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Are Humanoid Robots OP?
Actually though, if Boston Dynamics wants to let me compete in a deadlift-off against their robots, I'm 100% in.
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100 Years of Artificial Intelligence | 100 Years Challenge with KhAnubis!
As new as it might seem, people have been thinking about AI since the Middle Ages! Join me on a rapid-fire journey through the history of artificial intelligence from 1919-2019.
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Can AI Detect Your Emotions?
There's been a lot of hype about AI-based emotion recognition. How much is reality?
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A Girl's Guide to Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence systems have impacted and been impacted by women in ways that we don’t usually see in other populations. Let’s talk about it.
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Overwhelmingly Relevant
Duke University neuroscientist Jennifer Groh remarks upon the very notable overlap between the areas of the brain involved in sensory perception, spatial processing and motor control with other “high level functions” such as memory and...
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Darwin and the Butterfly
Astrophysicist Scott Tremaine, Institute for Advanced Study, gives the example of the particularities of our solar system to describe a common problem of astronomy and some other fields in the NS: determining whether what we see around...
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Bilingualism and Neuroplasticity
Psychologist Ellen Bialystok (York) discusses the effect that being bilingual has on the brain.
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Computational Complexity and Public Key Cryptography
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert (Oxford and NUS) describes how aspects of computational complexity are harnessed by cryptosystems like RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) which is a public-key cryptosystem that is widely used for secure data...
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Taking the Right Path
York University psychologist Ellen Bialystok describes why she believes that, as a result of the brain’s plasticity, bilinguals have developed a better functioning executive control system that more accurately guides our attention when...
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Situational Denial
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo (Stanford) describes how, more than 4 decades after his notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, many people still deny the importance of situational effects.
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Topological Quantum Computing
Nobel Laureate Anthony Leggett (Illinois) shares his excitement about the field of topological quantum computing.
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Heating Systems
“Heating Systems” explores four major heating systems used today and explains how each functions.
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Systems of Equations
“Systems of Equations” will explain how to tell whether two lines intersect, and if they intersect, how to solve them.
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Circulatory System
“Circulatory System” identifies the parts and purposes of the circulatory system.
Organizational Communication Channel
Karl Weick Partial Inclusion
Karl Weick's Partial Inclusion is a useful concept to explain the various degrees to which organizational employees are committed to their workplaces. Weick explained this in his 1979 book, The Social Psychology of Organizing.
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Cooling Systems
“Cooling Systems” examines refrigerators and air conditioners to highlight the importance of systems that keep temperatures cool.
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Weather: How Do Meteorologists Predict It?
A video entitled “Weather: How Do Meteorologists Predict It?” which reviews six aspects of weather in order to demonstrate the complexities of measuring and predicting it.
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Earth’s Interconnected Cycles
This video will explain the interconnected cycles of Earth—lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere—and how they work together.
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Understanding Cells
A video entitled “Understanding Cells” which introduces cellular biology by discussing the differences between basic cell types and introducing the topic of cell division.
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Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones
This video was sponsored by Brilliant. To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit http://brilliant.org/ScienceABC/. The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Your body...
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Is Your Stomach Acid (Gastric Acid) Diluted When You Drink Water?
Short answer: Yes, drinking a lot of water will certainly change the pH of the stomach, but this amount is trivial. However, since your stomach is very acidic, to begin with, drinking water will not dilute it significantly. Also, there...
Vlogbrothers
SYSTEMS!!!!
In which John discusses the interwoven systems that shape our destiny even though we rarely pause to think about them.
Vlogbrothers
What Can't a Billion Dollars Buy?
In which John discusses the strangeness of large numbers, and this year's Annual Letter from Melinda and Bill Gates. Other topics discussed include the human microbiome, the Green Revolution, the foreign aid budget in the United States,...