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Novel math could bring machine learning to the next level
5m read · A team of Italian mathematicians, including a neuroscientist from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown (CCU), in Lisbon, Portugal, has shown that artificial vision machines can learn to recognize…
How to Solve a Rubik's Cube, Step by Step
1m read · Follow the eight steps described in this video and you too can start solving Rubik's cubes faster ... and faster ... and faster.
Girls’ comparative advantage in reading can largely explain the gender gap in…
2m read · In an earlier post, Do Boys Have a Comparative Advantage in Math and Science? I pointed to evidence showing that boys have a comparative advantage in math because they are much worse than girls at…
Where Is Everyone? 4 Possible Explanations for the Fermi Paradox
4m read · Given the sheer size of the universe, surely there are other sentient beings out there. But how come we haven’t heard from them?