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Feb 3, 2023
Dendrites: Why Biological Neurons Are Deep Neural Networks
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: biological, neuroscience, robotics/AI
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My name is Artem, I’m a computational neuroscience student and researcher. In this video we will see why individual neurons essentially function like deep convolutional neural networks, equipped with insane information processing capabilities as well as some of the physiological mechanisms, that account for such computational complexity.
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Feb 3, 2023
Scientists Find the Holy Grail: the Reason Why Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail
Posted by Paul Battista in category: energy
We always knew they’d power the EV revolution… if we ever learned why they short circuit. Mission accomplished.
Feb 3, 2023
Even An AI Is Telling Us We Have Already Missed Making The Paris Climate Agreement 1.5 Celsius Target
Posted by 21st Century Tech Blog in categories: climatology, mapping, robotics/AI
Hurricane Sandy was an extreme weather event. But a Stanford-Colorado State AI forecasts accelerated warming with a high probability of future Sandys.
An AI neural network studies historical maps and data to accurately predict a rise of 1.1 C by 2022, 1.5 by the mid-2030s, and 2.0 by 2050.
Feb 3, 2023
Restaurants can’t find workers because they’ve found better jobs
Posted by Ken Otwell in categories: biotech/medical, employment, robotics/AI
Robots are coming. And since the workers are already leaving the industry, no one will be harmed and service will be cheaper. Loving it!
Nearly three years since the coronavirus pandemic upended the labor market, restaurants, bars, hotels and casinos remain perpetually short-staffed. But these workers didn’t disappear, they found better jobs.
Feb 3, 2023
Scientists Use Exotic DNA To Help Create “Climate-Proof” Crops
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, food, genetics
The incorporation of exotic DNA
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of two long strands of nucleotides that coil around each other to form a double helix. It is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms that carries genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).
Feb 3, 2023
Mapping and modeling human brain networks
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: mapping, neuroscience
Olaf Sporns.
September 15, 2014
Abstract: Recent years have seen a rapid expansion of empirical and theoretical studies in connectomics – the emerging science of structural and functional brain networks. In this talk I will survey some of the recent advances and a few of the challenges for connectomics research, with an emphasis on human brain connectivity. Of particular interest are studies that employ network science methods for analyzing and modeling connectivity patterns. These studies have shown the existence of highly connected hub regions that play crucial roles in brain communication and the integration of information. Future applications of brain modeling and computation for understanding brain function and dysfunction will also be discussed. Overall, the new field of connectomics offers a unique opportunity for building a theoretical understanding of the function of the human brain.
Feb 3, 2023
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says users will be able to interact directly with AI features in its search engine ‘very soon’
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: robotics/AI
He really wants to squash the competition.
AI “is the most profound technology” the company is working on, Pichai said. He first mentioned Google’s plans to become “AI-first” several years ago.
Feb 3, 2023
New Exoplanet With Potential Signs of Life Discovered; Earth-Sized Habitable World Is 31 Light-years Away
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
A new exoplanet could be the next habitable zone that researchers have been looking for, according to a report.
Earth-Sized New Exoplanet Shows Signs of Life