Meet the young woman whose algorithm assembled the first photo of a black hole
Katie Bouman helped the world see a black hole. Fans want ‘a rightful seat in history’ for her.
Sharing ‘The ENIAC story’
"The ENIAC Story" is reprinted from here. The world's first electronic digital computer was developed by Army Ordnance to compute World War II ballistic firing tables. By Martin H. Weik, 1961 Ordnance Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD "...With the…
NASA’s new flying robots for the International Space Station
"Propelled by electric fans, the robots can fly and navigate autonomously inside the space station using their built-in software and six cameras. Designed to assist astronauts, softly humming as they go, the Astrobees will do housekeeping chores, such as monitoring…
Undergrad discovers two exoplanets with AI
The term "artificial intelligence" was coined in a proposal for a research project published August 31, 1955, by John McCarthy (Dartmouth College), Marvin Minsky (Harvard University), Nathaniel Rochester (IBM), and Claude Shannon (Bell Telephone Laboratories). They are credited with launching…
Watch Buckminster Fuller’s lectures free online
"In January 1975, Fuller sat down to deliver the twelve lectures that make up Everything I Know, all captured on video and enhanced with the most exciting bluescreen technology of the day. Props and background graphics illustrate the many concepts he…
How drones can save forests
Tree-Planting Drones Have Successfully Planted Thousands of Saplings – and They’re About to Plant More
The surprising evolution of photo booths
High-speed photography was invented at Aberdeen Proving Ground, so we like sharing stories about innovations in photography. The photo booth that produced a strip of black and white photos has evolved since the first one was installed on Broadway in…
How AI is changing the art and science of audio mastering
Musicians Have Now Used Artificial Intelligence to Master Millions of Songs
Decontamination practice for military working dogs and their handlers
https://twitter.com/usarmycentral/status/1117875318440845313
Bill Gates tells how India wiped out polio
https://youtu.be/MBchdYVDvDw From Bill Gates's blog: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Meeting-the-Musahar