It’s not that the brain is a quantum computer, but that we can use quantum theory to explain it.
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The same technique is used by crime scene investigators in the FBI.
Marcus du Sautoy says that all of the greatest discoveries are behind us. Others are not so sure.
Researchers succeed in an 80-year-old quest to find the elusive “angel particle”.
This breakthrough could improve virtual and augmented reality, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Elon Musk’s new company will use “neural lace” technology to link human brains with machines.
The program picked up association biases nearly identical to those seen in human subjects.
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One researcher called it “the ultimate in the miniaturization of machinery.”
This is the first vision test of a fetus from inside the womb.
A new paper suggests population size and migration explain the sudden bursts of innovation seen 50,000 years ago.
The idea may have started as a joke, but it’s getting more and more serious.
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The theory could solve certain stubborn physics questions such as, where’s all the antimatter.