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How old is the universe? Our answer keeps getting better
Posted in Featured, Science on 6th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
As measurements of the early and modern universes have gotten more precise, they’ve started to clash.
New research shows there is probably no water under the South Pole of Mars
Posted in Science on 6th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
Mars may have clay under its South Pole, not liquid water, as some researchers previously suspected. After years of scientific mystery, a new study is one of three recent works that give evidence for alternate explanations to the Martian lakes hypothesis.
Is DeepMind’s new reinforcement learning system a step toward general AI?
Posted in Software on 5th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
The paper proves that if you can create a complex enough environment, design the right reinforcement learning architecture, and expose your models to enough experience , you’ll be able to generalize to various kinds of tasks in the same environment.
An artificial pancreas has been trialed in patients with type 2 diabetes
Posted in Medicine on 5th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
A successful trial means that hopefully this technology will one day be able to give diabetes patients the same life and ability as those who don't have the condition. This is a very big step in that direction.
Can Consciousness Be Explained by Quantum Physics?
Posted in Science on 3rd Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
New knowledge of quantum fractals could provide the foundations for scientists to experimentally test the theory of quantum consciousness. If quantum measurements are one day taken from the human brain, this could help researchers decide whether consciousness is a classical or a quantum phenomenon.