Wikipedia’s Science Articles Are Elitist
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:58:06 +0000
Maybe Wikipedia readers shouldn’t need science degrees to digest articles about basic topics. Just an idea.
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The Flirtbot Condition
Credit to Author: Marie Vibbert | Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:30:00 +0000
A snapshot of what happens when a brokedown IRL chatbot struggles with learning humanity.
Read moreThe US Has Withdrawn from a UN Agency that Teaches Kids to Read and Protects Ruins
Credit to Author: Jason Koelber| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:23:00 +0000
UNESCO runs programs for education, preservation, and conservation.
Read moreThis Remote Arctic Park in Canada Can Now Be Visited on Google Street View
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:08:31 +0000
Fewer than 50 people visit Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island IRL each year.
Read morePhysicists Designed a Quantum Graph Search Technique That Matches Google
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:00:00 +0000
Researchers describe a fast new way of exploring complex data structures.
Read moreWhat it Means to Be an ‘Experimental Computer Poet’
Credit to Author: Mariana Fernandez| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:00:00 +0000
A conversation with Allison Parrish, the artist behind your favorite Twitter bots.
Read moreOrc Slavery Made Me Quit ‘Middle-earth: Shadow of War’
Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000
“When is my rest?,” he begged. I pulled him close to me, dominated his weakened mind, put him in my orc stable, and immediately shut down the game.
Read moreWhy Trump Can’t Strip NBC’s Broadcast Licenses
Credit to Author: Sam Gustin| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:16:43 +0000
“You basically have to kill someone or be a child sex predator to lose your broadcast license.”
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