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May 26, 2019
Still Images Come to Life Thanks to Samsung’s Deepfake AI
Posted by B.J. Murphy in categories: augmented reality, economics, robotics/AI
Imagine the possibility of integrating mixed reality (XR) tech with that of this AImagine having a long, open conversation about philosophy with either Immanuel Kant or David Hume. Imagine being given a private lesson in economics by either Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, or Karl Marx. The possibilities are seemingly abundant. But then so are the risks.
A lot of coverage has been done on the emergence of what are known as “deepfakes” here on Serious Wonder the last few years. They’ve captivated us at times and then frightened us. The implications of this growing technology are practically limitless, especially as our ability to tell the difference between what is real and what is fake diminishes even further.
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May 26, 2019
Why Would a Scientist Inject Himself with 3.5 Million Year Old Bacteria?
Posted by Sidney Clouston in category: entertainment
What was this scientist thinking when he injected himself with a 3.5 million years old bacteria from Siberian mountains? What happened to him afterwards? Is he doing ok now, or was this science experiment gone wrong? Let’s find out in today’s episode:
May 26, 2019
China’s robot censors crank up as Tiananmen anniversary nears
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: internet, robotics/AI
BEIJING (Reuters) — It’s the most sensitive day of the year for China’s internet, the anniversary of the bloody June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protests at Tiananmen Square, and with under two weeks to go, China’s robot censors are working overtime.
May 26, 2019
The Physics of Time: How Intelligible is Time?
Posted by Alex Vikoulov in category: physics
“Time is a moving image of eternity.” –Plato.
TIME, the reef upon which all our frail mystic ships are wrecked, has remained an elusive notion over the ages. Sages, philosophers and scientists have ventured a countless number of times into the dark arena of the hourglass in an attempt to tame the indomitable vortex of this indefinite stream.
May 26, 2019
Ford unveils two-legged robot that can walk packages to your door
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: business, robotics/AI
‘It’s not always convenient for people to leave their homes to retrieve deliveries or for businesses to run their own delivery services,’ Ken Washington, chief technology officer at Ford, wrote in a blog post.
‘If we can free people up to focus less on the logistics of making deliveries, they can turn their time and effort to things that really need their attention.
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May 26, 2019
Robot inspired by a bush baby can bounce THREE times its own height
Posted by Carse Peel in category: robotics/AI
A nimble robot inspired by bush babies can now bounce three times its own height in a single leap.
SALTO (saltatorial locomotion terrain obstacles) was fist designed to jump at 4mph (1.75 m/s) but a host of new features have now been added to the nifty machine.
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May 26, 2019
Cooling wood: Engineers create strong, sustainable solution for passive cooling
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: energy, habitats, nanotechnology, sustainability
What if the wood your house was made of could save your electricity bill? In the race to save energy, using a passive cooling method that requires no electricity and is built right into your house could save even chilly areas of the US some cash. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of Colorado have harnessed nature’s nanotechnology to help solve the problem of finding a passive way for buildings to dump heat that is sustainable and strong.
May 26, 2019
‘Neural Lander’ uses AI to land drones smoothly
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: drones, robotics/AI
Control engineers and AI experts team up to make drones that fly more smoothly close to the ground.
May 26, 2019
These Hidden Women Helped Invent Chaos Theory
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Two programmers played a key role in developing chaos theory and the famous butterfly effect, but they’ve been left out of virtually all accounts of the work.