Virtual brains reconstructed from ancient, kiwi-sized primate skulls could help resolve one of the most intriguing evolutionary mysteries: how modern primates developed large brains. …read more Source:: Science
Day: August 11, 2016
New R extension gives data scientists quick access to IBM’s Watson
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•By Katherine Noyes Data scientists have a lot of tools at their disposal, but not all of them are equally accessible. Aiming to put IBM’s Watson AI within closer reach, analytics firm Columbus …read more Source:: OpenSource
Linux TCP flaw lets ‘anyone’ hijack Internet traffic
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•What started as an attempt to secure TCP/IP in Linux ended up enabling an attack vector that can be used to break, or even hijack, Internet connections between Linux and …read more Source:: Linux
In a race for Cheetos, magpies win, but crows steal
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•In urban neighborhoods, magpies often nest near their cousin corvid species, crows. Nesting near a bigger bird affords them some extra defense against predators. But do they pay a food …read more Source:: Science
Orangutan able to guess a taste without sampling it, just like us
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•Without having tasted a new juice mix before, an orangutan in a Swedish zoo has enough sense to know whether it will taste nice or not based on how he …read more Source:: Science
Paraplegics regain some feeling, movement after using brain-machine interfaces
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•Eight people who have spent years paralyzed from spinal cord injuries have regained partial sensation and muscle control in their lower limbs after training with brain-controlled robotics, according to a …read more Source:: Science
Unearthed: The cannibal sharks of a forgotten age
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•Scientists have discovered incredible fossil evidence that a 300-million-year-old shark, which mildly resembled a modern-day bull shark, cannibalized its babies. …read more Source:: Science