New silicon ‘Neuropixels’ probes record activity of hundreds of neurons simultaneously
Promise to have a major impact on neuroscience
Scientists decipher mechanisms in cells for extending human longevity
A sirtuin-dependent intermittent pattern of chromatin silencing during yeast aging that is crucial for longevity
Daydreaming means you’re smart and creative
It also enables you to switch to “autopilot” for routine tasks like driving
A tool to debug ‘black box’ deep-learning neural networks
Brings transparency to self-driving cars and other self-taught systems
Researchers watch video images people are seeing, decoded from their fMRI brain scans in near-real-time
Advanced deep-learning “mind-reading” system even interprets image meaning, providing high-level categories (face, bird, etc.)
IBM scientists say radical new ‘in-memory’ computing architecture will speed up computers by 200 times
New architecture to enable ultra-dense, low-power, massively-parallel computing systems optimized for AI
This voice-authentication wearable could block voice-assistant or bank spoofing
Would disable unauthorized voice commands like “OK Google” or “Alexa”
AlphaGo Zero trains itself to be most powerful Go player in the world
Self-taught “superhuman” AI already smarter than its makers
Scientists report first detection of gravitational waves produced by colliding neutron stars
A cosmic sound-and-light show
