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May 19, 2024

Computational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

Revealing how the human mind represents information is a longstanding goal of cognitive science. Here, the authors develop a method to reconstruct the mental representations of multiple visual concepts using behavioral judgments.

May 19, 2024

OpenFold: retraining AlphaFold2 yields new insights into its learning mechanisms and capacity for generalization

Posted by in category: futurism

OpenFold is a trainable open-source implementation of AlphaFold2. It is fast and memory efficient, and the code and training data are available under a permissive license.

May 19, 2024

Linux distros ban ‘tainted’ AI-generated code — NetBSD and Gentoo lead the charge on forbidding AI-written code

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Not all FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) developers want AI messing with their code.

May 19, 2024

Instagram: Our youth can be amazing if we just let them find themselves

Posted by in category: futurism

17K likes, — eco.medy on April 11, 2024: “Meet @fionn.ferreira, the young innovator tackling microplastic pollution head-on with his groundbreaking magnetic solution! 💡… #…”

May 19, 2024

Patrick Peyman on Instagram

Posted by in category: food

How big can this be made? Enough for a household, a herd, communities, crops?


8 likes, — patrickpeyman on March 29, 2024.

May 19, 2024

Jon stewart daily on Instagram: ‘Will Al replace humans in the workforce? #JonStewart dives into the frightening realities.’

Posted by in category: futurism

I trust THIS man.


9,453 likes, — jonstewartdaily on April 2, 2024: ‘Will Al replace humans in the workforce? #JonStewart dives into the frightening realities.’

May 19, 2024

After 180 years, new clues are revealing just how general anaesthesia works in the brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Over 350 million surgeries are performed globally each year. For most of us, it’s likely at some point in our lives we’ll have to undergo a procedure that needs general anaesthesia.

Even though it is one of the safest medical practices, we still don’t have a complete, thorough understanding of precisely how anaesthetic drugs work in the brain.

In fact, it has largely remained a mystery since general anaesthesia was introduced into medicine over 180 years ago.

May 19, 2024

Segway unveils futuristic new electric bike and arguably electric motorcycle

Posted by in categories: law, sustainability, transportation

Segway has taken to the Consumer Electronics Expo (CES) in Las Vegas to unveil a pair of new electric two-wheelers. The first is an electric bicycle called the Xafari, while the latter is a borderline electric motorcycle known as the Xyber.

Both bikes are ostensibly categorized as electric bicycles in the US, fitting within the legal definition of the category. The Xafari even feels like it fits nicely under the e-bike classification, though the Xyber seems to carry a bit more Sur Ron vibes than Schwinn vibes, if you get the idea.

Any way you slice them, both bikes mark a major push deeper into the industry for Segway as the company continues to expand in the micromobility category.

May 19, 2024

CR Electric Proto in Osaka

Posted by in category: futurism

Here’s something a little different.

May 19, 2024

Mapping the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field in 3D

Posted by in categories: mapping, particle physics, space

We are all very familiar with the concept of the Earth’s magnetic field. It turns out that most objects in space have magnetic fields but it’s quite tricky to measure them. Astronomers have developed an ingenious way to measure the magnetic field of the Milky Way using polarized light from interstellar dust grains that align themselves to the magnetic field lines. A new survey has begun this mapping process and has mapped an area that covers the equivalent of 15 times the full moon.

Many people will remember experiments in school with iron filings and bar magnets to unveil their magnetic field. It’s not quite so easy to capture the magnetic field of the Milky Way though. The new method to measure the field relies upon the small dust grains which permeate space between the stars.

The grains of dust are similar in size to smoke particles but they are not spherical. Just like a boat turning itself into the current, the dust particles’ long axis tends to align with the local magnetic field. As they do, they emit a glow in the same frequency as the cosmic background radiation and it is this that astronomers have been tuning in to.

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