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Tornadoes Of Sound Can Levitate Physical Objects
This tractor beam breakthrough means humans are one step closer to levitation. (via Seeker)
African countries have taken the first major step towards cheaper continental flights — By Yomi Kazeem | Quartz
“Yesterday (Jan. 28), 23 African countries launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) initiative by the African Union (AU). ”
New Silicon Probes Record Activity of Hundreds of Neurons Simultaneously
We helped develop Neuropixels probes to accelerate neuroscience research.
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1cm long and 70 microns across, this technology is capable of recording signals from 384 brain cells at the same time. #InnovationWeek
Identical monkeys born through true cloning
The first monkeys have been cloned in a historic breakthrough — could humans be next?
Data Can Enhance Creative Projects — Just Look at Netflix — By Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang | Harvard Business Review
“Rather than killing creativity, perhaps big data is fostering a new golden age of creativity.”
Activating a single gene is sufficient to change skin cells into stem cells
In a scientific first, researchers have turned skin cells from mice into stem cells by activating a specific gene in the cells using CRISPR technology. The innovative approach offers a potentially simpler technique to produce the valuable cell type and provides important insights into the cellular r…
Garry Kasparov on Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Politics, and AlphaZero Chess
Former world chess champion and human rights activist Garry Kasparov discusses artificial intelligence and the political and social implications of it.
Drawing on his recent book “Deep Thinking,” Kasparov outlines what he considers the potential of new technologies built on “machine learning.” Kasparov explains why free societies must prioritize technological progress and embrace the challenges associated with innovation. Finally, Kasparov considers the new artificial intelligence chess program, AlphaZero—what we can learn from it about chess, as well as the relationship between humans and machines.