Daddy-daughter alien decoding.
The European Space Agency reports on the team who successfully decoded an “alien” transmission actually sent by a probe orbiting Mars as part of a […]
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Social media makes you weird.
Or at least, to be a little closer to what this Current Opinion in Psychology study is really saying, social media creates a false sense […]
One of the world’s poshest schools bans smartphones, issues Nokias.
How will the students play Bubble Cash? Mashable reports on what might be a smart move in favor of dumb phones at the upper-crusty English […]
SONG: Low Orbit Ion Cannon (a penitential Emperor X cover)
SONG: “Low Orbit Ion Cannon” (a penitential Emperor X cover). ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: This isn’t based on any research; it’s a cover of an Emperor […]
Driverless cars, OK. Pilotless fighter jets? They’re flying now, too.
AP reports on a robot F16 that has just taken Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall out for a joyride courtesy of an AI fighter pilot: […]
Does tweeting research help?
Nature, always hoping to increase the reach of researchers, has a study that shows using the platform formerly known as Twitter to share research will […]
AI stocks take a dive.
The Futurist calls the latest wave of the hype-cycle over for artificial intelligence, with news of AI companies losing an impressive $190 billion in stock […]
Hacking the train.
Ars Technica recently reported on a new front in the “right to repair” war. A group of hackers broke into a Polish train system in […]
SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)
SONG: “Hymn of Acxiom” (a penitential cover). (available as .ogg here) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: This isn’t based on research. It’s a cover of “Hymn of […]
SONG: Burning Libraries
SONG: “Burning Libraries”. (available as .ogg here) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on The Guardian, 12 Oct 2023, “Researchers use AI to read word on ancient […]
App-driven gig-economy nurses.
The Markup looks at what it’s like when you start hiring nurses the way you catch a ride from Uber: Gig nursing apps have become […]
AI is reading scrolls burned in Vesuvius.
The Guardian looks back at a carbonized papyrus scorched by the lava that consumed Pompeii. University of Kentucky computer scientists have been able to decipher […]
SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover)
SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover). (available as .ogg here) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: This isn’t based on any research. It’s a cover of a […]
Chinese programmer fined RMB 1 million for using a VPN.
The Guardian reports on a dramatic sentence for the crime of internet privacy: The programmer, surnamed Ma, was issued with a penalty notice by the […]
An AI anesthesiologist to detect pain during surgery.
EurekAlert! shares the slightly unnerving announcement made at the annual Anesthesiology meeting about a new application for AI – monitoring pain levels in surgical patients […]