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Aug 27, 2018
The natural sugar that reduces the risk of diabetes in mice
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Sugar may be the villain of our time, with too much of the sweet stuff known to be a leading cause of developing diabetes. But now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a new way to reduce the risk of this condition – sugar. Trehalose is a natural sugar that has now been found to deprive the liver of glucose and activate a gene that improves insulin sensitivity and triggers the burning of more fat.
Aug 27, 2018
Thousands submitted DNA to police to help solve a 1998 Dutch boy’s killing. One man was conspicuously missing
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Aug 27, 2018
Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help?
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: military, robotics/AI
Nonetheless, the Pentagon appears to be pushing ahead on its own, looking for ways to strengthen its ties with A.I. researchers, particularly in Silicon Valley, where there is considerable wariness about working with the military and intelligence agencies.
The Defense Department, believing that A.I. research should be a national priority, has called on the White House to “inspire a whole of country effort.”
Aug 26, 2018
Meet Amazon’s Next Megabillion-Dollar Business
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: business
This small but fast-growing business has the potential to be the next AWS and drive Amazon stock higher.
Aug 26, 2018
China is building a police station powered by AI, not humans
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
China has announced an unmanned police station will soon be put into use.” The station will provide numerous driver and vehicle related services via AI.
Aug 26, 2018
We’ve Finally Created an AI Network That’s Been Decades in the Making
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
The researcher who proved the usefulness of neural networks for image identification has revealed an approach he thinks may be better: capsule networks.
Aug 26, 2018
These Crypto Tycoons Are About to Learn How Rich They Really Are
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cryptocurrencies
Some of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency tycoons are about to find out how much they’re really worth.
Aug 26, 2018
Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America’s first manned space flight, is 100 today
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: mathematics, space travel
Black women, especially, played a crucial role in the pool, providing mathematical data for NASA’s first successful space missions, including Alan Shepherd’s 1961 mission and John Glenn’s pioneering orbital spaceflight.
Aug 26, 2018
I Am Cyborg, Hear Me Roar: The Feeling of Pain is SO Last Century!
Posted by B.J. Murphy in categories: biological, cyborgs, transhumanism
As we begin to question our biological roles during a non-biological (transhuman) era, will the role of pain remain as our sole method of detecting physical trauma or will it be replaced by a more efficient technological alternative?