The biggest questions about cryptocurrency, answered.
Search Results
You searched for: Computers
There’s a lot of confusion as to what AI, machine learning, and robotics do. Sometimes, they can all be used together.
A new study warns of millions of “lost Einsteins.”
With a new data run coming in 2019 at unprecedented sensitivity, we might finally get our answers. Over the past three years, LIGO discovered ten independent instances of merging black holes […]
Money may not buy you love, but it won’t break your heart either.
From psychology to neuroscience, what we believe is not nearly as relevant as why we do.
Researchers believe it’ll interweave the internet, A.I., and the human brain in a way that will create a “second self.”
Turns out those violent video games might be a blessing in disguise.
People who displayed higher intelligence were 28% more likely to wear glasses.
What seems like sorcery is actually smart science.
Microsoft is experimenting with underwater data centers that could cut cooling costs and provide faster internet connections to the billions of people who live near oceans.
A classic experiment gets an update that contradicts key assumptions of quantum mechanics.
Scientists are developing liquid metal or “electric blood” that can move and form 2D shapes. This may revolutionize the field of soft robotics.
What do we see from watching birds move across the country?
When you slow down after exiting the highway, or hush your voice in the library, you’re using this brain mechanism.
And what do we still have left to learn? The original idea of a black hole goes all the way back to 1783, when Cambridge scientist John Michell recognized that a […]
It all boils down to the power law, also known as the 80:20 rule.
Computer control in the form of AI and brain-computer interfaces is being introduced to the art of composing.
In 2016, Facebook employees were just 33% female and 2% black; YouTube employees were 30% women and 2% black; Apple employees were 32% women and 9% black; Google employees were 31% women and 2% black.
With huge suites of data, we can extract plenty of signals where we know to look for them. Everything else? That’s where AI comes in. At the dawn of the 20th […]
“How do you feel?” is a simple and commonly asked question that belies the complex nature of our conscious experiences. The feelings and emotions we experience daily consist of bodily […]
There are two classes of so-called “big questions.” The former are invented, and the latter can be fully answered by science.
A new study shows how bots and Russian trolls have been spreading misinformation and confusion on Twitter about vaccination in an apparent attempt to sow discord among Americans.
This technology could close the gap between nature and the man-made environment.
Millions of people will watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup this week on TVs and computers. But new technology suggests the next World Cup might be watched through 3D holograms.
Scientists think constructing a miles-long wall along an ice shelf in Antarctica could help protect the world’s largest glacier from melting.
The best hiring manager might just be the computer sitting on your desk, says AI expert Joanna Bryson.
▸
7 min
—
with
A new study may change the face of astrophysics.
Our attention is more than just a resource. It is an experience.
There are only two perfect numbers that fit on the calendar: 6 and 28, making June 28th Perfect Number Day. Find out what makes a number perfect, and why they matter. […]