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Could April’s Eclipse Interrupt Solar Power Straining Electrical Grids

5Apr

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Could April’s Eclipse Interrupt Solar Power Straining Electrical Grids

April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could strain electrical grids. During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in the U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017, the skies darkened as the Moon crossed in front of the Sun. It blocked out all sunlight – except for that from a golden ring visible around the Moon’s shape, called the corona. Not surprisingly, solar power generation across North America plummeted for several hours, from the first moment the Moon began to obscure the Sun to when the Sun’s disk was clear again. On April 8, 2024, another total solar eclipse will track across the U.S., causing perhaps an even greater loss of solar power generation. Although this will be the second total solar eclipse visible in the U.S. in under seven years, these events are...

AI Promised Humanlike Machines – In 1958

3Apr

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AI Promised Humanlike Machines – In 1958

We’ve been here before: AI promised humanlike machines – in 1958. A roomsize computer equipped with a new type of circuitry, the Perceptron, was introduced to the world in 1958 in a brief news story buried deep in The New York Times. The story cited the U.S. Navy as saying that the Perceptron would lead to machines that “will be able to walk, talk, see, write, reproduce itself and be conscious of its existence.” More than six decades later, similar claims are being made about current artificial intelligence. So, what’s changed in the intervening years? In some ways, not much. Frank Rosenblatt with the Mark I Perceptron, the first artificial neural network computer, unveiled in 1958. National Museum of the U.S. Navy/Flickr The field of artificial intelligence has been running through a boo...

Wormlike Limbless Robots That Could One Day Be Used For Search And Rescue

3Apr

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Wormlike Limbless Robots That Could One Day Be Used For Search And Rescue

We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day. Scientists have been trying to build snakelike, limbless robots for decades. These robots could come in handy in search-and-rescue situations, where they could navigate collapsed buildings to find and assist survivors. With slender, flexible bodies, limbless robots could readily move through confined and cluttered spaces such as debris fields, where walking or wheeled robots and human rescuers tend to fail. However, even the most advanced limbless robots have not come close to moving with the agility and versatility of worms and snakes in difficult terrain. Even the tiny nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, which has a relatively simple nervous systems, can navigate t...

19Jan

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A History Of Surveillance And Control

Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features. American Amara Majeed was accused of terrorism by the Sri Lankan police in 2019. Robert Williams was arrested outside his house in Detroit and detained in jail for 18 hours for allegedly stealing watches in 2020. Randal Reid spent six days in jail in 2022 for supposedly using stolen credit cards in a state he’d never even visited. In all three cases, the authorities had the wrong people. In all three, it was face recognition technology that told them they were right. Law enforcement officers in many U.S. states are not required to reveal that they used face recognition technology to identify suspects. Face recognition technology is the latest and most sophisticate...

11Jan

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Do You Or Don’t You Trust Science?

Why some people don’t trust science – and how to change their minds. During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in science had increased, we recently discovered. But 7% said that it had decreased. Why is there such variety of responses? For many years, it was thought that the main reason some people reject science was a simple deficit of knowledge and a mooted fear of the unknown. Consistent with this, many surveys reported that attitudes to science are more positive among those people who know more of the textbook science. But if that were indeed the core problem, the remedy would be simple: inform people about the facts. This strategy, which dominated science communication through much of the later part of the 20th century, has, however, failed at multip...

3Apr

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ChatGPT Turns 1: AI Chatbot Revolution

ChatGPT turns 1: AI chatbot’s success says as much about humans as technology. ChatGPT was launched on Nov. 30, 2022, ushering in what many have called artificial intelligence’s breakout year. Within days of its release, ChatGPT went viral. Screenshots of conversations snowballed across social media, and the use of ChatGPT skyrocketed to an extent that seems to have surprised even its maker, OpenAI. By January, ChatGPT was seeing 13 million unique visitors each day, setting a record for the fastest-growing user base of a consumer application. Throughout this breakout year, ChatGPT has revealed the power of a good interface and the perils of hype, and it has sown the seeds of a new set of human behaviors. As a researcher who studies technology and human information behavior, I find that Ch...

10 Ways To Master AI Email Marketing- Don’t Miss Out!

3Apr

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10 Ways To Master AI Email Marketing- Don’t Miss Out!

With artificial intelligence (AI), email marketing is transforming the way you communicate with your customers. That’s not all! It’s taking your email game to the next level and helping you achieve better engagement and higher conversions. Today, in this blog, we will help you embark on an interactive journey through 11 game-changing AI email marketing techniques. So, let’s get started! TRY OUTGROW FOR FREE! Imagine emails that know your audience better than you do. Emails that adapt, evolve, and deliver results you never thought were possible. Welcome to the AI email marketing world, where your campaigns are more than just messages. With artificial intelligence (AI), email marketing is transforming the way you communicate with your customers. That’s not all! It’s taking your email g...

A Short Training Video Could Help Juries That Don’t Understand Forensic Science

3Apr

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A Short Training Video Could Help Juries That Don’t Understand Forensic Science

Juries that don’t understand forensic science can send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help. Ledura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins’ and stated his conclusion was based on “reasonable scientific certainty.” He explained that he’d conducted thousands of hair analyses and “had never been wrong.” This one hair was the only physical evidence tying Watkins to the crime. In 1976, Ledura Watkins was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Here’s the catch: The expert’s testimony was inappropriate and misleading, and the jury made a mistake. Watkins was innocent. L...

29Aug

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The Multiverse — Is It Real?

Is the multiverse real? Many people question the reality we live in. There would be no question you’ve probably asked yourself if there are other universes out there. If you haven’t found a real answer, that’s because there really isn’t one. We know space is large, far larger than our brains can really comprehend. In fact, space is so big that we have to start measuring it in time. Considering space is always expanding, space can’t ever officially be defined in measurement. It is, however, speculated to be around 92 billion light years large. With this all being said, we have to come up with theories. Based on science, let’s look at what we already know. Have you ever experienced deja vu? Deja vu is where people feel as if something has already happened in the exact same way. 2 out o...

A National Security Historian Explains What Is Most Likely Going On In Area 51 And Why You Won’t Find Aliens There

17Aug

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A National Security Historian Explains What Is Most Likely Going On In Area 51 And Why You Won’t Find Aliens There

What is most likely going on in Area 51? A national security historian explains why you won’t find aliens there. One of the reasons people can never be entirely sure about what is going on at Area 51 is that it is a highly classified secret military facility. It was not until 2013 that the U.S. government even acknowledged the existence and name “Area 51.” For decades, what lay at the end of this road was a mysterious secret. David James Henry/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA This information came out as part of a broader set of documents released through a Freedom of Information Act request, which is something regular citizens and groups can do to ask the U.S. government to provide details about government activities. In this case, the request made public formerly classified CIA information regarding ...