Bird brains use categories to focus on key colors

Human brains sort similar colors into categories to help us perceive the world around us. It turns out birds use the same trick.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
May 29, 2019 ~6 min

A few ‘glimpses’ give A.I. agent a 360 degree view

A new artificial intelligence agent can take just a few glimpses to get a 360 degree view of its environment, something usually only humans can do.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
May 19, 2019 ~5 min


Test yourself: Can you think like a computer?

Certain fake images can "fool" artificial intelligence. Under the right circumstances, people can see them the same way a computer does.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
March 25, 2019 ~5 min

Can drugs like Prozac restore vision after stroke?

New findings could offer a blueprint to better identify which areas of vision are recoverable after stroke.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
March 21, 2019 ~6 min

Blind mice get their sight back after gene insertion

Injecting genes into the eyes of blind mice restored their vision, researchers say. Could people be next?

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
March 18, 2019 ~11 min

Can you tell a real face from an A.I. fake?

A new website tests your skill for spotting real photos of faces versus fake ones artificial intelligence created.

U. Washington • futurity
March 6, 2019 ~5 min

Zebra stripes muddle how flies fly

Why do black and white stripes keep flies away? Scientists gave horses and zebras a "costume change" to find out.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 21, 2019 ~3 min

Heavy smoking can dull color vision

Heavy smoking significantly changes color vision, a new study shows.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Feb. 18, 2019 ~3 min


Try it: Tiny eye movements affect how we see contrast

Researchers thought that the eye and the brain were the big factors shaping how we see contrast. But something else is also at play.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
Jan. 23, 2019 ~7 min

Team links 261 genes to blindness and vision problems

"This is extremely valuable for people with hereditary eye disease."

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Jan. 2, 2019 ~4 min

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