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POPSArtificial Intelligence under the spotlight at BA Festival ‘Computers are now one million times more powerful than when I started my research career – no field has come close to this rate of development,’ he says. ‘If transport had progressed at the same rate we would be flying from London to New York in less than a tenth of second.’
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POPSEmotional robots in the spotlight The work is still well shy of an I Robot scenario with emotionally complex machines taking matters into their own hands, but the empathy empowering software being developed by Feelix Growing is a big step forward for robotics. See a short video on the website
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POPSBisexual Species Summary: homosexuality is a natural behavior in the animal kingdom and also occurs in captive situations, suggesting bisexuality is natural for birds, mammals, and other animals...and for humans as well
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POPSTrading Systems Rated - This site has real Trading System reviews I found this site and it's great if you're looking for the best trading systems from Forex, CFD, Option, Futures or as a Day Trader or someone looking for Automated trading systems... it has it all. Looks like it could do with some exprienced traders adding more reviews, but until then it's a one stop shop for pretty much every trading system on the market today.
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POPSDo We Think That Machines Can Think? This study is the first ever to investigate the neuronal basics of direct human-robot interaction on a higher cognitive level such as mentalizing. Thus, the researchers expect the results of the study to impact long-lasting psychological and philosophical debates regarding human-machine interactions and especially the question of what causes humans to be perceived as human.
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POPS“What is Life?” Evolution of Robots is Causing Scientists to Question “Robots are not human, but humans aren’t the only things that have emotions,” she said. “The question for robots is not, Will they ever have human emotions? Dogs don’t have human emotions, either, but we all agree they have genuine emotions. The question is, what are the emotions that are genuine for the robot?”
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POPSSpace Experts Call for ‘Fewer Astronauts, More Robots’ The suggestion sure makes a lot of economical sense. Resources should be focused to develop better technologies to carry load into orbit and beyond, because this is the real bottle neck of space exploration as of now. On the other hand, we cannot overlook the fact that sending men and women to space, ignites the imagination and inspires the coming generations. Space is the next frontier of adventure and mystery. The myth and the story are not less important than the economical aspect.
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POPSCan a Child Love a Robot? An interesting look at some of the possible moral development implications for young children when animals are replaced by robots. This article was written when the study was ongoing, so not many conclusions are drawn.
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POPSRobotic pooches cheer up elderly Will therapy dogs be replaced by therapy robots one day? This brings up interesting questions about why therapy dogs provide the benefits that they do. What are patients actually responding to?