Technology
- Wearable Tech For Dogs
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Wearable tech isn't just for humans any more. whistle.com By Clara Mancini, The Open University With the likes of Google Glass, Fitbit, and Emotiv wearables are now a familiar concept. Perhaps less known is that animals have been fitted with wearable ...
Article - The Conversation - Nov 14 2014 - 6:00pm
- Artificial Intelligence Creates Magic Tricks
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Researchers have taught a computer program the outline of how a magic jigsaw puzzle and a mind reading card trick work, as well the results of experiments into how humans understand magic tricks, and it created completely new variants on those tricks whic ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2014 - 10:57am
- Artificial Intelligence Software Using Images Boosts Web Searches
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New artificial intelligence software uses photos to locate documents on the Internet with far greater accuracy than ever before, showing for the first time that a machine learning algorithm for image recognition and retrieval is accurate and efficient eno ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2014 - 5:00pm
- Peer Review Has Problems And We Need A Fix
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Where it begins. Nature By Andy Tattersall, University of Sheffield Dirty Harry once said, “Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one”. Now that the Internet has made it easier than ever to share an unsolicited opinion, traditional methods of academic ...
Article - The Conversation - Nov 19 2014 - 8:00am
- Changing A Landscape With Your Mind Is Hugely Relaxing
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By Sue Thomas, Bournemouth University Looking over the landscape I could see an old tree standing frozen and seemingly dead, its branches coated with icy rime. Around it, mossy grass and small rocks lay beneath a coating of snow and in the distance gliste ...
Article - The Conversation - Nov 19 2014 - 4:30pm
- The Internet Of Things And Security: Will A Hacker Stop Your Heart Or Car?
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When all your appliances are internet-enabled, whose hands are holding the remote control? Hands image/ Shutterstock By Temitope Oluwafemi, University of Washington ...
Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2017 - 9:20am
- Which Government Created Regin, One Of The Most Sophisticated Espionage Bugs Ever Discovered?
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Worry only if you have something to hide. Finchen By Andrew Smith, The Open University The computer-security firm Symantec says it may have found some of the most sophisticated malicious software ever made. The cyber-espionage bug, called Regin, has been ...
Article - The Conversation - Nov 25 2014 - 9:02am
- Bitcoin And Anonymity: User's Identity Can Be Revealed Much Easier Than Thought
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Bitcoin calls itself the new money and says it can be minted and exchanged on the Internet, faster and cheaper than a bank. It's gotten a lot of attention but how anonymous is it? Not very, if you have computers and about $1,500. Several groups world ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2014 - 3:35pm
- You Are Not Alone, Shows Hacked Webcam Site
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If you don't put a piece of tape over your webcam, get used to being watched. adafruit, CC BY-NC-SA By Gordon Fletcher, University of Salford ...
Article - The Conversation - Nov 25 2014 - 5:30pm
- Thanksgiving Science: Artificial Pancreas Improves Treatment Of Type 1 Diabetes
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A clinical trial compared three alternative treatments for type 1 diabetes and confirms that an external artificial pancreas improves glucose control and reduces the risk of hypoglycemia compared to conventional diabetes treatment. An emerging technology ...
Article - News Staff - Nov 27 2014 - 12:13pm