New Techniques Yield More Intelligence
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The U.S. military is reaping more high-quality intelligence tips from Iraqi prisoners than ever since it jettisoned several coercive interrogation techniques after the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal in May, the American general in charge of Iraqi prisons said Monday.
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Humans will upgrade their nervous systems with technology, a professor predicts--and then they'll be open to computer viruses.
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Researchers in England and Switzerland use video cameras and virtual-reality goggles to make subjects observe "themself" from elsewhere in the room. They learn: "The brain can trick itself."
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It's not exactly light reading, but there's plenty of good news in a report from the National Academy of Engineering. It's a list of the "Grand Challenges" in engineering this century compiled by an array of experts like the genetics researcher J. Craig Ventner and Google's Larry Page. What's encouraging isn't so much the list [...].
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Combining massive quantities of data, insights into human psychology, and machine learning can help humans manage surprising events, says Eric Horvitz.
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The opening scenes of this new show give proof of intelligence, and the series might yet display that intelligence more effectively.
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Scientists have mapped a key network of switches in the brain which could aid research into neurological conditions.
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New technology applies electrical fuses to help identify and repair faults.
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Scientists have uncovered clues about how the brain imitates the actions of others.
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Materials that could allow levitating trains and ultra powerful computers to become commonplace are coming of age
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Experts in a field can benefit from an outsiderâs perspective.
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New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.
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New sensor technology is not limited to tracking mileage.
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We and our machines are about to go through a rocky transition as the machines get smarter and take over more tasks.
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Researchers are working on the nose-mouse, and other unorthodox ways of moving a cursor.
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New research is challenging the idea that memory becomes more accurate with age.
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A cell phone is on the way that reportedly is so smart it can predict what you are about to do. According to research in the journal New Scientist, the phone learns about the things