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Jul 3, 2024
From Genes To Memes: Philosopher Dan Dennett on the Evolution of Language & AI
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: robotics/AI
I will be on tour of North America, UK & EU talking about my latest book, religion, life on earth and beyond. I will be joined on stage by a range of friends…
Jul 3, 2024
Sean Carroll, Daniel Dennett, & Steven Pinker: AI, Parapsychology, Panpsychism, & Physics Violations
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: physics, robotics/AI
Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Insti…
Jul 3, 2024
An inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry
SMU and the University of Rhode Island have patented an inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores (SSNs), while also making it possible to self-clean blocked nanopores.
The technique called chemically-tuned controlled dielectric breakdown (CT-CDB) addresses two key problems that have kept solid-state nanopores – which are too tiny for the human eye to see – from being used more often to build biosensors that can measure biological and chemical reactions of a given sample.
Biosensors have widespread medical applications, enabling rapid, early and effective disease diagnosis and monitoring.
Jul 3, 2024
CNC Dialogues — Georg Northoff & Aldrich Chan: Space, Time, Self & Consciousness
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: physics, space
Dr. Georg Northoff is a neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and philosopher holding doctorates in all three disciplines. In this episode, we begin by discussing the self, and consciousness. We then enter into a dialogue about what he terms the world-brain problem, in contrast to the mind-body problem. He shares what he means by the neuroecological approach, why space and time are central to understanding the mind, and how it has foundational implications to diagnosis, treatment and research. We then talk about the practical implications of his viewpoint, for laymen and professionals alike. We follow by pivoting to cover topics such as the importance of philosophy in science, his stance on free will, and a series of rapid fire bonus questions that you don’t want to miss out on. We end on a review of his journey into becoming an MD, Ph.D, his future projects and words of wisdom for anyone listening. I invite you to skip around if you find any of these topics of particular interest to you.
Website: drchancnc.com.
Instagram: @draldrichan.
Guest website: http://www.georgnorthoff.com/
Jul 3, 2024
Daniel Dennett on the Evolution of the Mind, Consciousness and AI
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: biological, neuroscience, robotics/AI
Want to join the debate? Check out the Intelligence Squared website to hear about future live events and podcasts: http://www.intelligencesquared.com.
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How come there are conscious minds?
How do language and culture evolve?
Should we still teach children things which computers can do better?
Will our smart electronic devices rob us of our intelligence?
Will human intelligence and AI co-evolve?
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Jul 3, 2024
Green printing revolution with microalgae for biocompatible 3D structures
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
Researchers develop sustainable, biocompatible materials from microalgae for high-resolution 3D printing, advancing eco-friendly manufacturing and biomedical applications.
Jul 2, 2024
Getting Ahead of Cancer: The Life-Saving Power of Cascade Genetic Testing
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
Advances in Care Podcast — Episode 24In today’s world, genetic testing has become increasingly accessible for more people, creating an increased opportunity…
Jul 2, 2024
Study employs image-recognition AI to determine battery composition and conditions
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: materials, robotics/AI
An international collaborative research team has developed an image recognition technology that can accurately determine the elemental composition and the number of charge and discharge cycles of a battery by examining only its surface morphology using AI learning.
Professor Seungbum Hong from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in collaboration with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and Drexel University in the United States, has developed a method to predict the major elemental composition and charge-discharge state of NCM cathode materials with 99.6% accuracy using convolutional neural networks (CNN).
The paper is published in the journal npj Computational Materials.
Jul 2, 2024
Optoelectronics gain spin control from chiral perovskites and III–V semiconductors
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, solar power, sustainability
A research effort led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has made advances that could enable a broader range of currently unimagined optoelectronic devices.
The researchers, whose previous innovation included incorporating a perovskite layer that allowed the creation of a new type of polarized light-emitting diode (LED) that emits spin-controlled photons at room temperature without the use of magnetic fields or ferromagnetic contacts, now have gone a step further by integrating a III-V semiconductor optoelectronic structure with a chiral halide perovskite semiconductor.
That is, they transformed an existing commercialized LED into one that also controls the spin of electrons. The results provide a pathway toward transforming modern optoelectronics, a field that relies on the control of light and encompasses LEDs, solar cells, and telecommunications lasers, among other devices.