Sustainable Development

The Real Threat Is Machine Incompetence, Not Intelligence

The past couple of years have been a real cringe-y time to be an AI researcher. Just imagine a whole bunch of famous technologists and top-serious science authorities all sudd...

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Rhesus Monkeys Took Male Birth Control And They’re Just Fine

Male birth control options are scarce right now, and don't really extend beyond condoms or vasectomy. Researchers are inching toward making them more available, at least in pr...

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Jason Chen Wants To Make Word Processors Obsolete

Once upon a time, Microsoft Word reigned supreme over a kingdom inhabited by the world's most boring software platforms: word processors. But thanks to people like Jason Chen,...

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This Music App Wants To Improve Your Hearing

Here's how it works: First, you put in your headphones—ideally the ones that came with your phone—and go somewhere quiet. Then, take a hearing test for each ear on...

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Here’s How to Build The First Large-Scale Quantum Computer

In what may best be described as a quantum leap, a group of researchers from the University of Sussex have unveiled what they claim is the first realistic blueprint for the co...

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The Artist Who’s Helping NASA Get To An Asteroid

Artist Peter Rubin, a prolific cinematic illustrator, has lent his talents to Hollywood movies ranging from Roland Emmerich's 1994 epic Stargate to the upcoming reboot Spider-...

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This Futuristic Cap Lets People With Paralysis Communicate

It’s a patient’s worst nightmare: They’re paralyzed from an accident or disease, and slowly, even the ability to signal by blinking is taken from them. It&rs...

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This AI Can Diagnose A Rare Eye Condition As Well As A Human Doctor

Diagnosing medical conditions is among the more classic examples of actually useful, achievable real-world machine learning. Machines have data, lots of it, and they have the ...

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NASA's Groundbreaking New Development In Rocket Science Is … Paint?

Paint probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of rocket science, but NASA’s Ames Research Center has discovered it can use paint to identi...

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Mathematician Proposes Blocking Tsunamis With Sound Waves

Usama Kadri, a mathematician at Cardiff University in the UK, has published new calculations in the open-access journal Heliyon demonstrating the possibility of neutralizing t...

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TRENDING: AFFORDABLE TAILORING THIS FESTIVAL SEASON BY SURVIVORS OF #GBV

Budget-friendly stitching services for kids and women across India, crafted by survivors...

September 29 2024

POLITICS: GLOBAL INDIFFERENCE AND DOMESTIC POLICIES DRIVE DIVISIVE AGENDAS

"The relentless violence of war and communal strife continues to plague innocent lives, ...

September 28 2024

FESTIVALS: A CELEBRATION OF INDIAN CINEMA

Whistling Woods International's Celebrate Cinema 2024: An Immersive Festival Where 5000 ...

September 27 2024