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Jun 20, 2019
Black Mirror IRL: Five Scary Ways Billionaires are Investing in Immortality
Posted by Paul Battista in category: transportation
While we all know that billionaires control a substantial amount of the worldâs wealth â in fact, current projections see the richest 1% controlling 2/3 of it by 2030. But, did you know that when they arenât investing in space shuttles, underground Hyperloops and sprawling tech campuses, the super-rich are looking at a range of mind-blowing methods to increase their lifespan?
Jun 20, 2019
A Microscopic Realm Seen âThrough the Eyes of the Cellâ
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Jun 20, 2019
Facebook Unleashes Software to Make Programming Robots Easy
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: employment, robotics/AI
Anyone who tells you the robot apocalypse is upon usâthat the machines will not stop stealing our jobs, that they are gearing up to chase us through the streets while doing backflips and fighting off stick-wielding humansâhas never tried to program a robot. Itâs difficult to get a machine to do so much as move an arm, which requires the precise control and coordination of joint angles and torque.
The difficulty of programming robots is a problem that Facebook, of all companies, wants to fix. Today the social network continues its unlikely dive into robotics by open-sourcing a new robot framework, known as PyRobot, that could simplify the way researchers program their machines, and could even make it easier for non-robotics types to jump into the field. If programming robots has so far been something like wading through a command-line interface, PyRobot promises to be like gliding through the sleekness of macOS. At least, thatâs the hope: Many others have tried and failed to do this kind of thing.
Jun 20, 2019
Machine learning unlocks mysteries of quantum physics
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: quantum physics, robotics/AI
Understanding electronsâ intricate behavior has led to discoveries that transformed society, such as the revolution in computing made possible by the invention of the transistor.
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Jun 20, 2019
Alzheimerâs Vaccine Shows Promising Results In Mice
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Jun 20, 2019
An AI-Guided Dishwasher Is Helping Restaurants Facing Labour Shortages
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
Dishwashers already make our washing automated. This robot uses AI scanners for extra cleanliness.
Jun 20, 2019
Miniature probe measures tissue health deep inside the lung
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: health
A tiny fibre probe can measure key indicators of tissue damage at previously inaccessible sites.
Jun 20, 2019
Inside Life on the Frontlines of the Ebola Crisis in Congo
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, economics, habitats, health
On the frontlines of the Ebola response are local Congolese workers with temporary job contracts. They are often driven into this work by economic necessity, as well as a desire to help.
Belinda Landu, a tall 28-year-old with long hair who radiates confidence, was making a meager living as a tailor in capital city Kinshasa before the outbreak. While visiting her mother in Beni last August, she spotted an advertisement for a health promoter. Today, sheâs passionate about her role: decontaminating the houses of confirmed Ebola patients. âI want to stop the spread of the epidemic,â she said. âMy family understand I work here to help people. If we get Ebola people will help us too.â
When she arrives at the scene of a recent diagnosis, Landu changes into a full protective outfit, including a full plastic bodysuit, mask, hairnet, gumboots, and both latex and rubber gloves, and begins the slow process of covering everything â inside and outside a house â with a chlorinated spray. Locals gather around to stare at her. Theyâre often terrified, she says, though she tries to be kind â speaking to them before she starts, and even stopping to play soccer with children after she changes out of her outfit.
