Tag: humans
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![Airport... [Poem]](https://harmoniaphilosophica.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_20190407_115250-1-960x260.jpg)
Airport... [Poem]
Waiting... Feeling anxious... The plane will soon take off... You feel excited... But not because you are leaving... But because you will soon be back. Dad!
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New neural networks. Predicting. Machines. Humans. (From wisdom to knowledge to data)
A new type of neural network made with memristors can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. The network, called a reservoir computing system, could predict words before they are said during conversation, and help predict future outcomes based on the present. Memristors are a special type of resistive device that…
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The door... [Poem]
Watching at the door. Thinking of nothing. Watching at the door. A person opening it. A memory flying away. A fleeing moment. Watching at the door. Crying. A small rose on the street. People's feet. Traffic lights. Snow falling. A door standing still. Watching…
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Why be nice?
Kindness and selflessness are widespread among both humans and animals. Many people donate to charity and feel significantly happier as a direct result of doing so. In the animal kingdom, many species show kindness by refraining from violence when settling conflicts. Instead they may use comparatively harmless fighting conventions. The benefits gained from receiving kindness…
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Collective opinions…
How are we affected by other peoples' opinions? To answer this question, scientists at the CNRS, Inra and Université Toulouse 1 Capitole conducted a study in France and Japan, quantifying this impact on our decisions. They identified five behaviors common to both countries: the majority of subjects make a compromise between their opinion and that…
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