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UrduResearchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Mobile TeleSystems have introduced the notion of inappropriate text messages and released a neural model capable of detecting them, along with a large collection of such messages for further research. Among the potential…
Tag: THEORETICAL SCIENCES
Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars
If a ban were introduced on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a great reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. That is the finding of new research from…
SUTD wins best paper at 35th AAAI conference on Artificial Intelligence 2021
The researchers have developed a novel connection which can help in the design of more efficient multi-agent AI systems.
A Thousand Brains introduces a novel theory of intelligence
A new book by Jeff Hawkins offers implications for AI and for the future of humanity – with foreword by Richard Dawkins
Insights from complexity science: More trust in self-organization needed
Study ‘Systemic Risk: The Threat to Societal Diversity and Coherence’
A magnetic twist to graphene
By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene’s unique quantum degree of freedom
How evolution can change science for the better
Science is society’s best method for understanding the world. Yet many scientists are unhappy with the way it works, and there are growing concerns that there is something “broken” in current scientific practice. Many of the rules and procedures that…
Navigating uncertainty: Why we need decision theory during a pandemic
Modern decision theory can assist policymakers in critical times such as the COVID-19 crisis, argue Bocconi University’s Massimo Marinacci and Valentina Bosetti in a paper coauthored by Nobel laureate Lars Peter Hansen
The (un)social network: The emergence of digital thought clones and what to do about them
Digital thought clones that prey on and manipulate real-time online behavior can be tackled with tough legislation, say experts
Showing robots how to drive a car…in just a few easy lessons
USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations.
Why untraceable cryptocurrencies are here to stay
According to a new study from Copenhagen Business School, on the role of privacy and decentralization in the cryptocurrency community, developers are creating cryptocurrencies in such a way that regulatory oversight will not be possible, neither will any wait and…
Timekeeping theory combines quantum clocks and Einstein’s relativity
Research reveals new time dilation phenomenon
Knowing the model you can trust – the key to better decision-making
As much of Europe is engulfed by a second wave of Covid-19, and track and trace struggles to meet demand, modelling support tools are being increasingly used by policymakers to make key decisions. Most notably, models have been used to…
‘Universal law of touch’ will enable new advances in virtual reality
Seismic waves, commonly associated with earthquakes, have been used by scientists to develop a universal scaling law for the sense of touch. A team, led by researchers at the University of Birmingham, used Rayleigh waves to create the first scaling…
At Bocconi, with the Econometric Society, the largest ever online congress for economists
With its 2,500 participants, 1,300 presentations and over 300 sessions, the Econometric Society and Bocconi University Virtual World Congress, from 17 to 21 August, will be the largest ever online congress for economists. The Econometric Society, a self-defined «international society…
Software of autonomous driving systems
TU Graz develops methods for the generation of simulation scenarios and internal error regulation
Ultracold mystery: Solved
By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing act
A new theory about political polarization
A new model of opinion formation shows how the extent to which people like or dislike each other affects their political views–and vice versa. The resulting division of societies can even become a matter of life and death, as the current crises show.
A new theory about political polarization
A new model of opinion formation shows how the extent to which people like or dislike each other affects their political views–and vice versa. The resulting division of societies can even become a matter of life and death, as the current crises show.
The Art of Theoretical Biology
New Springer book visualizes the beauty and complexity of theoretical biology and showcases science as art
The Art of Theoretical Biology
New Springer book visualizes the beauty and complexity of theoretical biology and showcases science as art
Physicists create quantum-inspired optical sensor
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, joined by a colleague from Argonne National Laboratory, U.S., have implemented an advanced quantum algorithm for measuring physical quantities using simple optical tools. Published in Scientific Reports , their study takes…
Blockchain to the rescue of small publishers
Blockchain technology underpins cryptocurrency, and is being used for rights and royalties management for numerous industries. It could help book publishers stay afloat.
A clinical decision support system to help predict individual trauma patient outcome
China’s National Center for Trauma Medicine creates a clinical decision support system based on big data to help predict individual trauma patient outcome
Quantum leap: Photon discovery is a major step toward at-scale quantum technologies
A team of physicists at the University of Bristol has developed the first integrated photon source with the potential to deliver large-scale quantum photonics. The development of quantum technologies promises to have a profound impact across science, engineering and society.…
Quantum leap: Photon discovery is a major step toward at-scale quantum technologies
A team of physicists at the University of Bristol has developed the first integrated photon source with the potential to deliver large-scale quantum photonics. The development of quantum technologies promises to have a profound impact across science, engineering and society.…
A hidden history of artificial intelligence in primary care
Artificial intelligence and primary care research: A scoping review
A hidden history of artificial intelligence in primary care
Artificial intelligence and primary care research: A scoping review
Leading European computing society releases statement on COVID contact tracing
Group calls for transparency, interoperability, privacy, and scrutiny
Leading European computing society releases statement on COVID contact tracing
Group calls for transparency, interoperability, privacy, and scrutiny
Could hotel service robots help the hospitality industry after COVID-19?
Lead author Dr Tracy Xu, Lecturer in Hospitality at The University of Surrey’s world-renowned School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, has had her paper published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Could hotel service robots help the hospitality industry after COVID-19?
A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and hospitality.
Could hotel service robots help the hospitality industry after COVID-19?
A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and hospitality.
Software flaws often first reported on social media networks, PNNL researchers find
Study shows networks are better than official databases at identifying weaknesses quickly
Software flaws often first reported on social media networks, PNNL researchers find
Study shows networks are better than official databases at identifying weaknesses quickly
Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models
New insights into phase transitions using artificial intelligence
Tropical nations worst hit by climate-related fish shifts
Policymakers will need to step up to the challenges caused by significant shifts in fish species distributions caused by climate change. Tropical countries stand to lose the most fish species due to climate change, with few if any stocks replacing…
What if we could teach photons to behave like electrons?
The next era of computing will depend on controlling light the way we now control electricity, and Stanford scientists have developed a trick that could do just that.
Illuminating interactions between decision-making and the environment
With a unifying model based in game theory, Andrew Tilman, Joshua Plotkin, and Erol Akçay of the School of Arts and Sciences inform dynamics in fields as diverse as ecology and economics.
What if we could teach photons to behave like electrons?
The next era of computing will depend on controlling light the way we now control electricity, and Stanford scientists have developed a trick that could do just that.
Illuminating interactions between decision-making and the environment
With a unifying model based in game theory, Andrew Tilman, Joshua Plotkin, and Erol Akçay of the School of Arts and Sciences inform dynamics in fields as diverse as ecology and economics.
Four University of Houston faculty members elected to National Academy of Inventors
Research ranges from better batteries to better ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease
Four University of Houston faculty members elected to National Academy of Inventors
Research ranges from better batteries to better ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease
Design approach may help fix bias in artificial intelligence
Bias in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning programs is well established. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Pennsylvania State University are now proposing that software developers incorporate the concept of “feminist design thinking” into their development process as…
Design approach may help fix bias in artificial intelligence
Bias in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning programs is well established. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Pennsylvania State University are now proposing that software developers incorporate the concept of “feminist design thinking” into their development process as…
The wisdom of crowds: What smart cities can learn from a dead ox and live fish
In 1906, Francis Galton was at a country fair where attendees had the opportunity to guess the weight of a dead ox. Galton took the guesses of 787 fair-goers and found that the average guess was only one pound off…
The wisdom of crowds: What smart cities can learn from a dead ox and live fish
In 1906, Francis Galton was at a country fair where attendees had the opportunity to guess the weight of a dead ox. Galton took the guesses of 787 fair-goers and found that the average guess was only one pound off…
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.
Physics through fiction — string theory and divine intervention
In his book, Mark Alpert reimagines Saint Joan of Arc as a teenage math whiz from New York City. Devastated by the recent death of her older sister, Joan takes on the divine mission of unifying the laws of physics…