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Interesting Engineering on Brain
MIT Researchers Just Discovered an AI Mimicking the Brain on Its Own
AI can tell us a lot about the brain. Learn how MIT researchers discovered machine learning mimicking both brain function and evolution.
Interesting Engineering on Nature
Evolution of the tree roots may have caused mass extinction 300 million years ago
The evolution of tree roots may have been the cause of mass extinction.
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Scientists create an optical illusion that feels like an expanding black hole
Scientists have created an optical illusion that can make you feel like you are being swallowed by an expanding black hole. The illusion reveals new secrets to how the pupil in the human eye functions in response to our perception.
Transparent solar panels could replace windows in the future. Here's how
Transparent solar panels are a real thing, and they're not just on paper as they are already popping up around the world.
This 3,700-Year-Old Tablet is the Oldest Example of Applied Geometry
Ancient Greeks have been credited with the invention of trigonometry, but a mathematician reveals Babylonians used it about a thousand years earlier.
A Turkish Farmer Tests Out VR Goggles on Cows To Get More Milk
A farmer in Turkey is testing VR headsets on his cows to see if they would produce more milk when they're tricked into thinking they're on green fields.
Downloading the Human Brain to a Computer: Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Elon Musk's Neuralink could eventually lead to human symbiosis with artificial intelligence.
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