Needed: Info on Biodiversity Change Over Time
Understanding an ecosystem means following changes in the abundances and identities of the species present as the clock ticks. The BioTIME database should help.
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Source: Scientific American - February 21, 2018 Category: Science Tags: Sustainability Conservation EARTH Environment The Sciences Biology Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
North Korea's Growing Criminal Cyberthreat
The country’s cybercrime efforts are all seemingly state-sponsored and steal money that is then used to fund its cash-strapped government
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Dorothy Denning The Conversation US Tags: Tech Computing Electronics Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Fluctuating Rainfall Could Hurt Grazing Regions
Greater swings in dry and wet spells makes grass growth difficult, a challenge for pasturelands around the world
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Daniel Cusick E & E News Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Weather Source Type: research
Intelligent Machines That Learn Like Children
Machines that learn like children provide deep insights into how the mind and body act together to bootstrap knowledge and skills
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Diana Kwon Tags: Features Mind Cognition Tech Computing Electronics Engineering Source Type: research
Child's Play: Learning Like Infants May Boost Artificial Intelligence
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mariette DiChristina Tags: From the Editor Mind Cognition The Sciences Source Type: research
A Trip to "the Poopy Lab" In the Interest of Drug Development
In one small, Canadian city there is now a model of a mechanical human colon
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Eric Boodman STAT Tags: Health Biotech Medicine Public Health Source Type: research
What Makes Us Vibe?
We like other people in part because they think the way we do—but we may also think alike as a result of being friends
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Daniel Barron Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Source Type: research
When AI Steers Us Astray
A new debugging tool can pinpoint errors that cause neural networks to make mistakes
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Charles Q. Choi Tags: Advances Tech Computing Electronics Source Type: research
Enrico Fermi: The Last Man Who Knew Everything
David N. Schwartz talk about his latest book, The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age.
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Source: Scientific American - February 20, 2018 Category: Science Tags: Engineering The Sciences Arts & Culture Physics Policy Ethics Source Type: research
Paleo Profile: The Chimera Spider
An ancient arachnid related to early spiders shows a strange mix of features.
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Source: Scientific American - February 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Brian Switek Tags: The Sciences Evolution Source Type: research
Fake Mushroom Lures Pollinators into Floral Trap
Unassuming houseplant uses alter ego to get lucky at insects' expense
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Source: Scientific American - February 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Jennifer Frazer Tags: The Sciences Evolution Source Type: research
Undersea Recordings Reveal A Whale's Tale
By eavesdropping on the calls of blue whales, researchers hope to get a more accurate picture of the massive mammals' distribution and abundance. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Source: Scientific American - February 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Christopher Intagliata Tags: Sustainability Conservation The Sciences Source Type: research
Why Lemurs Have Such Strange Diets
Lemurs consume far less fruit than other primates
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Source: Scientific American - February 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Jason G. Goldman Tags: Advances The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
How to Fight Bias with Predictive Policing
The data-driven technique can perpetuate inequality, but if done right, it also presents an unprecedented opportunity to advance social justice
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Source: Scientific American - February 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Eric Siegel Tags: Tech Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Mars Rock Hitches Ride on NASA's Next Rover
The Curiosity rover will return a Martian meteorite to the Red Planet
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Source: Scientific American - February 19, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Calla Cofield Tags: Tech Engineering The Sciences Space Source Type: research
