IEEE Spectrum
- by David SchneiderI hate the eye strain that often comes with peering through a telescope at the night sky—I’d rather let a camera capture the scene. But I’m too frugal to sink thousands of dollars into high-quality astrophotography gear. The Goldilocks solution for me is something that goes by the name of electronically assisted astronomy, or EAA.EAA […]
- by Roberto J. GonzálezEditor’s note: This article is adapted from the author’s book War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future (University of California Press, published in paperback April 2024). The blistering late-afternoon wind ripped across Camp Taji, a sprawling U.S. military base just north of Baghdad. In a desolate corner of the […]
MIT Technology Review
- by James O'DonnellMIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. After weeks of drawn-out congressional debate over how much the United States should spend on conflicts abroad, President Joe Biden signed a $95.3 billion aid package into…
- by Rhiannon WilliamsChatbot answers are all made up. This new tool helps you figure out which ones to trust. The news: Large language models are famous for their ability to make things up—in fact, it’s what they’re best at. But their inability to tell fact from fiction has left many businesses wondering if using them is worth…
New Scientist
- Generative AI models designed to create images from text can be adapted to construct complex optical illusions – pictures that look like different things when viewed from far away or with motion blur
- As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the country’s health agencies are ramping up surveillance efforts and working to develop a vaccine if needed
Science News
- by Meghan RosenDeaf experimental psychologist Rain Bosworth has found that babies are primed to learn sign language just like spoken language.
- by Carolyn GramlingResearch is needed on how ocean carbon removal methods — such as iron fertilization and direct capture — could impact the environment.