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New Model Reveals Forgotten Influencers and 'Sleeping Beauties' of Science
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New Model Reveals Forgotten Influencers and 'Sleeping Beauties' of Science

Researchers at the University of Chicago's Knowledge Lab have created a computational model to measure the spread of influential ideas across scholarship and culture...

Spot the Fake: Artificial Intelligence Can Produce Lifelike Photographs
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Spot the Fake: Artificial Intelligence Can Produce Lifelike Photographs

Fraudulent images have been around for as long as photography itself. Take the famous hoax photos of the Cottingley fairies or the Loch Ness monster.

Vint Cerf on the Prospect of a "Digital Dark Age"
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Vint Cerf on the Prospect of a "Digital Dark Age"

Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf talks about the frailty and impermanence of digitally-stored information.

Next Worry for Facebook: Disenchanted ­sers
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Next Worry for Facebook: Disenchanted ­sers

Facebook Inc.'s handling of user data has upset lawmakers and regulators in multiple countries. But the biggest risk to its business could come from angry users...

Europe's New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More
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Europe's New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More

Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. But internet giants have little incentive...

Five Things to Know about Russian Attacks on the Energy Grid
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Five Things to Know about Russian Attacks on the Energy Grid

Trump administration officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of staging a multi-year cyberattack campaign against the energy grid and other elements...

Live High Definition Video From Mars? NASA Is Getting Ready
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Live High Definition Video From Mars? NASA Is Getting Ready

Nothing conveys the excitement of space exploration like pictures from another planet. Now NASA is planning to go one better than pictures.

Machine Learning Classifies Cancer
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Machine Learning Classifies Cancer

Accurate diagnosis is essential for appropriate disease treatment.

New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile
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New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile

A new artificial intelligence system that identifies gender by reading a person's smiles.

­sing Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Illegal Wildlife Trade on Social Media
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­sing Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Illegal Wildlife Trade on Social Media

Researchers in Finland say artificial intelligence can be used to help monitor illegal wildlife trade on social media.

'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation
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'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation

A microfluidic platform links engineered tissues from multiple human organs to replicate organ-drug interactions so medications' effects on different parts of the...

Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.
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Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.

There is little doubt that the Defense Department needs help from Silicon Valley's biggest companies as it pursues work on artificial intelligence. The question...

NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface
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NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface

Observations of Ceres have detected recent variations in its surface, revealing that the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system is a dynamic body that continues...

Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers
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Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers

Madison Square Garden has quietly used facial-recognition technology to bolster security and identify those entering the building, according to multiple people...

The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps
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The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps

What is the price of anarchy?

British Cyber Option to Punish Russia Prompts Fear of 'Electronic War'
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British Cyber Option to Punish Russia Prompts Fear of 'Electronic War'

Of all the ways Theresa May could hit back against Russia over the poisoning of an agent on British soil, a cyberattack seems almost fitting.

Cracking Open the Black Box of AI with Cell Biology
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Cracking Open the Black Box of AI with Cell Biology

The deep neural networks that power today's artificial intelligence systems work in mysterious ways.

Researchers Restore 'Feeling' to Lost Limbs, Kinda
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Researchers Restore 'Feeling' to Lost Limbs, Kinda

The bionic hand closes slowly. Its slender metal digits whirr as they jitter into a loose fist, as though they are wrapping around an invisible baton.

Mechanical Harvesting of Papayas Might Be a Reality With Computational Technique
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Mechanical Harvesting of Papayas Might Be a Reality With Computational Technique

Researchers are investigating how papayas could be harvested mechanically using algorithms and computer vision.

­ of R Researchers Developing Automated Pain Detection System for Dementia Patients
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­ of R Researchers Developing Automated Pain Detection System for Dementia Patients

University of Regina researchers have developed a system that can recognize when non-verbal adults with dementia are in pain.
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