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🎶 Something to listen to while reading
Complex, fiery and divisive stuff I’ve been ingesting
A recent study has found that the “hunger hormone” ghrelin may influence the economic choices people make.
The prehistory of biology preprints: A forgotten experiment from the 1960s
Adobe has released a tool to enhance the resolution of images using machine learning ('Computer, enhance'), which actually works (video).
Facebook has a prototype of a wristband that detects finger movements, for controlling VR and AR.
Chrome can now caption and translate video and audio automatically. We take all this for granted.
…via Benedict EvansChina officially bans CRISPR babies, human clones, and animal-human hybrids
"Remember, the scientist who declared that he’d created the first gene-edited babies is in prison. Which begs the question: when will the world be ready?
the First Cloned Black-Footed Ferret
Her birth represents the first cloning of an endangered species native to North America, and may bring needed genetic diversity to the species.
Microsoft is apparently looking at buying Discord, the platform for audio social networks, for $10bn.
Rather like the LinkedIn acquisition, I can imagine the strategy PPT perfectly: Azure anchor, new forms of comms, integrate with Teams... but how well is that LinkedIn integration really going?
::: link via Benedict Evans8020 is an agency that is using no-code tools to make your workflows more effective.
Angular Momentum Demo Arms IN vs OUT (video)
Showing how changing my Moment of Inertia (I) can affect angular velocity. An example of angular momentum conservation.
Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn (link)
Today, deep nets rule AI in part because of an algorithm called backpropagation, or backprop. The algorithm enables deep nets to learn from data, endowing them with the ability to classify images, recognize speech, translate languages, make sense of road conditions for self-driving cars, and accomplish a host of other tasks.
Boston Dynamics introduces Stretch (video)
Stretch is a versatile mobile robot for case handling, designed for easy deployment in existing warehouses. Unload trucks and build pallets faster by sending the robot to the work, eliminating the need for new fixed infrastructure. Read more…
High-performance brain-to-text communication via imagined handwriting
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore communication to people who have lost the ability to move or speak. To date, a major focus of BCI research has been on restoring gross motor skills, such as reaching and grasping or point-and-click typing with a 2D computer cursor.
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