How the Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions
Yasemin Saplakoglu in Quanta: Memory and perception seem like entirely distinct experiences, and neuroscientists used to be confident that the...
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How Online Mobs Act Like Flocks Of Birds
By Renée DiResta in Noema: You’ve probably seen it: a flock of starlings pulsing in the evening sky, swirling this...
AI uses artificial sleep to learn new task without forgetting the last
Many AIs can only become good at one task, forgetting everything they know if they learn another. A form of...
Why Aesthetic Value Should Take Priority Over Moral Value
Aesthetic value is a catch-all term that encompasses the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the dramatic, the comic, the cute,...
Math behind the image (or the face behind the mask)
GHULAM MUSTAFA: At the time of this writing, there are about 6 billion smart phones on this planet. Each equipped...
Self-Taught AI Shows Similarities to How the Brain Works
Anil Ananthaswamy in Quanta: For researchers interested in the intersection of animal and machine intelligence, “supervised learning” might be limited...
What’s Strange But True About Japanese Kids, School Rules, Cities, Canals (Videos)
Here are some reasons why Japanese kids are different than the rest of the world: Schoolchildren follow rules that are...
Conversation With Qalandar on His Doodles
IRSHAD SALIM: Dr. Gholam Mustafa, a California-based professional whom we used to call 'Qalandar' in NED --this was in the...
Why Does Time Go Forwards, Not Backwards?
The arrow of time began its journey at the Big Bang, and when the Universe eventually dies there will be...
‘Heech’ or ‘Nothingness’: The Face of a Dervish
The art of attaining closeness to God via the annihilation of the ego which includes not only the base self but...
