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Computer Scientists Prove Why Bigger Neural Networks Do Better
...if evolution had given us extra thumbs, things probably wouldn’t have improved much. One thumb per hand is enough. Not so for neural networks, the leading artificial intelligence systems for...
In Search of Cracks in Albert Einstein’s Theory of Gravity
...need more data. The idea now is to take a movie of the black hole to see its evolution. Maybe it will give us better restrictions on the theories we...
Peptides on Stardust May Have Provided a Shortcut to Life
...first molecules involved in the evolutionary process leading to life,” he said. Whether those peptides could have survived their arduous trek from space and contributed meaningfully to the origin of...
Deep Curiosity Inspires The Joy of Why Podcast
...about some of the biggest unanswered questions in science and math today, I was delighted to say yes. We are calling it The Joy of Why. It’s a natural evolution...
Why ‘De-Extinction’ Is Impossible (But Could Work Anyway)
...it’s possible,” said Beth Shapiro, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Ben Novak, a lead scientist for Revive & Restore, one of...
Puzzling Quantum Scenario Appears Not to Conserve Energy
...before and after the system’s evolution should match. Popescu says the thought experiment, while perplexing, is compatible with this version of conservation of energy. Because the superoscillatory region is such...
Wheel Made of ‘Odd Matter’ Spontaneously Rolls Uphill
...persists in a noisy environment like that of a living cell. But whereas evolution often finds good solutions to problems, it can miss opportunities. The odd wheel might be a...