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Jul 20, 2019
Alphabet-Backed Space Launch Company Wins Pentagon Contract
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: military, space
Jul 20, 2019
Lyme disease: is a solution on the way?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
The tick-borne illness, which is on the rise, can have chronic side-effects. So why hasn’t more effort been put into a cure?
Jul 20, 2019
China has deorbited its experimental space station
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Jul 20, 2019
How close are we to achieving the transhumanism seen in ‘Years and Years’?
Posted by Derick Lee in category: transhumanism
As Mark O’Connell points out in his book To Be a Machine, the leading figures in our tech industry – from Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel to Google CEO Eric Schmidt – are resolute that we will live in “a future in which techno-capitalism will survive its own inventors”. Sooner rather than later, it seems, the next update to worry about will be which part of our body to integrate with the newest technology. Just ask Bethany Lyons.
A new study suggests the bridge between human and machine is closing faster than we thought.
Jul 20, 2019
AAPM 2019: medical physicists assemble in Texas
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
At this year’s meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the temperature was scorching and the physics was exceptional.
Jul 20, 2019
Astronauts Will Launch to Space Station 50 Years After Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Watch Live!
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Jul 20, 2019
Human brains naturally tuned to hear music
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: media & arts, neuroscience
Jul 20, 2019
My Compliments to the Chef, Er, Robot
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: food, robotics/AI
Robots are making their way into New York City’s restaurants.
A growing number of dining spots throughout town are using machines to prepare all manner of food and drink, in many cases replacing the employees who would normally handle the task. Think gizmos that can do everything from slice a sushi roll into eight uniform pieces to mix the perfect happy-hour cocktail.
Jul 20, 2019
Jeff Hawkins: Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence (AI) Podcast
Posted by Marco Monfils in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
I listened to the first hour. it takes time… and the right frame of mind, but it’s worth it.
Jeff Hawkins is the founder of Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience in 2002 and Numenta in 2005. In his 2004 book titled On Intelligence, and in his research before and after, he and his team have worked to reverse-engineer the neocortex and propose artificial intelligence architectures, approaches, and ideas that are inspired by the human brain. These ideas include Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) from 2004 and The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence from 2017. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. Audio podcast version is available on https://lexfridman.com/ai/