MEC Gisela Aguilar Martínez En recientes estudios se descubrió que algunas de las mayores olas de calor no han sido registradas hasta el momento. Dichos estudios también prevén que a medida que se agrave el cambio climático, estos fenómenos serán más intensos en el futuro. Cada año parece más común que las olas de calor […]
Deep learning, neural networks, imitation games—what does any of this have to do with teaching computers to “learn”?
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This video will inspire you and is aimed to bring your interest in reading books. This video is my imagination of the beauty of books. I have had a lot of fun while making this short video. Hope you also enjoyed this video. Comment your views about it in the comment section. «Books break the […]
A short but sweet clip of Carl Sagan describing books. Taken from the excellent television series ‘Cosmos’.Mostrar menos
The beaches of Tulum, Mexico are home to hundreds of nesting endangered sea turtles. Volunteers at the Xcacel Sea Turtle Camp help get thousands of sea turtles to the ocean safely. One volunteer, Aurora, gets her perspective changed from this experience.
How the Big Bang gave us time, explained by theoretical physicist Sean Carroll. In this Big Think interview, theoretical physicist Sean Carroll discusses the concept of time and the mysteries surrounding its properties. He notes that while we use the word «time» frequently in everyday language, the real puzzles arise when we consider the properties […]
The waggle dance performed by honey bees is a complex behavior that communicates directional information. In a recent paper, researchers demonstrated that younger bees learn critical parts of this dance from older, more experienced bees. Bees that learn without the benefit of teachers have errors in their dance, and while some of which can improve […]
This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Sometimes, it’s really hard to be happy. And there’s a reason for that: The human brain isn’t hard-wired for happiness. Why? Because happiness isn’t essential for survival. To make matters worse, our minds can deceive […]
You’ve probably heard that your metabolism slows down as your age. Turns out, that isn’t entirely true. A new study revealed that your metabolism actually remains steady throughout most of your adult life. Every minute of every day, your body is converting food or stored fat into energy to keep itself going—pumping blood, expanding and […]
Células acinares del páncreas, en proceso de inflamación. / Isidoro Cobo/CNIO Agencia SINC El páncreas, situado detrás del estómago, gestiona el suministro de energía de nuestro organismo. Lo hace segregando las proteínas (enzimas) responsables de que la glucosa, el principal combustible del cuerpo, llegue a otros órganos en el momento y cantidad necesarios. Estas proteínas se […]
These worms can eat plastic. Not only that, but they can digest it too! In the fifth and final episode of ‘Planet Fix’, we speak to the scientists exploring how nature is fighting back against one of the world’s biggest polluters.
Scientists have created a robot that «thinks» and acts like a worm after inserting software modeled on the neural connections in a worm’s brain inside a Lego robot. WSJ’s Monika Auger reports.
Uploading your mind to a computer might one day let humans cheat death. The technology’s a long way off, but researchers are working on closing that gap. This episode was brought to you and inspired by the movie Self/less.
