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Animal and human forms of communication may be much closer than we previously thought.
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Meet Rana el Kaliouby
What if our high-tech devices understood—and could respond to—our emotions? Computer scientist Rana el Kaliouby is on a mission to humanize technology with artificial emotional intelligence, or what she calls “Emotion AI.”
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Rana el Kaliouby is on a mission to humanize technology with artificial emotional intelligence.
Chatty birds may put their friends at risk of colliding with buildings
Forty years and 70,000 bodies tell the grim tale of why some night-flying birds might crash into buildings more often than others.
Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Melanoma
A deep learning system has learned to accurately identify skin cancers in photographs.
Saturn’s Innermost Moons Are Red Ravioli, Thanks to Its Rings
The planet’s trademark rings appear to have played a crucial role in crafting the color and shape of some of its smallest moons.
Bacteria Get Funky in Space. Scientists Are Fighting With Metal.
Bacteria, both good and bad, go wherever humans do. Understanding their quirks in outer space is key to preserving astronauts’ health.
Do Genes Dictate How Mice Cope With Trauma?
Scientists have uncovered a gene that affects how mice encode fear-based memories—which could inform the study of psychiatric disorders like PTSD in humans.