Technology

What Can You Believe In An Open Access Journal World?

It’s never been easy for readers to know what to believe in academic research. The entire history of science publishing has been riddled with controversy and debate from its very beginning when Hobbes and Boyle, scientists at the Royal Society in London, ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 11 2015 - 8:01am

Machine Learning? No, Machine Teaching

Human learning is a complex, sometimes mysterious process. Most of us have had experiences where we have struggled to learn something new, but also times when we've picked something up nearly effortlessly. What if a fusion of computer science and psy ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2015 - 4:13pm

Found: 11 Security Flaws In Popular Internet Browsers

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing developed a new cyber security analysis method that discovered 11 previously unknown Internet browser security flaws. Their findings were honored with the Internet Defense Prize, an ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2015 - 7:30am

A Brain-computer Interface For Controlling An Exoskeleton

Scientists working have developed a brain-computer control interface for a lower limb exoskeleton by decoding specific signals from within the user's brain using an electroencephalogram (EEG) cap. The system allows users to move forwards, turn left a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2015 - 5:51pm

Processing Changes Could Lead To Better-tasting Grocery Store Tomatoes

Tomato lovers rejoice: Adding or rearranging a few simple steps in commercial processing could dramatically improve the flavor of this popular fruit sold in the grocery store, according to researchers. "Ideally, tomatoes should be picked ripe and the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2015 - 7:30am

Turning Breath Into Words For Paralysis Victims

A new device transforms paralysis victims’ breath into words. Billed as a tool to help bring back the art of conversation for sufferers of severe paralysis and loss of speech, the prototype analyses changes in breathing patterns and converts ‘breath signal ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2015 - 12:13pm

Artificial Intelligence: It's Time To Talk About What Emotions We Want AI To Have

Forget the Turing and Lovelace tests on artificial intelligence: I want to see a robot pass the Frampton Test. Let me explain why rock legend Peter Frampton enters the debate on AI. For many centuries, much thought was given to what distinguishes humans f ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2015 - 9:00am

Why Girls Are Less Interested In Computer Science: Classrooms Are Too 'Geeky'

Despite billions of dollars in outreach programs designed to lure women into computer programming, and companies mandating that more women be hired, most females would rather go into something involving people. Yet a new survey of 270 high school students ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2015 - 7:30am

Copters, Drones- Location Data Is Changing The World

Behind the success of the new wave of location based mobile apps taking hold around the world is digital mapping. Location data is core to popular ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, but also to companies such as Amazon or Domino’s Pizza, which a ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 3 2015 - 8:30am

We Need A Legal Definition Of Artificial Intelligence

When we talk about artifici al intelligence (AI) – which we have done lot recently, including my outline on The Conversation of liability and regulation issues – what do we actually mean? AI experts and philosophers are beavering away on the issue. But ha ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 3 2015 - 10:30am