ComputingAugust 27, 2019
Fighting Wildfires with Computer Models
Prescribed burns can remove excess fuel from the forest floor, and algorithms can help fire crews know where to set them
Computing
ComputingAugust 24, 2019
Will China Overtake the U.S. in Artificial Intelligence Research?
The nation wants to make its AI industry dominant by 2030
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Space & PhysicsAugust 21, 2019
Faced with a Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation
For better or worse, machine learning and big data are poised to transform the study of the heavens
ComputingAugust 16, 2019
Your Employer May Be Spying on You—and Wasting Its Time
New technologies help companies monitor their workers’ every move. But do those data tell them anything useful?
ComputingAugust 14, 2019
Why Are Deepfakes So Effective?
It’s because we often want them to be true
OpinionAugust 12, 2019
The Quantum Computing Party Hasn’t Even Started Yet
But your company may already be too late
Public HealthAugust 12, 2019
Artificial Intelligence Sniffs Out Unsafe Foods
Researchers trained machine-learning algorithms to read Amazon reviews for hints that a food product would be recalled by the FDA. Christopher Intagliata reports.
ComputingAugust 9, 2019
A Computer Tells Real Smiles from Phonies
Slight changes around the eyes are indeed a giveaway as to whether a smile is sincere or faked.
BiotechAugust 2, 2019
Can an Illusory World Help Treat Psychosis’s Real-World Delusions?
Psychologists launch a clinical trial to gauge whether virtual reality can quell the fears of patients with the mental disorder
ElectronicsAugust 1, 2019
Despite What You Might Think, Major Technological Changes Are Coming More Slowly Than They Once Did
Major technological shifts are fewer and farther between than they once were
ComputingAugust 1, 2019
Should Kids Learn to Code?
Not necessarily!
BiologyJuly 24, 2019
For Ants, the Sky’s the Compass
Computer modeling revealed that insects with a celestial compass can likely determine direction down to just a couple degrees of error. Christopher Intagliata reports.