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Jan 10, 2023

Meteor seen shooting through night sky from parts of UK — video

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Footage shows meteor spotted flying through the night sky from various parts of the UK.

Jan 10, 2023

An Introduction to Hokusai’s Great Wave, One of the Most Recognizable Artworks in the World

Posted by in categories: internet, space

You need not be a student of Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints to recognize artist Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave Off Kanagawa – or the Great Wave, as it has come to be known.

Like Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, it’s been reproduced on all manner of improbable items and subjected to liberal reimagining – something Sarah Urist Green, describes in the above episode of her series The Art Assignment as “numerous crimes against this image perpetrated across the internet.”

Such repurposing is the ultimate compliment.

Jan 10, 2023

There’s An AI For That

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Comprehensive database of AIs available for every task.

Jan 10, 2023

New research identifies a cognitive mechanism linked to reduced susceptibility to fake news

Posted by in categories: internet, neuroscience

Insightfulness might play a critical role in the ability to assess the accuracy of information, according to new research published in the journal Thinking & Reasoning. The study found that people with greater insight-based problem solving skills were less likely to fall for fake news.

With rise of the internet and social media, susceptibility to misinformation has become of increasing concern. The authors of the new research sought to better understand the cognitive mechanisms associated with believing in misinformation. They were particularly interested in the role of insight-based problem solving.

“I’m a neuroscientist and study the neural correlates of creativity and idea generation, specifically how we generate ideas accompanied by ‘Aha! moments’ i.e., insights,” said study author Carola Salvi, a professor at the John Cabot University of Rome and an associate faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. “In this study, we investigated the relationship between insightfulness and aspects of social reasoning, such as believing in fake news, overclaiming, and bullshit.”

Jan 10, 2023

My lawyer, the robot

Posted by in categories: law, robotics/AI

The eerie new capabilities of artificial intelligence are about to show up inside a courtroom — in the form of an AI chatbot lawyer that will soon argue a case in traffic court.

That’s according to Joshua Browder, the founder of a consumer-empowerment startup who conceived of the scheme.

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Jan 10, 2023

Conscious Robots Will Be ‘Bigger Than Curing Cancer,’ Scientists Say

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

The next—and final?—step for artificial intelligence is on the horizon.

Jan 10, 2023

The TIMELINE of Star Trek: Prodigy Explained

Posted by in category: time travel

With the timeline of Star Trek: Prodigy being quite confusing and complex, we thought it would be worth a video dedicated to the timeline of Prodigy? So strap in as we deal with Vau N’akat time travel, how prodigy fits in with Picard, and much more!

This is gonna be interesting because we first have to start with the Protostar, we will somewhat go chronologically down the timeline, but with time travel being involved, we will jump to relevant times to further explain things.

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Jan 10, 2023

Rumoured AI-enhanced Nvidia graphics driver could boost performance

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Not content with accelerating graphics performance with AI via its various DLSS technologies (opens in new tab) and in designing GPUs themselves, Nvidia is now using AI to improve graphics drivers and further boost performance by up to 30%. Well, that’s the latest rumour.

According to CapFrameX (opens in new tab) (via OC3D (opens in new tab) ), maker of frame time analysis tools, Nvidia is working on AI-enhanced graphics drivers. Performance boosts of up to 30% are mooted, with the average performance benefit a more modest 10%.

Jan 10, 2023

SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy rocket is gearing up for launch in these photos

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SpaceX’s next Falcon Heavy rocket is in the hangar at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepping for a launch in the coming days.

Jan 10, 2023

Look! JWST image may upend our understanding of the early universe

Posted by in category: space

Astronomers found a large number of ancient-galaxy candidates from a single James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image.


Astronomers peered into a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image. From this view of the deep Universe, they saw a large number of ancient galaxy candidates.