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Windows are quickly evolving into futuristic gateways.

• Cultivating critical thinking: Emphasizing critical thinking skills equips students with the ability to analyze information, evaluate its credibility and make informed decisions. Encouraging open-mindedness, creativity and curiosity fosters independent thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• Contextual learning: Educators should design learning experiences that integrate real-world contexts, enabling students to understand the dynamic nature of information and adapt their knowledge to diverse situations. This approach encourages adaptability, resilience and a deeper understanding of the implications of changing contexts.

As automation continues to reshape the world of work, recognizing the inherent value of human skills becomes paramount. Emotion and context are two indispensable components that differentiate humans from machines and underpin critical aspects of work, such as effective communication, problem-solving and judgment. Nurturing these skills through educational systems will empower individuals to thrive in an automated future, ensuring they possess the abilities that automation cannot replicate. By embracing a holistic approach to education that integrates technical proficiency with emotional intelligence, critical thinking and contextual understanding, we can prepare the workforce of tomorrow to embrace the opportunities and challenges brought by automation while leveraging their uniquely human capabilities.

Artificial intelligence systems can mimic some aspects of human intelligence with impressive results, including detecting objects, navigating environments, playing chess, or even generating text.

But cloning human behavior has its limitations.
Without backing actions with thought, AI systems can become brittle and make unpredictable mistakes when faced with novel situations.

One recent project by scientists at the University of British Columbia and Vector Institute shows the benefits of getting AI systems to think like humans.

Google claims to have proved its supremacy over conventional machines with new quantum computer.

Google has developed a quantum computer that instantly makes calculations that would take the best existing supercomputers 47 years, in a breakthrough meant to establish beyond doubt that the experimental machines can outperform conventional rivals.

A paper from researchers at Google published online claims that the company’s latest technology is “beyond the capabilities of existing classical supercomputers”.

The very fabric of the universe is ringing with gravitational waves from its earliest epoch, and researchers have finally “heard” this cosmic symphony.

On Thursday, June 28, the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) revealed the detection of low-frequency gravitational waves, a historic breakthrough that represents 15 years of searching. Yet, this isn’t the first time that humanity has detected gravitational waves. Scientists have been detecting these ripples in the fabric of space using facilities like the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) since 2015.

Claims that superintelligent AI poses a threat to humanity are frightening, but only because they distract from the real issues today, argues Mhairi Aitken, an ethics fellow at The Alan Turing Institute.

By Mhairi Aitken

A few years ago, humanoid robots were clumsy and awkward. Now several startups claim to have models almost ready to go to work in warehouses and factories.

On January 23, 2023, we celebrated the expansion of the SENS Research Foundation’s Research Center, more than doubling its capacity.

California Dignitaries Alison Hicks, Mayor of Mountain View, Peter Katz, President of the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, Marc Berman, California State Assemblymember, and Saul Miranda, District Representative, were present to officiate the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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The field of bone implants has taken incredible strides thanks to technological innovations that allow for stronger grafts that are easier to install. Yet even with these advances, there are still risks involved in such procedures. Implants can be loosened following operations, for example, which can lead to costly surgical revisions that lengthen the recovery process for patients.

New research published in Nature Biomedical Engineering from an interdisciplinary team from Northwestern Engineering’s Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering (CARE) and Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering (CPGE) could reduce the likelihood of these painful, expensive complications.

Working at the convergence of the physical sciences, biology, surgery, and engineering, the investigators introduced the concept of surface topography-induced chromatin engineering. In a collaboration with The University of Chicago’s Russell R. Reid, MD, Ph.D., and Tong-Chuan He, MD, Ph.D., the team explained how and why to use surfaces to change patterns, validating the method in vivo.