An AI System Spontaneously Develops Baby-Like Ability to Gauge Big and Small
On its own, the neural network seems to recap a process experienced by human infants-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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How Big Data Can Help Save the World
Emerging analytic and computing tools are enabling much better use of huge data sets-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Exercise adds up to big brain boosts
(Cognitive Neuroscience Society) In new work being presented this week about the effects of exercise on the brain at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) in San Francisco, researchers are finding that brain changes that occur after a single worko...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has big plans to expand New Glenn rocket factory in Florida
The Blue Origin space venture aims to add to the massive facility it’s already built near Cape Canaveral in Florida. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has filed plans for expanding its Florida ro...
Improved control of big power in little motors
(Chinese Association of Automation) Little motors power everything from small comforts, such as desk fans, to larger safety systems, like oven exhaust systems - but they could be more precise, according to a research team from Mitsubishi Electric Res...
Small brains, big picture: Study unveils C. elegans' microscopic mysteries
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Researchers discover how brain cells in the microscopic worm C. elegans send electrical signals.
AI's Big Challenge
To make it truly intelligent, researchers need to rethink the way they approach the technology-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
An Arizona Utility Is Betting Big on Energy Storage
The shift underscores declining storage costs, but questions remain on whether the move will bring down emissions-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Big step for Israel’: SpaceX launches lunar lander along with high-flying satellites
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches Indonesia’s Nusantara Satu telecommunications satellite as well as the Israeli Beresheet lunar lander and an Air Force research satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (SpaceX via YouTube)
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Cosmos on your coffee table: These big books make a big impact for holiday giving
“Space Atlas,” “Space Stations,” “All Over the Map” and “The Universe Today Ultimate Guide to Viewing the Cosmos” are among newly released coffee-table books with cosmic themes. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle)
If you’re going to give somebody a book fo...