Tag: scientific research
-
Life. Evolution. Quantum algorithms. A veil of obscurity disguised as light…
A scenario of artificial intelligence could see the emergence of circumstances in which models of simple organisms could be capable of experiencing the various phases of life in a controlled virtual environment. This is what has been designed by the QUTIS research group at the UPV/EHU's Department of Physical Chemistry, but the scenario is that…
-
Lust for knowledge. The sin of our era…
A new computational-model reveals that serotonin, one of the most widespread chemicals in the brain, can speed up learning. (1) Researchers have found that piano lessons have a specific effect on kindergartners' ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between words. (2) We live in a knowledge-centric world. Wanting to…
-
Replicability of results. A problem we choose to ignore.
Can companies rely on the results of one or two scientific studies to design a new industrial process or launch a new product? In at least one area of materials chemistry, the answer may be yes - but only 80 percent of the time. The replicability of results from scientific studies has become a major…
-
Stupid research. The only good research...
The next CEO of Australia’s leading research agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is in hot water after suggesting the cash-strapped organization spend scarce research dollars investigating water divining, or dowsing. “I’ve seen people do this with close to 80% accuracy, and I’ve no idea how they do it,” Larry Marshall told…
-
Supercomputers, discoveries, un-human science...
Supercomputers make discoveries that scientists can't. In May last year, a supercomputer in San Jose, California, read 100,000 research papers in 2 hours. It found completely new biology hidden in the data. Called KnIT, the computer is one of a handful of systems pushing back the frontiers of knowledge without human help. KnIT didn't read…
You must be logged in to post a comment.