A Robot Has Just Passed a Classic Self-Awareness Test for the First Time. It thinks, therefore it is. A researcher at Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US has given three Nao robots an updated version of the classic 'wise men puzzle' self-awareness test... and one of them has managed to pass.
Medications used to treat essential tremors include: 1  Beta blockers. 2  Anti-seizure medications. 3  Tranquilizers. Calcium-channel blockers.  Botox injections.
I saw a headline that said people with essential tremor are. I saw a headline that said people with essential tremor are twice as likely to develop dementia! If true, that is a very scary statement. Also, is there any evidence that medical marijuana will calm the tremors? I know alcohol helps a little, but that's not particularly sustainable either.