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Designing Robots That Learn as Effortlessly as Babies
Singularity Hub - 13 Dec 2015 20:33
A wide-eyed, rosy-cheeked, babbling human baby hardly looks like the ultimate learning machine. But under the hood, an 18-month-old can outlearn any state-of-the-art artificial intelligence algorithm. Their secret sauce?...
Cloud Shields and Cow Pills: The Craziest Climate Change Fixes
Live Science - 13 Dec 2015 16:00
From helping cows get a handle on their flatulence to creating a giant atmospheric shield for the sun's rays, scientists have proposed some crazy climate fix ideas.
Cancer cell collaborators smooth the way for cancer cells to metastasize
EurekAlert! - 13 Dec 2015 07:00
(American Society for Cell Biology) At ASCB 2015, Vanderbilt researchers show how metastasizing tumors use non-cancerous fibroblasts to make a migration highway through surrounding extracellular matrix.