| Hints of 'time before Big Bang'A team of physicists has claimed that our view of the early Universe may contain the signature of a time before the Big Bang. |
| AI Success StoriesI’ve been invited to give a talk on AI Success Stories, so I’ve compiled a list of things that illustrate progress in AI research. |
| Free Access to the AI JournalTo maximise the readership of the AI Journal, through an arrangement with Elsevier, Associates of IJCAI may obtain personal electronic access to the online contents of this international publication. |
| Do Bayesian statistics rule the brain?This week's New Scientist has a fascinating article on a possible 'grand theory' of the brain that suggests that virtually all brain functions can be modelled with Bayesian statistics - an approach discovered by an 18th century vicar. |
| That Alien MessageImagine a world much like this one, in which, thanks to gene-selection technologies, the average IQ is 140 (on our scale). Potential Einsteins are one-in-a-thousand, not one-in-a-million; and they grow up in a school system suited, if not to them personally, then at least to bright kids. Calculus is routinely taught in sixth grade. Albert Einstein, himself, still lived and still made approximately the same discoveries, but his work no longer seems exceptional. |
| Full Size Neo-Bladders Do Well in Animal ModelsTengion, a company out of East Norriton, PA, has successfully grown full size replacement bladders in large mammal models, helping pave the way for the company to receive FDA clearance to initiate clinical trials on humans in 2009. |
| A New Way to Treat ObesityResearchers believe that they might be able to combat obesity by blocking a nerve that helps regulate digestion. |
| Get Smarter: 12 Hacks That Will Amp Up Your BrainpowerYour IQ is basically hardwired. Still, there are lots of ways to get smarter — to max out your so-called functional intelligence. Think of it as a software upgrade. Our guide to better brainpower shows you how to boost your memory, sharpen your concentration skills, and even pop the right combination of drugs and supplements. Start download now. |
| It's Better To Go Hungry Than Go Running, Mouse Study SuggestsA study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie diet can extend the lifespan of rodents, a benefit that even regular exercise does not achieve. |
| My experiment with smart drugsIt was, they said, Viagra for the brain. It was originally designed for narcoleptics in the seventies, but clinical trials had stumbled across something odd: if you give it to non-narcoleptics, they just become smarter. Their memory and concentration improves considerably, and so does their IQ. |
| Robotic JellyfishTwo kinds have been invented: one type that swims in water and one (shown in the video) that swims in air, via a small helium bladder. The parallels in their motions -- clearly visible in the video -- feel so organic that we immediately assign them life-like adjectives. |
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