Why Artificial Brains Need Sleep
Like biological brains, artificial neural networks may depend on slow-wave sleep for learning. ...read more
Month: May 2020
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Death From Above: Seven Unlucky Tales of People Killed by Meteorites
Thousands of years of historical records show people are likely struck by meteorites surprisingly often. ...read more
What Is a Clinical Trial?
The only way to know if a medical treatment actually works is with a randomized-controlled trial. ...read more
How Will We Remember the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Years later, our memories of the pandemic may be somewhat distorted because of the way our brain processes emotions and events. ...read more
The Time of Trials: Waiting for a Coronavirus Vaccine
An infected and impatient world needs protection from Covid-19, but rushing it won't be easy. How can we speed up a complicated process? ...read more
What to Know Before the Historic Launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
SpaceX/Ashish Sharma ...read more
Drowning of the Marshes Protecting New Orleans is “Inevitable,” New Research Shows
The remaining Mississippi Delta marshes, covering an area larger than Connecticut, are already doomed by sea level rise — and others around the world could be too ...read more
Paleontologists Are Pretty Sure Spinosaurus Could Swim. But They’re Still Piecing Together What It Looked Like
Recent findings show the dinosaur may have been more comfortable in water than on land. But a full skeleton has never been found, leaving researchers to construct the beast’s image with scattered evidence. ...read more
Kids at Home? Earth School Wants to Send Them on a Nature ‘Quest’
Over 1.5 billion children can't go to school right now. An online program called Earth School hopes to help by offering kids, parents and teachers dozens of science "quests." ...read more