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Hi I'm Catie Wayne and this is animalist-squirrel!

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So we've all seen the Pixar movie "Up"

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If you haven't I don't know what's wrong with you.

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We all know the lovable character of the dog - "Dug"

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with this little translator and it makes him speak and it's really cute

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and he's all like "Hi, I'm Dug and I love you"
and it's really cute

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But now Dug's English translator may become a reality.

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Scandinavian inventor - Studio Total have launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000

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for their doggy intercommunication headset.

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Here is how it works: the headset sits on the dogs head and electroencephalographic technology

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records electrical activity along the scalp. Nailed it!

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Voltage fluctuations caused by ionic current flow in the brain are then translated

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by a Raspberry Pi computer via loud speaker.

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Although every mammal creates thought signals as a swarm of electrical signals

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dog's signals might indicate a mental state more than a thought.

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So while you might learn that your dog is hungry he might actually be thinking of his new toy.

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As of right now this doggy doohickey is a work in progress that can only distinguish

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two or three thought patterns such as: hunger, tiredness and curiosity.

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Chances are you can already tell when your dog is feelings those ways.

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So the team is now trying to find an algorithm that can learn deeper thoughts over time

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and speak in short sentences like: My name is Catie and I love you.

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What would you pay to be able to talk to your dog? <i>So much</i>

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Be sure to check out all these awesome videos over here and subscribe down here!

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I love you all and I'll see you next time. Bye! [kiss]