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60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
Digital & Computing

60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

...research because they can perform mundane tasks rapidly and reliably. They never get tired or bored. However, they cannot replace scientists’ experience and intuition. AIs can help to “discover” relationships between different observed quantities in statistical sense, but humans are still needed to interpret those results appropriately. Once it has been properly...
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A very brief history of AI
Digital & Computing

A very brief history of AI

...research into artificial intelligence (AI). The idea of ‘thinking machines’ had long been a staple of science fiction, but serious research into the topic began in the mid-1940s, even before the invention of the digital computer. The term ‘artificial intelligence’ was created by the American mathematician John McCarthy, who in 1955 invited interested fellow...
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Fast Reactors and Thorium
Science, Maths & Technology

Fast Reactors and Thorium

...research reactor, which was built in 1946 at Los Alamos in New Mexico USA and named ‘Clementine’. Despite their long history, fast reactors have so far failed to break through to commercial success. There are some important technical differences and issues with fast reactor operation: · the neutron flux (neutrons per second per unit area) is typically much higher...
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How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...researching their outlet to communicating with them in a professional way. In this practical guide, we have compiled advice from six different science editors with extensive experience in commissioning pieces for a number of different outlets including Science, BBC Focus Magazine, New Scientist, the Mail and Guardian and SciDev.Net. Following the advice in this guide will...
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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...researchers in Religious Studies and Philosophy investigate immortality...Research into physical immortality is big business. Just try searching Google for the CEO of Apple Computers and biotech firm Genentech founded Calico (est. 2013). It's a company backed by a billion dollars of investment which aims to ‘devise interventions that slow aging and counteract...
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Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...researcher and teacher of systems thinking for many decades. I am fascinated by synergy and emergent properties and enjoy the unexpected. I retired from teaching a few years back and I am currently the Clerk (CEO) of a Livery Company the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers in the City of London. I use systems thinking tools in my work life to understand...
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Issues in women’s football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Issues in women’s football

...Transcript The 2015 Women's World Cup Steph and Carrie discuss Carrie’s research into the women’s World Cup using the 2015 tournament in Canada as a case study. Transcript These three audios are taken from the free OpenLearn course, The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide. The course discusses both the men’s and the women’s World Cups in detail....
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Investigating bacterial communication
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating bacterial communication

...research is bacterial communication. Signal molecules Quorum sensing is the process by which bacteria seem to communicate with each other and make decisions to behave en masse. The game of Risk as an analogue for the battles that go on within the body between pathogens and the body's defences A new approach to antibiotics? Exploring the possiblility of developing new...
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