!
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Time: Thursday the 5th, 6 until 10pm
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Location: Interaxon, 511 King St W
10/3/2017 6:37 PM
**bryan_j** :
><!channel> looking forward to Thursday!
10/3/2017 8:52 PM
**alexdni** :
>wish i could be there
10/3/2017 9:57 PM
**joshuad** :
>Next time, alexdni. I�m curious about how the Nuit Blanche project went
10/4/2017 4:28 AM
**oriesai** :
>I can�t come on Thursday , wish I could join next time!
10/4/2017 1:58 PM
**bryan_j** :
>You will be missed Michelle - looking forward to seeing you at the next!
10/5/2017 3:16 PM
**bryan_j** :
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Mightex is hiring! Do not miss this. What an opportunity! Apply now: <http://ca.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=ffbaf22884fa48e2&dupclk=0>
10/5/2017 6:40 PM
**dennlinger** :
>I sadly won't be able to make it, too :(
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With plans for the weekend and midterms next week, I simply don't have the time... Sorry!
10/6/2017 11:31 PM
**dano** :
>Let's examine the shit out of this when I get back: <https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/brain-power-score/id1242400746?mt=8>
10/10/2017 1:18 PM
**cbattista** :
>bold claims
10/11/2017 2:09 PM
**graeme** :
>Read their paper while you're doing it. It's from Ryan D'Arcy's lab
10/16/2017 6:30 PM
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Hey crew, who�s got a hankering for some neurohacking? We�ll be satisfying our cravings this week at on Tuesday the 17th, (that�s tomorrow night) at VarageSale.
A little review of our two main projects:
An interactive introduction to EEG data and what can be done with it, including a small example of a Brain-Computer Interface. It�s the perfect entry-point for those new to neuroscience. Right now new lessons on ERPs are being developed, the Android version is being ported over to iOS, and support is being added for as many languages as possible.
- Neurodoro ( https://github.com/neurotechx/neurodoro )
Currently in progress, Neurodoro is a revamp of the pomodoro technique, which uses a timer to structure working sessions and break times. Neurodoro uses EEG recorded while working to replace the timer with brain-responsive recommendations for when to take break from your focused activity. Multiple data prep and attention classification strategies are being explored, including a new RNN setup that�s (maybe) almost functional. The app is in ReactNative and is still missing a few key features. We�re also starting to think about setting up a server and a database for collecting training data.
In addition to those, a couple people are working on extracting keystrokes from EEG, and new project ideas are always welcome!
See you there.
Time: Tuesday the 17th, 7 until whenever PM
Location: VarageSale, Suite 901 111 Peter St, Toronto
10/17/2017 1:42 AM
dennlinger :
I'll be there, but might arrive an hour or so later due to appointments 🙂
10/17/2017 1:09 PM
cbattista :
See you guys tonight!
10/17/2017 2:07 PM
joshuad :
awesome 👍
10/17/2017 5:55 PM
dano :
Sweeet!
10/18/2017 1:41 AM
cbattista :
graeme have a link to the paper? having trouble tracking it down...
10/18/2017 1:46 AM
graeme :
10/30/2017 9:25 PM
joshuad :
Hey folks which night works best for getting together this week?
10/30/2017 9:26 PM
cbattista :
wed is pretty good for me
10/30/2017 10:37 PM
dano :
Any chance we could try the top hat offices sometime? If not this short notice maybe next week?
10/30/2017 10:41 PM
cbattista :
yeah let me see about next week...
10/30/2017 10:45 PM
manishkar :
Haven't been to an event in awhile but would love to drop in for the next one, schedules-permitting
10/30/2017 11:14 PM
dano :
Very cool, Manish. It's been a little while for sure
11/1/2017 2:50 PM
dano :
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We are getting very excited about pushing the first version of our beloved Neurodoro to store soon and will be meeting to help further things on that end. We'll probably spend most of our time working on setting up a Firebase back end and debugging some UI issues.
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We'll be doing things a little bit different location-wise, meeting at Death in Venice Gelato on Queen Street.
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Time: Wednesday the 1stth, 6 until 9pm
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Location: 536 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B5, Toronto
11/1/2017 2:50 PM
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Hey guys, a last-minute call to hack -- tonight!
We are getting very excited about pushing the first version of our beloved Neurodoro to store soon and will be meeting to help further things on that end. We'll probably spend most of our time working on setting up a Firebase back end and debugging some UI issues.
Also, I'll be sharing the things I came across at MozFest (lots of open neuro data and cool opportunities for projects). I really think some VR is in our future!
We'll be doing things a little bit different location-wise, meeting at Death in Venice Gelato on Queen Street.
See you there!
Time: Wednesday the 1stth, 6 until 9pm
Location: 536 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2B5, Toronto
11/1/2017 2:52 PM
cbattista :
Sweet, see you guys there
11/1/2017 10:07 PM
oriesai :
Hey is anyone there already? Im in the cafe!
11/1/2017 10:07 PM
cbattista :
On my way now
11/1/2017 10:11 PM
dano :
Hey guys, transit was really slow this evening so I'm still 15 mins away
11/2/2017 6:46 PM
jee :
I'll be at the next hacknight!
11/2/2017 11:48 PM
joshuad :
Awesome! We�ve been talking about next week
11/3/2017 1:52 PM
bryan_j :
Any thoughts on the date yet Josh?!
11/6/2017 2:53 PM
bryan_j :
FYI!
11/6/2017 4:16 PM
joshuad :
Planning on Wednesday the 8th, just need to confirm a location.
11/6/2017 7:33 PM
bryan_j :
Nice! We could reach out to Symbility or Paytm if needed! Not sure if they will be available last minute though.
11/6/2017 8:27 PM
joshuad :
Cool, perhaps next week, feel free to send over some contact info if you have it, thanks!
11/6/2017 9:51 PM
bryan_j :
Alright I will see if we have our contacts are at the organization(s) still, and can send them your way. Thanks!
11/7/2017 9:59 PM
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Hey Toronto! We are coding in the city again tomorrow night. Come bring your friends, talk about neuroscience, fiddle around with your passion projects, and let us record your brainwaves!
We'll be at Interaxon's meditation room this time, 511 King St W. Getting started at 7pm and going until whenever.
NTTO will be hosting a booth at the upcoming We are Wearables event on the 29th and we'd love to have some new demos to show off. The neurodoro team's in a mad dash towards creating a store-ready, data-gathering version of the app to be ready by then and we've also got a pretty well defined EEG/VR project to tackle if anyone's interested in writing some JS.
See you guys then!
11/7/2017 10:07 PM
bryan_j :
Awesome :)
11/8/2017 3:59 AM
dano :
Great breakdown of why the CFIA has likely banned Soylent in Canada. Outdated and bureaucratic standards. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long!
11/8/2017 2:59 PM
cbattista :
I will be there but probably won't be able to roll up until a bit after 8pm
11/8/2017 5:08 PM
bryan_j :
Great read. I personally like to acquire an additional 1-2% of fat per meal 😛
11/8/2017 5:39 PM
dano :
Just had the good fortune of meeting iambobbyrichter, a web
11/8/2017 5:41 PM
dano :
btw, looking forward to seeing yall at the hacknight tonight!
11/8/2017 5:41 PM
iambobbyrichter :
yo! thanks for the intro dano
11/8/2017 5:41 PM
iambobbyrichter :
hi all!
11/8/2017 6:51 PM
alice :
Ooo, interested in what this eeg/vr project is. Been looming for a chance to get my feet wet in the world of neurotech.
11/8/2017 10:06 PM
bryan_j :
Interesting! Pls tell more :)
11/9/2017 6:04 PM
bryan_j :
Hello NeuroTechTO members!
The day has finally come. We have our fall community Meetup, tonight starting at 5:45pm! his event has been organized in partnership with our student clubs, NeuroTechUofT (at the University of Toronto) and the recently formed NeuroTechYU (at York University). e aim to provide attendees with an understanding of some possible steps they may take to develop as a professional in a field related to neurotechnology.
If you haven't yet registered, please do so here.
AGENDA
5:45pm - 6:10pm: Registration, networking
6:10pm - 7:00pm: Keynote speaker: Chris Aimone (Interaxon)
7:00pm - 7:40pm: Panel discussion
7:30pm - 8:30pm: Food, networking, breakout discussions
DIRECTIONS
Location: OISE building, Room 2212
252 Bloor Street West, Toronto
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11/13/2017 3:25 PM
dano :
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Hey everybody,
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As promised, the frenetic once-a-week hacknight frequency continues. This week, we're moving back to our traditional Thursday time slot (sorry, Tom!), and checking out a fresh new location.
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Goodbye VarageSale, hello Top Hat!
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Time: Thursday the 16th, 6pm - 9pmish
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Location: Top Hat, 151 Bloor St W, Suite 200.
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Other things to keep in mind:
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NeuroTechTO is going to be hosting a booth at the upcoming Tech for Good meetup by We Are Wearables at MaRS on November 29th. We'll be demoing EEG 101, Neurodoro, and either the T-rex Blinks Runner or the Dharma Defender VR game I've been working on. Definitely consider coming out, and if you want us to talk about your project, let us know.
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NeuroTechX is looking for a Canadian Community Manager. If you want to make some connections in the neurotech scene, gain some leadership and organizational experience, and help the community grow you should consider giving it a shot. It's a volunteer position, but should only take about 5 hours per week.
11/13/2017 9:30 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Yusssss - did we get Alexander from the last Meetup on this list dano?
11/13/2017 9:30 PM
**bryan_j** :
>The EEG/VR guy?
11/15/2017 11:20 PM
**dano** :
>Does anyone know how to use Adobr After Effects?
11/15/2017 11:21 PM
**dano** :
>Does anyone know how to use Adobe After Effects?
11/15/2017 11:28 PM
**bryan_j** :
><!channel>
11/16/2017 1:10 AM
**mariaisdopamine** :
>Hey guys I won't be at the hack night tomorrow but I will see you at the Wearables event!
11/16/2017 3:19 AM
**bryan_j** :
>Thanks for letting us know Maria! See you on November 29
11/16/2017 10:35 PM
**cbattista** :
><!here> for tonight's hack night, you may will probably need to be let into the building - so either post a message or call/text me at <tel:416-529-3387|416-529-3387> (o
11/17/2017 12:12 AM
**alexltheodorou** :
>dano I forgot my charger cable with Christian.. Just hold on to it and I'll grab it next event.. Thanks!
11/17/2017 12:18 AM
**dano** :
>No worries, man. We got ya
11/22/2017 2:37 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Interesting reflective on experiencing the stage-setting for the first 'Mapping the Field' neuroethics meeting: <http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2017/The_First_Neuroethics_Meeting_Then_and_Now/>
11/22/2017 3:05 PM
**dano** :
>Very cool. Good inspiration for our neuroethics event
11/22/2017 4:06 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Agreed - going to listen to the podcast today, for inspiration for what topics to include :) and for personal interest! Haha
11/22/2017 4:30 PM
**manishkar** :
>You can report back to us with all ze learnings! :)
11/22/2017 6:09 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Hahaha will do! Expect some briefing notes, when possible ;)
11/23/2017 4:15 AM
**bryan_j** :
>Hey <!channel> - check it out! Amazon has launched the Alexa Skills Challenge: Kids, an online competition for building Alexa skills for kids. Participants who submit an eligible certified skill will receive a limited-edition Echo Dot. 20 finalists will win $5,000 each and promotion in the Alexa Skills Store, and the grand prize winner will receive $20,000.
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Details:
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Build Alexa skills that educate, entertain, and engage kids under the age of 13.
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- Prizes: $250,000 in cash and non-cash prizes
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- Deadline: January 10, 2017
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- Learn more and register at <http://alexakidskills.devpost.com|alexakidskills.devpost.com>
11/23/2017 2:42 PM
**dano** :
>Just because it's super vague, an Alexa skill is basically an app for the Alexa voice system
11/23/2017 3:09 PM
**cbattista** :
>This seems really interesting
11/23/2017 3:09 PM
**cbattista** :
>We'd need some kids to work with - I know a two-year-old
11/23/2017 3:09 PM
**cbattista** :
>(my nephew)
11/23/2017 4:44 PM
**dano** :
>Josh has a munchkin
11/23/2017 4:45 PM
**cbattista** :
>ah yes
11/23/2017 7:14 PM
**graeme** :
>Hey gang I'm driving down to this thing in Burlington on Monday Dec 4
11/23/2017 7:14 PM
**graeme** :
><https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/events/neuroscience-older-consumer/>
11/23/2017 7:14 PM
**graeme** :
>Anyone wants to join let me know.
11/23/2017 7:15 PM
**graeme** :
>That guy, Mike Smith, was head of Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience until recently - they're the big dog in applied neuromarketing
11/23/2017 7:16 PM
**graeme** :
>hectordomorozco you should let neurotechHa know about this too.
11/23/2017 7:19 PM
**hectordomorozco** :
>graeme will send out an email; thanks for letting us know!
11/23/2017 9:15 PM
**martys** :
>The Hamilton event looks really interesting! I'll be there.
11/23/2017 9:15 PM
**martys** :
>*Burlington^
11/23/2017 10:23 PM
**bryan_j** :
>Yusss - munchkin learning the ropes early! It's a family affair!