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Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem
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In the spring of 2017, Urmila Mahadev found herself in what most graduate students would consider a pretty sweet position. She had just solved a major problem in quantum computation, the study of...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for pioneering work in evolutionary science
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The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Frances H. Arnold and the other half jointly to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter on Wednesday for their work harnessing the power of...
Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience
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The notion of pseudoscience was recently introduced in a seed. In this case biochemical evolution was deemed to be pseudoscience. Pseudoscience ( per Oxford ) = " A collection of beliefs or...
This New AI System Can Create “Deep Fake” Videos
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What happens when you can’t trust what your eyes see on screen? As the post-truth era collides with fast-evolving digital technology, online misinformation campaigns are threatening to trigger a...
Richard Dawkins: One Fact to Refute Creationism
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Do I Believe in UFOs?
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Neil deGrasse Tyson offers an entertaining explanation of critical thinking and the notion of objectively evaluating evidence. The first 11 minutes is where this happens.
