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The Historyscoper's Science and Technology Watch Blog Apr. 2, 2015

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Is Deep Learning The Big Bang Moment For AI?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/03/20/is-deep-learning-the-big-bang-moment-for-ai/

Evolution is the New Deep Learning

https://www.sentient.ai/blog/evolution-is-the-new-deep-learning/

A dusting of salt could cool the planet


http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/dusting-salt-could-cool-planet

Hawking's bid to save quantum theory from black holes

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6382/1316

Exclusive: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it.’ Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists


http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/exclusive-i-ve-never-seen-anything-it-video-mating-deep-sea-anglerfish-stuns-biologists

In a San Francisco courtroom, climate science gets its day on the docket

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/san-francisco-court-room-climate-science-gets-its-day-docket

A possible cause for severe morning sickness, and linking mouse moms’ caretaking to brain changes in baby mice


http://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/possible-cause-severe-morning-sickness-and-linking-mouse-moms-caretaking-brain-changes-baby

Oral bacteria create a 'fingerprint' in your mouth

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-oral-bacteria-fingerprint-mouth.html

New deep reef ocean zone, the rariphotic, teeming with new fish species New zone comprises reef fishes--including numerous new species -- That live well below shallow coral reefs


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320084306.htm

Geoengineering polar glaciers to slow sea-level rise A researcher suggests a radical solution to prevent catastrophic glacial melting.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319144550.htm

Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat Wireless real-time monitoring could add precision to the linkage between diet and health

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322103058.htm

Mysterious skeleton shows molecular complexity of bone diseases

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322134307.htm

Illusory motion reproduced by deep neural networks trained for prediction

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320100855.htm

New 4-D printer could reshape the world we live in


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321090938.htm

India named as most vulnerable country to climate change: HSBC report


https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/19/india-most-vulnerable-country-to-climate-change-hsbc/23389799/

Friday, March 23, 2018

How obesity makes it harder to taste

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-obesity-makes-it-harder-taste

The great Pacific garbage patch may be 16 times as massive as we thought

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/great-pacific-garbage-patch-new-size-estimates

Earwigs take origami to extremes to fold their wings

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/earwigs-take-origami-extremes-fold-their-wings

A single atom can gauge teensy electromagnetic forces

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/single-atom-can-gauge-teensy-electromagnetic-forces

Why science still can’t pinpoint a mass shooter in the making


https://www.sciencenews.org/article/science-mass-shooter-psychology-guns-research

It looks like a fish, but it’s not. Meet the robot built to spy on ocean life


http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-robotic-fish-pacific-20180321-story.html

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Brewing hoppy beer without the hops Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists imbue yeast with ability to make flavor components of hops

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321162259.htm

Mice change their appearance as a result of frequent exposure to humans

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316113053.htm

Bacteria eat greenhouse gas with a side of protein Study pinpoints two proteins responsible for methanotrophic bacteria's ability to take up copper for use in methane metabolism


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322150324.htm

AI will be the #art movement of the 21st century

https://qz.com/1023493/ai-will-be-the-art-movement-of-the-21st-century/

Scientists at Dakila Pesquisas release documentary proving that the Earth is not round

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scientists-at-dakila-pesquisas-release-documentary-proving-that-the-earth-is-not-round-300598977.html

This Video May Change All You Know...FOREVER (video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdAxtV2kALE

Thursday, March 15, 2018

What would it be like to travel by hyperloop? Virgin unveils its prototype pod

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/hyperloop-virgin-prototype-pod-unveiled

Gravity Assist Podcast: Pluto, with Alan Stern

https://www.space.com/39959-gravity-assist-podcast-pluto.html

New Horizons, Meet Ultima Thule: Probe's Next Target Gets a Nickname

https://www.space.com/39963-new-horizons-flyby-target-nickname.html

Hundreds of genes linked to intelligence in global study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-03-hundreds-genes-linked-intelligence-global.html

Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, explained simply

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/stephen-hawkings-phd-thesis-explained-simply

In Jerusalem’s Old City, futuristic hi-tech illuminates ancient biblical past


https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-jerusalems-old-city-futuristic-hi-tech-illuminates-ancient-biblical-past/

Rechargeable “Proton Battery” Could Power Homes And Vehicles

https://principia-scientific.org/rechargeable-proton-battery-could-power-homes-and-vehicles/

Sex Reassignment Doesn’t Work

https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ryan-t-anderson/sex-reassignment-doesnt-work

Meet IBM's Simon, the world's first smartphone

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/remembering-first-smartphone-simon-ibm

Drilling Holes in the Skull was Never a Migraine Cure

http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/drilling-holes-skull-never-migraine-cure-009713

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

A Possible Anomaly In Galactic Recessional Speed Alleged To Increase With Universal Distance


https://principia-scientific.org/a-possible-anomaly-in-galactic-recessional-speed-alleged-to-increase-with-universal-distance/

Trapped In A Diamond: A Type Of Ice Not Known On Earth

https://principia-scientific.org/trapped-in-a-diamond-a-type-of-ice-not-known-on-earth/

Measuring the seas. Gliders on the storm. From sharks to ice shelves, monsoons to volcanoes, the scope of ocean monitoring is widening

https://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21738089-sharks-ice-shelves-monsoons-volcanoes-scope-ocean-monitoring

Self-driving robots collect water samples to create snapshots of ocean microbes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308085547.htm

Pa. lawmakers want to oust agency head over dispute about stocking trout in streams


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/fish-boat-commission-funding-fishing-trout-harrisburg-20180306.html

RoboBees Could Pollinate the Earth

https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/12/robobees-could-pollinate-the-earth/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN3ZNe1aeoA

The Neuroscience of Intelligence | Richard Haier and Stefan Molyneux (video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQI6nGak8sU

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

How tattoos are maintained by macrophages could be key to improving their removal

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306101708.htm

Behavior in high school predicts income and occupational success later in life

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226103350.htm

AI Technology Can Classify Skin Cancer As Well As Dermatologists, Stanford Study Finds

https://www.360dx.com/medical-imaging/ai-technology-can-classify-skin-cancer-well-dermatologists-stanford-study-finds

Study links selfies, happiness

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160913173436.htm

Distortive effects of short distance photographs on nasal appearance: The selfie effect

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301115349.htm

Boy Or Girl? It's In The Father's Genes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081211121835.htm

Rigor mortis in worms offers new insight into death

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306131822.htm

Wind and solar power could meet four-fifths of US electricity demand, study finds

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227111639.htm

The moon formed inside a vaporized Earth synestia

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228103238.htm

Chemical sleuthing unravels possible path to forming life's building blocks in space

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305111536.htm

Massive astrophysical objects governed by subatomic equation. The Schrödinger Equation makes an unlikely appearance at the astronomical scale

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305111533.htm

Obituary: Maryam Mirzakhani died on July 14th The world’s leading female mathematician was 40

https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21725270-worlds-leading-female-mathematician-was-40-obituary-maryam-mirzakhani-died-july-14th

Far Northern Permafrost May Unleash Carbon Within Decades

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/far-northern-permafrost-may-unleash-carbon-within-decades/

Atacama's lessons about life on Mars

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-4321561

Life clings on in the driest corners of the Earth Living in the Atacama desert


https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21737493-living-atacama-desert-life-clings-driest-corners-earth

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Star pupil finds lost Mayan city by studying ancient charts of the night sky from his bedroom

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/canadian-teenager-discovers-ancient-mayan-city-lost-in-jungles-o/

Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18886/watch-this-f-22-raptor-execute-a-mind-blowing-inverted-summersault-at-altitude

500 years later, scientists discover what probably killed the Aztecs


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/mexico-500-years-later-scientists-discover-what-killed-the-aztecs

Hidden secret of immortality enzyme telomerase Can we stay young forever, or even recapture lost youth?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227142114.htm

Déjà vu and feelings of prediction: They're just feelings Researchers recreated deja vu in human subjects

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227233253.htm

Our reactions to odor reveal our political attitudes, survey suggests

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227233253.htm

Simple urine test could measure how much our body has aged

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227090733.htm

Jymmin: How a combination of exercise and music helps us feel less pain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180220104107.htm

Brain mechanisms that give The Iceman unusual resistance to cold

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228164934.htm

'Obesity paradox' debunked

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228131118.htm

Wine polyphenols could fend off bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221091326.htm

Permian carbo-loading: How starchy treats helped build an ancient world

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301144127.htm

Holding hands can sync brainwaves, ease pain, study shows


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301094822.htm

The Lost Women of Enlightenment Science (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/03/the-lost-women-of-enlightenment-science/

Plus-Size Comedian Sofie Hagen Explodes After Medical Research Org’s Ad Links Obesity and Cancer


http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/02/plus-size-comedian-sofie-hagen-explodes-after-medical-research-orgs-ad-links-obesity-and-cancer/

Friday, March 2, 2018

Study: Diabetes falls into five types, not just two


http://bigthink.com/news/study-diabetes-falls-into-five-types-not-just-two

Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time


https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/02/stephen-hawking-thinks-he-knows-what-happened-before-the-beginning-of-time/23375335/

For Whom the Cell Trolls A new book argues that modern wars will be won with phones and laptops rather than tanks.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/28/for-whom-the-cell-trolls/

New drug kills flu virus in one day, gets fast-tracked to approval

http://bigthink.com/news/a-flu-drug-that-kills-the-virus-in-24-hours-is-just-around-the-corner

Human brains can recover after flatlining, study suggests


http://bigthink.com/news/study-human-brains-can-recover-after-showing-flatline-activity