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Can We Make a Musical Turing Test?
Singularity Hub - 8 Apr 2018 17:00
As artificial intelligence advances, we're encountering the same old questions. How much of what we consider to be fundamentally human can be reduced to an algorithm? Can we create something sufficiently advanced that pe...
Why Extraterrestrial Life May Be More Unlikely Than Scientists Thought
Live Science - 8 Apr 2018 15:24New technique more accurately reflects ponds on Arctic sea ice
Phys.org - 8 Apr 2018 11:42
This one simple mathematical trick can accurately predict the shape and melting effects of ponds on Arctic sea ice, according to new research by UChicago scientists.
Low bending loss waveguide opens the avenue to downsizing of 3-D photonic integrated circuits
EurekAlert! - 8 Apr 2018 06:00
(Science China Press) Femtosecond lasers have been used for inscribing three-dimensional optical waveguides for a broad spectrum of applications. Currently, the difficulty in inducing large refractive index changes smoot...