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Gravitational waves

Gravitational waves

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

This is a lecture by Professor Lawrence Krauss at the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" in November, 2018.    It is long but well worth it since...
What (really) is Artificial Intelligence?

What (really) is Artificial Intelligence?

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  17 Comments  •  7 years ago

Artificial Intelligence has been a goal of Computer Science since the 50's.   For decades AI tried to understand ways to get algorithms (computer programs) to make decisions that would seem...
The Black Hole at the Birth of the Universe

The Black Hole at the Birth of the Universe

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  21 Comments  •  7 years ago

The big bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it? Three Perimeter Institute researchers have...
The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

While vacationing on the coast of Spain in 2012, the computer vision scientist   Antonio Torralba   noticed stray shadows on the wall of his hotel room that didn’t seem to have been cast by...
Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem

Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem

Via: Split Personality  •  Critical Thinkers  •  11 Comments  •  7 years ago

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

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for pioneering work in evolutionary science

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

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

Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  15 Comments  •  7 years ago

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

This New AI System Can Create “Deep Fake” Videos

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

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...
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