Plastic pollution is a major global issue but grasping the scale of the problem can be challenging. In a recent...
Algorithms that help consumers decide what to stream or buy online can do more than predict customers’ habits: They can...
As a kid, Justin Boutilier would sometimes get roped into helping his dad, a paramedic and firefighter, perform automated external...
It’s hard to tell the difference between a newborn boy and girl based solely on temperament characteristics such as the...
Machine-learning systems are increasingly worming their way through our everyday lives, challenging our moral and social values and the rules...
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are teaching microscopes to drive discoveries with an intuitive algorithm,...
Imagine a psychic telling your parents, on the day you were born, how long you would live. A similar experience...
Can you identify if someone is anxious based on how they walk? That’s what students at Clarkson University wanted to...
Humans observe the world through a combination of different modalities, like vision, hearing, and our understanding of language. Machines, on...
Snapfeet is a new mobile phone app that shows how well shoes will fit based on the 3D shape of...
Researchers at the University of Missouri are applying a form of artificial intelligence (AI)—previously used to analyze how National Basketball...
Plants can’t speak up when they are thirsty. And visual signs, such as shriveling or browning leaves, don’t start until...
