Shutterstock / Everything Possible The UK government has published a white paper on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). While an important step, the white paper is not enough to set the UK on the path to taking full advantage of AI. The government uses white papers to lay outContinue Reading
Meat brewed in bioreactors is on the way, but it’s still too expensive. The solution? Add a whole lot of plants.Continue Reading
Bricolage/Shutterstock It is hard to shake the intuition that there’s a real and objective physical world out there. If I see an umbrella on top of a shelf, I assume you do too. And if I don’t look at the umbrella, I expect it to remain there as long asContinue Reading
In today’s world, where competition in business is only increasing, making a profit is more important than ever before. In order to make a profit, a company needs to close deals with customers. However, successfully closing deals does not always depend on the quality of the product or service theContinue Reading
The yellowjacket wasp has a reputation as a British picnic invader Denis Vesely/Shutterstock It’s spring in England. The daffodils are in full bloom. A queen yellowjacket (Vespula) wasp emerges from your loft, dopey with hibernation and hungry for nectar. She starts to build a paper nest in which to raiseContinue Reading
Mark Witton, Author provided Picture a Tyrannosaurus rex, that ferocious yet one of the most beloved dinosaurs. Most people will probably imagine a scaly giant with enormous fangs, visible even when its mouth is closed. This is the image of toothy predatory dinosaurs that popular culture has perpetuated for overContinue Reading
Grail’s Galleri aims to screen for many more types of tumor than was previously possible. Large-scale clinical trials are underway.Continue Reading
In a cubist painting, reality is more than a single perspective can capture. wikipedia, CC BY-SA What does quantum mechanics, the most successful theory ever proposed by physics, teach us about reality? The starting point for most philosophers of physics is that quantum mechanics must somehow provide a description ofContinue Reading
Ice can trap pollutants and accelerate their breakdown, with troubling environmental consequences.Continue Reading
Interdisciplinary Research Professor at the University of Glasgow, Andrew Hoskins participated in an expert roundtable on ‘A New Security Paradigm for Financial Institutions’. The event, held online on March 27, 2023, was hosted by the Information Security Institute (Munich, Germany), and was under the auspices of the European Academy ofContinue Reading
