Artificial intelligence: how close is it to
passing the test

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The quest for artificial intelligence (AI) began long ago in human history?even earlier than you might think.

The Egyptians were the first people known to discuss the concept of a ?thinking machine," long before the technology we use today existed.

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The Cambridge Phenomenon

post from Sciencebase Science Blog on 14 May 2012 09:54:20 PM. © Sciencebase Science Blog

Just received a copy of The Cambridge Phenomenon by Kate Kirk and Charles Cotton with a foreword by Bill Gates that gives us a timeline of the evolution of Silicon Fen over the last half century. You can see a timeline on the associated website. From the first home computer to the ARM chip in [...]

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Scientists edge closer to delaying dementia

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Scientists at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute are one step closer to developing new therapies for treating dementia.

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Brain circuitry is different for women with
anorexia and obesity

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Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? A study recently published by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher shows that reward circuits in the brain are sensitized in anorexic women and desensitized in obese women.

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Sleepwalking prevalent among US adults

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Story Source What goes bump in the night? In many U.S. households: people. That's according to new Stanford University School of Medicine research, which found that about 3.6 percent of U.S. adults?or upward of 8.4 million?are prone to sleepwalking.

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When creative machines overtake man

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Machine intelligence is improving rapidly, to the point that the scientist of the future may not even be human! In fact, in more and more fields, learning machines are already outperforming humans.

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Mary's Monday Metazoan: Nothin’ there!

post from Pharyngula on 14 May 2012 09:22:24 PM. © Pharyngula

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VPT Adds 15 Amp Point of Load DC-DC Converter to
Space Family of Power Conversion Products

post from Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 14 May 2012 09:16:01 PM. © Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News

Blacksburg, VA (SPX) May 14, 2012
VPT, Inc., a HEICO company, has announced availability of a new point of load power converter designed and manufactured for use in the extreme environment of space. The new SVGA0515 Series point of load DC-DC converter is now qualified to MIL-PRF-38534 Class H and Class K by the Defense Logistics Agency. The SVGA delivers up to 50W of output power, is radiation hardened to 100 krads (Si) i

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NASA Robot Competition Rolls Onto WPI Campus June
14-17

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Worcester, MA (SPX) May 14, 2012
Autonomous robots created by 11 teams of engineers from across the country will compete for a NASA prize purse of $1.5 million on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in Worcester, Mass., June 14 -17. The challenge: design and develop the next generation of robots to explore the landscapes of other worlds. The NASA-WPI Sample Return Robot Challenge requires the competing te

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Mars Opportunity Rover Is A Go For More Travel

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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 14, 2012
After being stationary for 130 sols during the winter, Opportunity has resumed driving again. On Sol 2947 (May 8, 2012), the rover performed a 12-foot (3.7-meter) drive down from her winter perch, called "Greeley Haven." As expected, the rover's northerly tilt decrease from around 15 degrees down to about 8 degrees. All wheel currents, including the right-front wheel, were nominal. W

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