How to Wire a Computer Like a Human Brain
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Frank
- November 11, 2020
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The goal of neuromorphic computing is simple: mimic the neural structure of the brain. Seeker checks out the current generation of computer chips that’s getting closer to reaching this non-trivial engineering task.
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How Graphene Could Help Us Build Bigger and Better Quantum Computers
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Frank
- November 5, 2020
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Quantum computers can solve problems in seconds that would take “ordinary” computers millennia, but their sensitivity to interference is major engineering obstacle. Now, researchers claim they’ve created a component that drastically cuts down on error-inducing noise. Seeker explains how graphene could make a big difference.
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This New Nuclear Battery Could Power Deep Space Missions for Decades
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Frank
- October 12, 2020
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Seeker explains how a new kind of nuclear battery could power missions into deep space. In April of 2020, NASA researchers announced they had come up with a new approach to fusion that has the potential to power missions into deep space, and maybe even future laptops here on Earth. This is really exciting news […]
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What Would a Quantum Internet Look Like?
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Frank
- September 26, 2020
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In this episode, Seeker tackles the question that’s on everyone’s minds: what will it take to have quantum internet in our home? Yes, Virginia, a quantum internet is in the works. The U.S. Department of Energy recently rolled out a blueprint describing research goals and engineering barriers on the way to quantum internet. The DOE’s […]
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The Future of Quantum Computing Could Live on a Cryogenic Chip
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Frank
- April 29, 2020
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Commercially viable quantum computing could be here sooner than you think, thanks to a new innovation that shrinks quantum tech down onto a chip: a cryochip. Seeker explains: It seems like quantum computers will likely be a big part of our computing future—but getting them to do anything super useful has been famously difficult. Lots […]
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Why Kids Write Letters Backward
As the pandemic has closed schools and I’ve become an impromptu teacher. I have always wondered why kids write letters backwards. Vox explains in detail.
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Why NASA Quarantined the Apollo 11 Astronauts
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Frank
- April 8, 2020
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With quarantines back in the public consciousness, you’d be surprised to hear that the Apollo 11 astronauts were themselves quarantined upon returning to Earth. Vox explains: In this episode of History Club, Vox’s Phil Edwards and Coleman Lowndes chat with Amy Shira Teitel of The Vintage Space about the Apollo 11 quarantine. It was an […]
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Deconstructing the 8-bit Arcade Font
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Frank
- April 6, 2020
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Last week, I explained to my son how 8-bit graphics worked. I can’t tell you how many sheets of graph paper I went through designing sprites back in the day. Although it was possible, I never made my own on Font on the Commodore 64. In his book Arcade Game Typography, type designer Toshi Omagari […]
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How and Why Coronavirus Scammers Can Send Fake Emails from the WHO
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Frank
- April 3, 2020
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With the rise of a the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s also a sharp rise in scammers trying to profit on the situation. Unfortunately, WHO’s email servers are not helping with the situation. During the coronavirus pandemic, scammers have sent several emails using the domain of the World Health Organization. Some are addressed from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
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Will Robot Writers Change the Internet?
Computers just got a lot better at mimicking human language. Researchers created computer programs that can write long passages of coherent, original text. Language models like GPT-2, Grover, and CTRL create text passages that seem written by someone fluent in the language, but not in the truth. That AI field, Natural Language Processing (NLP), didn’t […]
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