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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Robots Could Destabilise World Through War and nemployment, Says n
The UN has warned that robots could destabilise the world ahead of the opening of a headquarters in The Hague to monitor developments in artificial intelligence...
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Colleges Move to Close Gender Gap in Science
U.S. colleges and universities are aggressively courting more women to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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The Drug-Maker's Guide to the Galaxy
In 2016, the pharmaceutical firm Sunovion gave a group of seasoned employees an unusual assignment.
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3D-Printing Human Body Parts
Bioprinting has generated bones, cartilage, and some muscles; hearts and livers are still years away.
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As More Women Enter STEM Fields, Difficulties Remain
A new report suggests women may be more inclined to drop out of certain STEM fields when they get low grades in stereotypically male disciplines..
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Portable Device Fears Show Power of Social Development
How do small screens impact young minds?
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Researchers nite in Quest For 'standard Model' of the Brain
Leading neuroscientists are joining forces to study the brain—in much the same way that physicists team up in mega-projects to hunt for new particles.
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As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles
Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans.
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In the Future, Warehouse Robots Will Learn on Their Own
The robot was perched over a bin filled with random objects, from a box of instant oatmeal to a small toy shark.
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New App Could Transform Music Teaching in Schools
Syncphonia is a new application that enables a music teacher to deconstruct a piece of music into its component parts, so each player's part is displayed individually...
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Meet Marie Desjardins, 2017 Educator Abie Award Winner
An interview with University of Maryland educator Marie desJardins, this year's A. Richard Newton Educator ABIE Award winner.
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For Superpowers, Artificial Intelligence Fuels New Global Arms Race
For many Russian students, the academic year started last Friday with tips on planetary domination from President Vladimir Putin.
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Our Weather-Prediction Models Keep Getting Better, and Hurricane Irma Is the Proof
By Wednesday of last week, even as Tropical Storm Harvey continued to rain devastation on the Gulf Coast, a new storm, Irma, was taking shape in the eastern Atlantic...
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In a High-Tech World, Car Designers Still Rely on Clay
Car designers have every kind of software and virtual reality tool. But when they want to make sure a car's curves look just right, they rely on one of the world's...
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Microsoft and Cornell Tech Announce New Partnership
Microsoft is partnering with the Cornell Tech-based Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts.
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The Effectiveness of Coding Camps
Do coding schools really get you working faster, with better pay, than college computer science courses?
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Fear of Robots Taking Jobs Spurs a Bold Idea: Guaranteed Pay
Driverless trucks. Factory robots. Delivery drones. Virtual personal assistants.
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Most Tv Computer Scientists Are Still White Men. Google Wants to Change That
Google is urging Hollywood to diversify the gender and ethnicity of computer scientists appearing on TV and film.
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Putin: Leader in Artificial Intelligence Will Rule World
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.
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