“Great minds think alike” is no longer just a phrase, but a fact – that’s one of the first things the University of Washington website says to explain the Bridging Brains project. Rajesh Rao, a researcher at the university is currently working on a non-invasive technology allowing communication between two brains through the internet. After attaining its initial funding of 1 million USD in 2014, the project has had great success.

One of the first experiments conducted was a computer game, where one person was seeing a monitor with rockets that had to be shot down; however, the fire button was placed in front of a second person, who was seated half a mile away, and in a completely different building! To top this off, the fire action required split-second accuracy (i.e., the game was very fast). Using the brain transmitting technology, the experiment achieved success rates of up to 83%! And, even if we look at the lowest one, of 25%, this still means that in quarter of the cases, the technology successfully transmitted brain signals between people that were without any contact with each other!

The future uses of this are vast, but the one that amazes me the most is the so-called “brain tutoring” – the idea of transferring knowledge directly from the teacher’s brain to the pupil’s one. First of all, no more painstaking mathematical classes for children – understanding algebra, trigonometry, and statistics will happen so much faster! Additionally, this will be especially relevant for university students – probably each of us has had at least one professor that was, inarguably, a great expert in their field, however, unfortunately, he or she couldn’t really explain things well – this is because language greatly constraints us (and some even more so than others). So one day, we are going to be able to connect our brain with the professor’s one and directly receive knowledge… just think how awesome that would be!

Sources:
https://www.washington.edu/boundless/bridging-brains/

Aleksandar Dimitrov was in our position just 6 years ago: he had just finished his Bachelor and was just starting his Master in the Rotterdam School of Management.

He graduated from the University of National and World Economy in his home country, Bulgaria. And, being located in Southern Europe, Bulgaria gets to enjoy much more sunny days than the Netherlands. Thusly, the cloudy and sunless Dutch days affected Aleksandar’s mood and levels of energy in a negative way, and, as a true businessman, he decided to fix this, while making profit.

This is how the idea for AYO was born. A product to help you with regulating your circadian rhythm. This is done using a blue light mimicking the natural light of a sunny summer day – especially useful for northern countries, but also for anyone having a long flight, or improper sleeping regimen, due to other reasons.

So, in 2015 Aleksandar started an Indiegogo campaign for AYO, which was extremely successful: 370,272 USD were raised, out of a 195,000 USD goal. Fast-forward to today, and AYO is a reality that you can order right now!

Furthermore, there is something really special about the product: it has a personalized approach – the more you use it, the better it becomes in suiting your needs! After setting your personal data and travel plans, and AYO gets sometime to understand your sleep patterns, the algorithms of the associated app – goAYO – perform an in-depth analysis creating a completely personalized program for you! Additionally, all of those settings are fully controllable by the user, again through the goAYO app, and there are three different programs: Boost Energy, Improve Sleep, and Beat Jet Lag.

Interested in ordering or learning more about AYO? You can visit their website at GoAyo.com!