Tag: humans
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Weak. Strong. A weird relationship… (Yes, the weak control the strong)
A new study reports that researchers have demonstrated a way to control light with light using one third - in some cases, even less - of the energy typically required. The advancement, coupled with other developments, could ultimately lead to more powerful, energy-efficient computer chips and other optics-based technologies. "Typically, symmetry connotes harmony and beauty.…
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Computers listening to humans. Humans becoming like computers…
Speech recognition software isn't perfect, but it is a little closer to human this week, as a Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research team reached a major milestone in speech-to-text development: The system reached a historically low word error rate of 5.9 percent, equal to the accuracy of a professional (human) transcriptionist. The system can discern…
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Capuchins. Tools. Doing nothing… something?
The capuchin monkeys of Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil are well known for using rocks. They use them as hammers to crack open nuts. They use them for digging. They even use them to show off to potential mates. Now scientists report that they also spend time banging stones together, for no clear…
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The new. The old. Selecting. Living true.
As contributors to businesses, sports teams, or governments, most of us take part in some sort of group problem solving. But what is the best way to collaborate on a difficult problem like developing a budget or designing a new product? Past research on collective problem solving has come to conflicting conclusions. Some studies have…
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Abortion: A continuous materialistic crime in an immaterial world…
A woman attempting abortion. An abortion which failed to kill the baby, which was born alive after all. A woman regretting the worst decision she ever took. Having to live forever with the death of her child (which died after all even though in the beginning it was alive – for enough time to make…
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