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Fossilised plants tell stories of Earth’s capricious past. By participating in the Fossil Atmospheres project, you can help researchers uncover them, find Layal Liverpool

NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.

NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.

From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.

Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.

In underwater acoustics, deep learning may improve sonar systems to help detect ships and submarines in distress or in restricted waters. However, noise interference can be a challenge. Researchers now explore an attention-based deep neural network to tackle this problem. They tested two ships, comparing their results with a typical deep neural network, and found […]

Athletes still have the edge over action video gamers when it comes to dynamic visual skills, a new study shows.

LEO carves out a new type of locomotion somewhere between walking and flying.

The use of blockchain technology as a communication tool for a team of robots could provide security and safeguard against deception, according to a new study. The research may also have applications in cities where multirobot systems of self-driving cars are delivering goods and moving people across town.

Researchers developed a fully-integrated robotic arm that fuses visual data from a camera and radio frequency (RF) information from an antenna to find and retrieve object, even when they are buried under a pile and fully out of view.

How do social conventions change? Robotic engineers and marketing scientists joined forces to study this phenomenon, combining online experiments and statistical analysis into a mathematical model that shows how a committed minority can influence the majority to overturn long-standing practices.

Immersive virtual reality disrupts the child's default coordination strategy, scientists show, something that should be taken into account when developing virtual reality rehabilitation protocols for children.

Researchers are developing artificial intelligence that could assess climate change tipping points. The deep learning algorithm could act as an early warning system against runaway climate change.

Researchers have found that learning -- a universal feature of intelligence in living beings -- can be mimicked in synthetic matter, a discovery that in turn could inspire new algorithms for artificial intelligence (AI).

Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape.

Economists authored a new study showing that aging populations lead to greater implementation of robots in workplace settings.

The sea slug has taught neuroscientists the most basic intelligence features that any creature in the animal kingdom needs to survive. Now, researchers have mimicked these strategies in a quantum material, a step toward figuring out how to build artificial intelligence directly into hardware.

A team studied whether hanging out with conversational agents, such as Alexa or Siri, could affect the way children communicate with their fellow humans.

Building a base on the moon was once something out of science fiction, but now scientists are starting to consider it more seriously. Researchers are investigating methods for mining lunar resources to build such a base, using swarms of autonomous robots.

Researchers have developed electrically-driven soft valves to control hydraulic soft actuators. These valves could be used in assistive and therapeutic devices, bio-inspired soft robots, soft grippers, surgical robots, and more.

A new, automated, artificial intelligence-based algorithm can learn to read patient data from electronic health records. In a side-by-side comparison, scientists showed that their method accurately identified patients with certain diseases as well as the traditional, 'gold-standard' method, which requires much more manual labor to develop and perform.

Many arboreal lizards leap and glide from tree to tree, but what if they can't glide to a gentle, four-point landing? Researchers documented many such leaps of the common house gecko, and found that they often hit trees headfirst and rebounded violently. Their recovery strategy -- grab on with the back feet and leverage their […]

A new study explains the science behind microscale concave interfaces (MCI) -- structures that reflect light to produce beautiful and potentially useful optical phenomena. Future applications of these effects could include aiding autonomous vehicles in recognizing traffic signs, researchers say. Multiple images, including of a sign created using the material, are available.

If humanoid robots with the same appearance are mass-produced and become commonplace, how will human beings react to them? In a series of six experiments, scientists examined peoples' reactions when presented with images of people with the same face. Their results reveal a new phenomenon they call the clone devaluation effect -- a greater eeriness […]

Facial recognition is now common in adults, but researchers have developed software that can reliably detect a premature baby's face in an incubator and remotely monitor its heart and breathing rates - rivaling ECG machines and even outperforming them. This is the first step in using non-contact monitoring in neonatal wards, avoiding skin tearing and […]

As the popularity of attention in machine learning grows, so does the list of neural architectures that incorporate an attention […] The post A Tour of Attention-Based Architectures appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

This tutorial is designed for anyone looking for an understanding of how recurrent neural networks (RNN) work and how to […] The post Understanding Simple Recurrent Neural Networks In Keras appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

Python has become a defacto lingua franca for machine learning. It is not a difficult language to learn, but if […] The post How to Learn Python for Machine Learning appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

When it comes to sequential or time series data, traditional feedforward networks cannot be used for learning and prediction. A […] The post An Introduction To Recurrent Neural Networks And The Math That Powers Them appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

One crucial step in machine learning is the choice of model. A suitable model with suitable hyperparameter is the key […] The post Training-validation-test split and cross-validation done right appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

The attention mechanism was introduced to improve the performance of the encoder-decoder model for machine translation. The idea behind the […] The post The Attention Mechanism from Scratch appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is one of the bio-inspired algorithms and it is a simple one to search for an […] The post A Gentle Introduction to Particle Swarm Optimization appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

Attention is becoming increasingly popular in machine learning, but what makes it such an attractive concept? What is the relationship […] The post What is Attention? appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

Attention is a concept that is scientifically studied across multiple disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience and, more recently, machine learning. While […] The post A Bird’s Eye View of Research on Attention appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

In a previous post, we introduced the method of Lagrange multipliers to find local minima or local maxima of a […] The post Lagrange Multiplier Approach with Inequality Constraints appeared first on Machine Learning Mastery.

By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor    With AI systems today determining whether someone can get a job or a loan, it’s in the interest of the company running the AI system to make sure the underlying dataset is not so biased that it leads to errors in its conclusions.    Cases of biased data leading […]

By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor   Content moderation is becoming a bigger business, expecting to reach a volume of $11.8 billion by 2027, according to estimates from Transparency Market Research.  The market is being fueled by exponential increases in user-generated content in the form of short videos, memes, GIFs, live audio and video content and […]

By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor   Inevitably, AI has become a ripe subject for cartoons and comic strips. Cartoons are sometimes used to teach new concepts or present difficult material, as a way to ease into it. Cartoon comics designed to make people laugh often tap into fears that AI will be taking over […]

By AI Trends Staff   Companies who have some success with their initial AI projects are seeking ways to accelerate adoption to deliver more value to the business. One researcher has defined an AI Adoption Maturity Model that presents a roadmap for accelerating AI adoption.   The first stage of the six-step AI adoption maturity model is […]

By Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider    Have you been asked about manhole covers in any of your recent high-tech company job interviews?    Probably you have.    Yes, oddly enough, manhole covers have become a common topic for job interviews in the last several years, especially when seeking a job at a high-tech firm. You might […]

By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor  In a recent survey, senior business executives admitted to their sometimes unethical use of AI.  The admission of being openly unethical came from respondents to a recent survey conducted by KPMG of 250 director-level or higher executives at companies with more than 1,000 employees about data privacy.   Some […]

By John P. Desmond, AI Trends Editor   Nearly 100% of AI-accelerator chips are from Nvidia today, and the company cofounded in 1993 by CEO Jensen Huang is working hard to maintain its lead position in AI processing.   Still, the AI landscape now includes many companies engaged in efforts to build the next generation of AI chips, […]

By John P Desmond, AI Trend Editor   Experiences with AI and machine learning at CVS Health and St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho, are having practical benefits to the two organizations.   CVS Health is learning how to scale AI applications using machine learning, especially through the house of machine learning operations (MLOps) tools, according to Nels Lindahl, director of […]

By AI Trends Staff   What do you get when you combine 5G and AI with advanced drone development?   One answer is from Qualcomm’s recent launch of its Flight RB5 5G Platform, a reference drone containing computing at lower power with AI, 5G, and long-range Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.    According to the company in a press release, the drone […]

By Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider   Mice can be amazingly smart, mightily so. We all would likely agree that mice are quick on their feet and physically agile. On a personal level, I’ve dealt with mice that decided to take up residence at my home and were determined to stay without my permission and […]

The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction killed 75 percent of all species—and prompted a snakesplosion of biodiversity.

The unexpected discovery of the double-charm tetraquark gives physicists fresh insight into the strongest of nature’s fundamental forces.

Scientists are learning how this pollutant damages plants and trees, setting off a cascade of effects that harms everything from soil microbes to wildlife.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Shooting a web from your hands requires Spidey powers. But does keeping your grip on one of them require Spidey strength?

RTS,S proves that shots can work against parasites. But to eradicate this disease, scientists say we need more than just one tool.

In the new scientific (and literal) field of agrivoltaics, researchers are showing how panels can increase yields and reduce water use on a warming planet.

The agency knows it needs to adapt to climate-driven events that will increasingly threaten coastal launch sites and other key space infrastructure.

African swine fever killed half the pigs in China. There is no vaccine and no treatment. Now it’s in the Caribbean and on the doorstep of the US.

Urban areas can be 20 degrees hotter than the surrounding country. But green spaces and reflective pavement can make city life more bearable.

Deep in the mantle, a branching plume of intensely hot material appears to be the engine powering vast volcanic activity.

Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need help to avoid climate catastrophe.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Planck’s constant helps us understand atomic-sized things. One of the best ways to grok it is through this experiment involving different colors of light.

Researchers are struggling to figure out why people don’t get their Covid shots, and what language might persuade them. Saying “You gotta” seems to work.

It’s called eco-anxiety, a completely natural response to a world gone haywire. And it’s way more prevalent than you think, especially among young adults.

These apps and resources can help you manage your eco-anxiety—and take steps to tread more lightly on the planet.

Jupiter’s most enigmatic moon, one of a few ocean worlds in the solar system, will be the target of upcoming missions by NASA and the European Space Agency.

The massive deployment of wind and solar will turn you, the humble homeowner, into a critical actor in the operation of the US power grid.

As companies roll out the pink beer in October to raise awareness of the disease, one group is urging young women to think twice.

Norse warriors were famously musical, and people in the Dark Ages kind of hated that.

Perhaps fears over Facebook aren't that much different than previous worries over the effects of video games or Dungeons & Dragons.

Maybe the most surprising thing about 'The Closer' is how many people are watching it.

The musician discusses playing JRPGs as a kid, learning on the job, and how composing the game's soundtrack gave her a newfound sense of freedom.

WIRED spoke with the game's devs, plus a senior NASA astrobiologist, about the game and its vision of interstellar environmentalism.

The hit Netflix show pulls heavily from traditional Korean schoolyard games—and the stakes are, thankfully, very low.

For his new book, Douglas Wolk read more than 27,000 comic books. What he found was one single coherent saga: the Uncanny American Novel.

When a college student vanished, one overzealous detective convinced the press that he might have been been trapped in a series of tunnels by fellow gamers.

WIRED spoke with Ember Lab's cofounders about their animation background and the game's stunning Balinese influences.

The devs tried to engage with the complex politics of revolution. But the game falls into the same, tired traps.

Alongside William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' it is a foundational text for the genre.

The latest 007 flick was the first major theatrical release pushed back during lockdowns. Now it might be the biggest opening since the pandemic hit.

“I’d never want to hide how much I make, so I’m down to make a meme out of it,” one top streamer told WIRED.

The Switch exclusive is a fine return to form for the series, but it would benefit from antagonists that are, you know, actually scary.

Frank Herbert’s son is the keeper of the canon and the ultimate defender of his dad’s work.

WIRED spoke to creators at Ubisoft to find out how they shot the AAA title’s crucial opening scene—when actors and engineers couldn’t work in the same space.

The data breach apparently includes source code, gamer payouts, and more.

Suddenly everyone has an opinion on your gameplay.

The director has wanted to adapt Frank Herbert’s book since he was a teenager. Now he’s finished (the first half of) what he hopes will be the ultimate Dune.

A slew of new options convince me that they might just benefit from more screen time, not less.

Plus: Zuck’s Georgetown speech, Microsoft’s upgrade plans, and William Shatner’s trip to space.

The Microsoft subsidiary had agreed in 2014 to censor content in China, but that apparently wasn’t enough for tougher government regulators.

It’s not a fantasy: VC valuations and spending on startups in 2021 are off the charts, and the year isn’t over yet.

As language models get more complex, they also get more expensive to create and run. Some companies are locked out.

GM thinks consumers might pay $135 a month for emergency assistance, enhanced maps, and software-enabled upgrades that boost acceleration.

“Reading these headlines about record rounds, you have to ask, who is having this experience?” one founder says. “Certainly not the women I know.”

Robin Carnahan, head of the agency that manages the federal government's offices and IT, is revamping job descriptions and pushing remote work.

Plus: Google’s evil perception, selfies from space, and lightning striking way more than twice.

Researchers used specialized chips and simulation software to teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks.

The social media behemoth outlines plans to bring speedy internet access to hard-to-reach places.

Students—many from lower-income households—were likely to use school-issued devices for remote learning. But the devices often contained monitoring software.

A photographer set out to capture the misinformation producers in a small town in Macedonia. He wound up revealing uncomfortable truths about his own profession.

Congress has been grilling the company’s executives for years. This time, Frances Haugen, the former employee behind an unprecedented leak of documents, will take the floor.

A decade after the passing of the visionary Apple cofounder, we’re still living in his world.

Last year, Netflix made a pledge that represents the tech industry’s best shot at redressing the nation’s racial inequality. How seriously should we take it?

In an interview with WIRED, CEO Hoan Ton-That said the company has scraped 10 billion photos from the web—and developed new ways to aid police surveillance.

Hundreds of (vaccinated) attendees gathered in a Beverly Hills hotel ballroom as Code Conference returned after a year off.

Plus: The original idea for Roomba, when startups grow up, and a mosquito invasion.

The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate.

The decentralized technology clashes with the government’s plans for a state-dominated economy—one that includes its own digital currency.

The company publicly claims its AI is amazing at removing harmful content, but internal documents suggest they know the algorithm is ineffective.

Before there was Big Tech, there were auto companies that prioritized profits over safety—until a leaked memo made it clear regulation was the only cure.

The media's rose-colored rhetoric on cooperation across the aisle is overblown—and threatens the road to substantive regulation.

The platform's shutdown sparked uncertainty and panic. It's time to invest in alternatives.

It's almost inevitable that social media forces us to see ourselves as objects—so why not opt out of the human image?

If nothing in medicine changes, it’s just a matter of time before yet another race-based risk calculator harms people of color.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is developing principles to guard against powerful technologies—with input from the public.

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on the 'Iliad,' asteroid mining, and unlikely heroes.

Freedom of religion was never meant to excuse people from obligations that apply to everyone.

It's time to reevaluate the cost of death care—and its environmental impact.

A couple times a month, I reach for a face mask that causes me pain—and makes me feel better. The science of masochism helps explain why.

Communicating scientific results in outdated formats is holding progress back. One alternative: Translate science for machines.

The free market has plenty of grandiose ideas about how to fix our broken planet. There's just one problem: We can't afford another bust.

When US tech companies opened offices there, it was supposed to mitigate oppression. Instead those workers are now vulnerable to threats from local authorities.

The classic comment and caption has become a meme in its own right. Harmless as it may seem, a close study reveals dark undertones.

The path forward requires a new understanding of our burning world.

Social scientists are researching what humans can do to improve their quality of life. Their findings echo what religious practices perfected centuries ago.

On influencers, symbolic analysts, and buying and selling in the age of turbo-capitalism.

A successful clinical trial on stimulating the vagus nerve shows that it could change everything from medical treatment to Olympic training. Are we ready?

Constant tracking has compromised Americans’ sense of themselves. But we may be able to regain our freedom.