Looking for a specific action in a video? This AI-based method can find it for you

A new approach could streamline virtual training processes or aid clinicians in reviewing diagnostic videos.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 29, 2024 ~7 min

What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system

Police can reconstruct someone’s movements for days or weeks at a time, without any court oversight.

Albert Fox Cahn, Practitioner-in-Residence, Information Law Institute, New York University • conversation
May 24, 2024 ~7 min


From silent dialogues to vivid memories – here’s how the science of inner experience could transform gaming

What if we could experience the mind of another person in a video game?

Charles Fernyhough, Professor of Psychology, Durham University • conversation
May 16, 2024 ~7 min

Video games like Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley can inspire players to look after nature

In Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, restoring harmony with nature against exploitative forces is key to the game’s narrative.

Lucas Friche, PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Université de Lorraine • conversation
March 26, 2024 ~6 min

Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the game

People young and old love the classic video game Tetris. A working knowledge of the spatial reasoning concepts underlying Tetris can set students up for success in mathematics.

Leah McCoy, Professor of Education, Wake Forest University • conversation
Feb. 28, 2024 ~7 min

Cat Steals the Show in Video Sent by Laser from Space

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 20, 2023 ~3 min

A system to keep cloud-based gamers in sync

By synchronizing media streams transmitted from the cloud to two devices, researchers could improve cloud gaming and AR/VR applications.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 31, 2023 ~8 min

Love or hate TikTok's viral bottle-smashing trend? A neuroscientist explains what that says about your brain

For some viewers, the tinkling sound of breaking glass combined with the image of the bottle breaking are perceived as rather satisfying and even soothing.

Helen E Nuttall, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min


AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here's how they work

AI can generate a synthetic voice that sounds just like a loved one.

Oliver Buckley, Associate Professor of Cyber Security, University of East Anglia • conversation
July 12, 2023 ~6 min

Why don’t parents like their kids to play with toy guns?

Even fake guns can be dangerous if they are mistaken for real ones by the police or other armed adults.

Laura Prater, Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
March 27, 2023 ~5 min

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