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Have you ever felt a creeping sensation that someone’s watching you? Then you turn around and you don’t see anything out of the ordinary. Depending on where you were, though, you might not have been completely imagining it. There are billions of things sensing you every day. They are everywhere, hidden in plain sight – … Read more
Despite AI’s impressive feats at driving cars and playing games, a new book by psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer argues that our brains have plenty to offer that AI will never match Humans 2 March 2022 By Chen Ly IN THE 1950s, Herbert Simon – a political scientist and one of the founders of AI – declared … Read more
A new study has demonstrated crows can assign value to their tools just like we do. “Many of us will fuss about a brand-new phone, making sure it does not get scratched, dropped or lost. But we may handle an old phone with a cracked screen quite carelessly,” said behavioral ecologist Barbara Klump now at … Read more
Radiative cooling means ordinary windows are not very effective at keeping buildings warm or cool as required, but modified windows could help save energy Technology 16 December 2021 By Chen Ly Windows in a house covered by snow Botastock images/Alamy A smart window that automatically keeps heat in during the winter and lets it out … Read more