At first glance, the idea sounds implausible: a computer made not of silicon, but of living brain cells. It’s the kind of ...

Computer scientist Amit Sahai, PhD, is asked to explain the concept of zero-knowledge proofs to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Using a variety ...

In this video, we explore various aspects of artificial intelligence and consciousness, discussing: - AI in science fiction ...

Crows may be bird-brains, but the feathered creatures can understand the highly abstract concept of zero, new research suggests. The concept of zero, as used in a number system, fully developed in ...

When the Clay Mathematics Institute put individual $1-million prize bounties on seven unsolved mathematical problems, they may have undervalued one entry—by a lot. If mathematicians were to resolve, ...

Is there a central concept that pervades and frames modern empirical natural science? Could a single idea weave throughout natural scientific inquiry and frame the essential fabric of our objective ...

A team of researchers from Barclays’ chief technology and innovation office, in collaboration with IBM, have published a paper describing a proof-of-concept quantum optimised application. The paper, ...

A ULM computer science student team won the DevDays HealthTech Challenge, earning a $5,000 prize for Kneva, an innovative ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In 1983, I attended a high school in a small farming community. I was active in sports, ...

The scientific paper—the actual form of it—was one of the enabling inventions of modernity. Before it was developed in the 1600s, results were communicated privately in letters, ephemerally in ...

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