Is Art Created by AI Really Art?
When AI creates compelling art, the meaning of creativity gets blurred
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Pogue Tags: TechnoFiles Computing Electronics Arts & Culture Source Type: research
How Fast Can a Marathon Be Run?
Is there an absolute minimum time to run a marathon? Will humans ever break the 2 hour mark? What does it take to set a world record marathon time?
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt Tags: Health The Body Source Type: research
Decoding the Overlap between Autism and ADHD
The two conditions often coincide, but the search for common biological roots turns up conflicting evidence
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ricki Rusting Spectrum Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Cognition Neuroscience Source Type: research
Renewing the Contract between Academia and Society
Universities owe the public a fresh look at their educational and research missions
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Abraham Loeb Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Winter Olympics: Could Plastic "Ice" Help Overcome Bias toward Colder Countries?
Bobsled, luge and skeleton tracks lined with plastic rather than ice could make those sports more accessible worldwide
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Larry Greenemeier Tags: Tech Engineering Arts & Culture Chemistry Source Type: research
Beetle Liberation Due to Regurgitation
The bombardier beetle can spray its hot brew of toxic chemicals even after bring swallowed, to force a predator into vomiting it back out.
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Tags: The Sciences Biology Chemistry Evolution Source Type: research
Prehistoric Wine Discovered in Inaccessible Caves Forces a Rethink of Ancient Sicilian Culture
The samples represent the oldest vino found in Europe or the Mediterranean region
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Davide Tanasi The Conversation US Tags: The Sciences Arts & Culture Evolution Source Type: research
If We Found Life on Mars, How Would We Know?
Despite decades of Red Planet exploration, the protocols for confirming evidence of life there are still quite hazy
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Leonard David SPACE.com Tags: The Sciences Biology Space Source Type: research
The Case for the "Self-Driven Child"
In a new book, an argument for giving children more of a sense of control over their lives
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Gareth Cook Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Cognition Source Type: research
Trump Budget Would Slash Science across Agencies
NASA, NOAA, EPA and the Interior and Energy departments hope Congress will push back
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Scott Waldman ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
How Technology Can Make Valentine's Day Much, Much Better
Brain implants could eliminate miscommunication between lovers
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John Horgan Tags: Tech Medical & Biotech Source Type: research
Sewage Shows the Way to a Novel Diabetes Vaccine
Viruses found in contaminated water may protect against type 1 diabetes
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Kristen M. Drescher Steven Tracy Tags: Features Health Medicine Source Type: research
Stemming the Plastic Tide: 10 Rivers Contribute Most of the Plastic in the Oceans
The Yangtze alone pours up to an estimated 1.5 million metric tons into the Yellow Sea
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Prachi Patel Tags: Advances Sustainability Environment Source Type: research
Cannibal Sex and Love Darts: Animal Libido Is Not for the Fainthearted [Slide Show]
Some creatures have unusual ways of courting their Valentines
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Yasemin Saplakoglu Tags: The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
To Fight Fatal Infections, Hospitals May Turn to Algorithms
Machine learning could speed up diagnoses and improve accuracy
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Source: Scientific American - February 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: John McQuaid Kaiser Health News Tags: Health Biotech Public Health Medical & The Sciences Math Source Type: research
