2015年2月25日 星期三

2015-02-26 U.K. Science


PBS
   
Teaching computers how to play Atari better than humans   
PBS
Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on how an artificial intelligence business owned by Google has created software that can teaching itself to play classic Atari games better than a human. RELATED. RELATED. The deep Q-network (DQN) ...

Google network learns to play Space Invaders in breakthrough for artificial ...   Telegraph.co.uk
New artificial intelligence can learn how to play vintage video games from scratch   The Independent
Google machines learn to beat human gamers   Financial Times
BBC News   
The Guardian   
Daily Mail   
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The Guardian
   
Found: a black hole 12bn times the size of the sun   
The Guardian
Computer-generated artwork of a black hole. Scientists believe they have discovered one which is 12 billion times the size of our sun. Photograph: Mark Garlick/Getty Images/Brand X. Press Association. Wednesday 25 February 2015 19.35 EST. Share on ...

Astronomers find giant black hole in early universe   Daily News & Analysis
Astronomers stunned to find ancient black hole 12 billion times bigger than the sun   The Space Reporter
Astronomers find a shockingly ancient black hole the size of 12 billion suns   The Age
CBS Local   
Xinhua   
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Belfast Telegraph
   
New physics theory that could explain how life began 'has creationists terrified'   
Belfast Telegraph
A writer on the Salon website says that the theory has put God “on the ropes” and has “terrified” creationists. It proposes that life did not emerge by accident or luck from a primordial soup and a bolt of lightning. Instead, life itself came about by necessity – it ...

Has science just disproved God?   Metro
Could this scientist's new theory disprove God?   Whitsunday Times

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Techie News
   
Mars One's red planet dream embroiled in Earthly perils   
Techie News
Mars One wants to be the first company to send humans to Mars, but it seems that the Netherlands-based venture isn't able to keep away from Earthly perils including finances. Having announced its final 100 candidates from which it will select a few lucky ...

Mars One mission: 'My boyfriend is cool with me going to Mars on a one-way trip'   Telegraph.co.uk
Mars One plan to colonise red planet unrealistic, says leading supporter   The Guardian
Endemol axes plans for reality TV show that would record life of Mars One ...   Daily Mail
NBCNews.com   
The Eyeopener   
Entrepreneur   
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Daily Mail
   
Looking after the planet helps our health, says Prince Charles   
Daily Mail
In a keynote address to the Royal Society in London, the prince said: 'Protect the health of the planet, protect our health. 'Actions which are good for the planet are also good for human health.' He added: 'Taking a more active approach to transport by walking ...

Prince Charles: climate change is not a conspiracy   The Age
Climate change not a conspiracy: Charles   NEWS.com.au
Prince Charles: tend our planet like a sick patient   Telegraph.co.uk

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The Guardian
   
Russia outlines plans to build national space station after ISS ends in 2024   
The Guardian
Russia has pledged its support for the International Space Station until 2024 while many other nations involved are yet to commit beyond 2020. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images. Ian Sample, science editor. @iansample. Wednesday 25 February 2015 19.33 ...

Russia To Leave US Space Partnership, Go Its Own Way   Daily Caller
Russia promises manned flight to the Moon   Telegraph.co.uk
Photo taken from the international space station of the sun setting over New ...   Daily Mail
NDTV   
Spaceflight Now   
Quartz   
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Daily Mail
   
Could Earth's other 'moon' reveal the solar system's secrets?   
Daily Mail
But our planet's faithful companion may not be alone. A new object, dubbed 2014 OL339, has been found masquerading as Earth's 'second moon'. The new 'moon', which is in fact a 490ft (150 metre) asteroid, takes about a year to orbit the sun and is close ...

Earth's “other moon” has an unusual orbit with a story to tell   The Space Reporter
Earth's other 'moon' and its crazy orbit could reveal mysteries of the solar system   The Conversation UK
The Story Behind Earth's "Other" Moon And Its Completely Whacked Orbit   io9

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Syracuse.com
   
Are gerbils, not rats, to blame for spreading the Black Death?   
Syracuse.com
Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society's annual New England pageant Saturday, in Bedford, Mass. (Rodrique Ngowi | The Associated Press). Print · Allie Healy | ahealy@syracuse.com By Allie Healy | ahealy@syracuse.com The Post- ...

Gerbils may have brought plague to Medieval Europe   Maine News
We Were Wrong To Blame Rats For Black Plague   RTT News
A Promising Moment for Rat-Human Relations   Yahoo News UK
Voice Chronicle   
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NBCNews.com
   
Green Bay even colder than Mars during cold snap   
Fox11online.com
The Red Planet, Mars, has been home to a few robotic instruments over the past few years, most recently the Curiosity rover. And in the past couple days, its sensors picked up on a curious occurrence. The Curiosity rover is capable of taking atmospheric ...

Here's what a sunset from Mars looks like   9news.com.au
New Curiosity rover selfie makes Mars the star of the snapshot   CNET
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover sends back SELFIE from mountain on the red planet   Daily Mail
Mashable   
Christian Science Monitor   
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CTV News
   
Biologists lift lid on eyelash mystery   
CTV News
(Paris, France-AFP) - Why do humans and other mammals have eyelashes? Experts have been batting rival theories around for years. Eyelashes are dust catchers, snaring things that would otherwise drift into the eye, went one idea. Or they were sensors, ...

Scientists reveal the real reason you have eyelashes   Los Angeles Times
What's the Best Length for Eyelashes, Based on Science?   NBCNews.com
Eyelashes Decoded: The Ideal Lash Length is Just One-Third the Width of the Eye   News Every day
Maine News   
STGIST   
Daily Science Journal   
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