Erin

Erin

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AI could transform film visual effects. But first, the technology needs to address copyright debate

AI could transform film visual effects. But first, the technology needs to address copyright debate

In Cameron’s Terminator films, Skynet is an artificial general intelligence that...

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Why night owls struggle more when the clocks go back

Why night owls struggle more when the clocks go back

When the clocks go back and we gain an extra hour, it might seem like a welcome...

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Tracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood

Tracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood

Blood samples of patients infected with a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis...

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Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them

Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them

While this index is still in early development, it could one day help researchers...

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Black Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power

Black Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power

It may sound far-fetched, but the future of global technology supremacy could hinge...

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Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research

Our study highlights how extensive plastic pollution is – and how other living things,...

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How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up

How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up

If the government goes ahead and is successful in the courts, it could mean the...

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Behavioural science: could supermarket loyalty cards nudge us to make healthier choices?

Behavioural science: could supermarket loyalty cards nudge us to make healthier choices?

Advancements in loyalty schemes have been huge, with some even using gamified approaches,...

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Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing

Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing

The artificial intelligence boom has already changed how we understand technology...

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MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off

MicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off

It was well understood that proteins could mediate changes in gene expression as...

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To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials

To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials

Engineers can harness this energy to heat water and generate electricity through...

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A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe

A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe

In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the universe and its history

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Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away

Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away

As much as this might still be a fascinating glimpse of the future, it’s not the...

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A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

Research shows these kinds of groups are nothing new and are linked to eugenics...

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‘Ecocide’ is being used as a weapon of war in Ukraine. It should be one of the crimes tried in the International Criminal Court

‘Ecocide’ is being used as a weapon of war in Ukraine. It should be one of the crimes tried in the International Criminal Court

Since Feb. 24, 2022, Russia has been waging simultaneous wars in Ukraine: a conventional...

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