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27.11.2017 Viewed: 133
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THERE’S A PERIODIC TABLE THAT TELLS YOU HOW TO USE ALL THE ELEMENTS
A fun educational Periodic Table has been designed to help students memorize the elements by pairing them with real-world applications.
26.11.2017 Viewed: 93
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THINKING BIG, SNOOZING BIGGER: THE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF 2017
A lot of books lately have been dedicated to understanding the brilliant or terrifying future society that will be created by our coming robot overlords. But how plausible are the forecasts? One of the very best overviews of the arguments around artificial intelligence is provided by the physicist Max Tegmark, in Life 3.0 (Allen Lane, 20). In this splendidly lucid book, he points out that a major problem will be understanding our own values, in order to embed them safely into machines. If programmed merely to desire the manufacture of paper clips, for example, a supercomputer might turn absolutely everything humans included into paper clips.
26.11.2017 Viewed: 95
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PHYSICISTS TAKE STEPS TOWARDS MEASURING UNMEASURABLE BERRY CURVATURE
Berry curvature, a property of quantum mechanics, has never been directly observed. Thanks to new experimentation, observation may one day be possible.
25.11.2017 Viewed: 96
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DARPA WANTS TO USE GENETIC MODIFICATION TO TURN PLANTS INTO SPY TECH
DARPA has a new surveillance program in the works, and it doesn't involve training human agents or AI operators. Instead, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense wants to genetically engineer plant-based sensors as battlefield spy tech.
25.11.2017 Viewed: 95
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THE SECRET TO TURTLE HIBERNATION: BUTT-BREATHING
This article was originally published at The Conversation.
25.11.2017 Viewed: 81
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DON?T EAT FOOD IF A FLY LANDS ON IT, AS THEY CARRY MORE DANGEROUS BACTERIA THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT, WARN SCIENTISTS?
Most picnickers would brush away flies from food, thinking nothing of bugs briefly landing on their sandwiches.
25.11.2017 Viewed: 92
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TEACH PHYSICAL EDUCATION EVERYDAY BECAUSE IT BOOSTS THE BRAIN, SAY SCIENTISTS?
Physical education should be taught every day at school because exercise boosts brain size and improves academic performance, a study has shown for the first time.
24.11.2017 Viewed: 95
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ANCIENT HOUSE OF THE DEAD REVEALS GLIMPSE OF NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATION
This article was originally published at The Conversation.
24.11.2017 Viewed: 98
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A CHEAP, PORTABLE SKIN CANCER DETECTOR HAS WON THE DYSON AWARD
A team of engineering graduates has won the prestigious James Dyson Award for their cheap and portable device that can detect melanoma, a form of skin cancer. The device could potentially save thousands of lives, as skin cancer is the most common type worldwide.
24.11.2017 Viewed: 99
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DOLLY THE SHEEP WAS AS HEALTHY AS A NORMAL EWE, SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE AFTER STUDYING BONES?
Dolly the sheep did not develop arthritis or age prematurely, scientists have found, in research which suggests cloning is far safer than previously thought.