giovedì 30 novembre 2017

# evol: they were even fluffier than previously thought

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<< Anchiornis’ contour feathers revealed a newly-described, extinct, primitive feather form consisting of a short quill with long, ind...
mercoledì 29 novembre 2017

# ai-bots: an autonomous "golem" perspective; bots could improvise, bots could appear emotionally intelligent, bots could become extremely robust, bots could use non-intercepting cryptic strategies.

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Feras Dayoub, Jonathan Roberts,  Michael Milford. We need robots that can improvise, but it's not easy to teach them right from wrong. ...
martedì 28 novembre 2017

# behav: large-eared bats adopting slow-flight feeding strategies

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AA << compare quantitative aerodynamic measures of flight efficiency of two bat species, one large-eared (Plecotus auritus) and one sm...
lunedì 27 novembre 2017

# ai-bot: a campaign to stop killer bots (i.e. near-future ubiquitous lethal autonomous weapons - nfulaw)

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<< In response to growing concerns about autonomous weapons, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a coalition of AI researchers and adv...
sabato 25 novembre 2017

# behav: a new dead leaf camouflage strategy with orange spots and unexpected preserved resonance (T. spurioculis)

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AA << study the wing mechanics and resonances of Typophyllum spurioculis, a new species of leaf-mimic katydid >> << This ...
venerdì 24 novembre 2017

# gst-chem: cascade reactions to generate complexity by triggering new chemical bonds from simple parent substances

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<< organic chemists can synthesize substances of almost any complexity — vitamins, proteins, terpenes, etc. To do this, they often use...
giovedì 23 novembre 2017

# gst: levitation in a temperature gradient: the two liquids don't mix

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<< A drop or two of cold cream in hot coffee can go a long way toward improving one's morning. But what if the two liquids didn...