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Audio long read: How a silly science prize changed my career
Download the 27 December long read podcast Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991, after years of collecting examples of weird research that he included in the Journal of Irreproducible Results. The aim of these satirical awards is to honour achievements that “make people laugh, then think”. While the initial response from the…
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Art and Science Assembled at Shhh Pavilion in San Diego
“Shhh Pavilion: Keeper of Hope” is a transformative blend of art, science, and nature in San Diego’s Research and Development District (RaDD). The renowned Chilean studio gt2P designed and built the pavilion. Their creative strategy, known as “paracrafting,” combines art, science, and cultural influences to produce striking public art, architecture, and design projects. Story of…
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Revisited: the endless sexual diversity of nature
Penguin noises by permission of freesound.org Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod
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Canadian researchers trial nature trick to boost mood in winter
The start of a new year: a time for optimism, ambitious plans to improve the world, and the grim suspicion that the first couple of months may well be a miserable slog through the deepest of winter’s gloom. But for those who fear the cold and dark ahead, help is on the horizon. Researchers in…
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Deep Bayesian active learning using in-memory computing hardware
Abstract Labeling data is a time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly procedure for many artificial intelligence tasks. Deep Bayesian active learning (DBAL) boosts labeling efficiency exponentially, substantially reducing costs. However, DBAL demands high-bandwidth data transfer and probabilistic computing, posing great challenges for conventional deterministic hardware. Here we propose a memristor stochastic gradient Langevin dynamics in situ learning…
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Deep Bayesian active learning using in-memory computing hardware
Abstract Labeling data is a time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly procedure for many artificial intelligence tasks. Deep Bayesian active learning (DBAL) boosts labeling efficiency exponentially, substantially reducing costs. However, DBAL demands high-bandwidth data transfer and probabilistic computing, posing great challenges for conventional deterministic hardware. Here we propose a memristor stochastic gradient Langevin dynamics in situ learning…
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The Nature of Things is on YouTube!
A new year means new episodes of The Nature of Things! It also means a new YouTube channel for television’s longest-running science and nature program. Subscribe now for brand-new episodes every week, plus older episodes, incredible moments from the show and science and nature documentary shorts – plus fun extras with hosts Anthony Morgan and…
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Massachusetts Site Named National Natural Landmark
Interior Department Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today designated Nantucket Barrier Beach and Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts as the newest National Natural Landmark, reflecting its unique ecological diversity and rare coastal features. National Natural Landmarks recognize and encourage the conservation of publicly and privately owned and managed places that contain noteworthy biological and geological…
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Crafting visual worlds: scientist-artist Nicolas Decat’s vision for science storytelling
Nicolas Decat is a PhD student in neuroscience at the Paris Brain Institute. By day, he investigates what goes through people’s minds as they drift off to sleep. When they’re sleeping, he works on ways to turn science into visual stories that inspire. Credit: Nicolas Decat What does your research focus on? I am studying…
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India’s science workforce is under-used, survey finds
There are gaps in the best use of skilled labour across multiple scientific disciplines. Credit: Subhra Priyadarshini India’s science and technology (S&T) workforce is underutilized, a recent survey reveals. It exposes substantial gaps in the best use of skilled labour across multiple scientific disciplines and domains. This underutilization stems from a mismatch between skill supply…