Roadside objects can trick driverless cars

Ordinary objects like bikes and cones on the side of the road can cause driverless cars to stop abruptly, report researchers.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
May 27, 2022 ~4 min

Algorithm could save hours of analyzing animal behavior

A new way to identify and analyze animal behavior could save researchers hours and hours of work, as well as improve conditions for the creatures.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
April 26, 2022 ~6 min


Algorithm finds signs of slavery in Amazon rainforest

Artificial intelligence and low-cost satellite imagery combine to spot forced labor at deforestation sites in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.

Edmund L. Andrews-Stanford • futurity
April 25, 2022 ~6 min

AI predicts if and when you might have a fatal heart attack

An algorithm that assesses scar patterns in heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 11, 2022 ~5 min

In practice, the word ‘person’ isn’t gender neutral

"People" and "person" are gender neutral words according to their definitions, but not in the way we actually use them.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
April 7, 2022 ~7 min

‘Threat dictionary’ gauges cultural response to fear

The "threat dictionary" contains 240 terms and uses natural language processing. It offers a way to track cultures responding to fearful events and ideas.

Stanford • futurity
April 6, 2022 ~12 min

Sign language hints at why languages change over time

Over time, people make changes to languages they use for a pretty simple reason: to make communication easier, a study of American Sign Language suggests.

Boston University • futurity
March 31, 2022 ~6 min

‘Self driving’ lab investigates doped nanocrystals

A new "self-driving" lab could let researchers study metal halide perovskite nanocrystals and a broad array of semiconductor and metallic nanomaterials.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 30, 2022 ~8 min


AI reveals link between family history and type 1 diabetes risks

Researchers used AI to identify differences in people with Type 1 diabetes. "Type 1 diabetes is not a single disease that looks the same for everybody."

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
March 28, 2022 ~7 min

Gender bias lingers in these Google image searches

A Google image search for a job title like "CEO" might show more women than in the past, but what if you add a location?

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Feb. 24, 2022 ~8 min

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