While we may never be able to upload our minds into a computer, we may still be able to
build computers based on the layout of the human brain.
Not exact matches
• Kano, a London -
based startup that teaches kids (and adults) about
computers and coding through do - it - yourself hardware
building kits, raised $ 28 million in funding.
In our work on Better Together, we discovered that
computer -
based communication contributed most to the
building of social capital when it functioned as a supplement to face - to - face communication, not as an alternative to it.
It has been the
computer, perhaps more than any other single factor, which has made possible the development of the power
base on which the independent evangelical broadcast organizations are
built, namely, audience support.
Please point to the section of the bible that explains the * MECHANISM * by which the universe was created, such that we can
build a
computer model
based on scientific principles derived from the bible that will model the creation of the universe.
Cutting - edge Cambridge -
based internet «answer engine» developers Trueknowledge.com have the answer to hundreds of millions of valuable questions such as this and their goal is to
build a
computer that can automatically answer the world's questions.
But, I was VERY grateful to my customer
base that trusted me to
build their family
computers.
Clegg said he wants the country to be
based on equity not debt: «where we learn as a country to
build things again, not just bet on things on
computer screens in the City of London».
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new
computer - aided approach that streamlines the design process for origami -
based structures, making it easier for engineers and scientists to conceptualize new ideas graphically while simultaneously generating the underlying mathematical data needed to
build the structure in the real world.
To show how information
builds up and flows among scientific disciplines, Columbia University
computer scientist W. Bradford Paley, along with colleagues Kevin Boyack and Dick Klavans, categorized about 800,000 scholarly papers into 776 areas of scientific study (shown as colored circular nodes)
based on how often the papers were cited together by other papers.
Building the knowledge
base requires humans to teach
computers key concepts from curated articles; with modest online training, anyone who reads English can scan research papers for key terms — names of genes, proteins, diseases, and drugs — and use online marking tools to document relationships between them (for example, drug X treats disease Y).
Rather it is the
computer -
based articial brain that is still well below the level of sophistication needed to
build a humanlike robot.
An entire subspecialty known as machine learning is devoted to
building algorithms that allow
computers to develop new behaviors
based on experience.
Although we're
building fiber optic routes to accommodate the needed bandwidth, it will be years - if not decades - before
computers themselves are optical and all information transmissions are light -
based from origin to reception.
In the race to
build large - scale quantum
computers, two contrasting strategies — one
based on trapping ions, the other on more conventional technology — have drawn neck - and - neck.
An author of that paper, Dr Maja Cassidy, said: «Here at Station Q Sydney we are
building the next generation of devices that will use quasiparticles known as Majorana fermions as the
basis for quantum
computers.»
Maicher's MFA thesis was
based on developing «affect» in the virtual character, which he
built in a
computer animation studio and imported into a gaming engine.
The job was largely
computer based and involved following up suspicious transactions as reported by banks,
building societies, and other financial institutions.
Wertheim used a sophisticated
computer program to
build a family tree
based on the degree of differences among the sequences.
Eventually, plant -
based solar cells might be
built into the case of a laptop
computer or cell phone to extend battery life.
It was enough to lure him from a budding career as a physicist to
build brainlike
computer models
based on the concepts of Hebb.
The Smallest Chips in the Land Nanotubes could even spell the end of a
building block of our modern world: the silicon -
based computer chip.
The camera is
based on the Raspberry Pi 2
computer, a low - cost, single - board
computer designed to teach children how to
build and program
computers.
«The idea behind using dynamical systems for computation is to
build a machine such that its dynamics — which has to do with the structure of the machine or the structure of the math — will lead it to the answer
based on feeding it the question,» said Rothganger, a
computer scientist.
The kano
computer is a raspberry pi
based computer that is meant for kids to put together and
build.
What began as a movie review blog «Films for Two» in the dawn of the
computer age, Brooklyn -
based Huttner
built her own online empire, «FF2 Media,» over the course of a decade.
I almost gave it a pass simply because it had «Sneakin»» in the name, but here I am, stabbing guards, hacking
computers and
building up my
base for my eventual rescue mission.
EcoMUVE also
builds on Dede's interest in virtual and shared learning environments, as exemplified by earlier projects like River City, a science -
based interactive
computer simulation designed for middle - schoolers.
Dr. B. Lynn Ware, president & CEO of Integral Talent Systems, reported in Corporate Universities: Lessons in
Building a World - class Work Force that retention and absorption levels through gamification are ten times higher than through traditional learning techniques or
computer -
based learning.The Boy and Girl Scouts of America have effectively used gamification techniques for years.
Make time for all students to get into the
computer lab on a regular
basis for activities that
build skills?
Many accessibility features can be
built into
computer -
based testing; for example, optional visual and / or audible cues are now available in exam software.
A
computer manufacturer looking to
build customer loyalty through a series of (fee -
based) courses on cyber security techniques;
Robert Mullins, co-founder of the Cambridge -
based Raspberry Pi Foundation, said: «The primary goal was to
build a low - cost
computer that every child could own, and one where programming was the natural thing to do with it.»
Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating
computer usage in projects and activities within, across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both
building -
based and district - wide staff development at faculty meetings, district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular
basis.
Both PARCC and the Smarter Balanced Assessment consortium are
building computer -
based testing systems accompanied by benchmarking tools to help guide instruction.
Custom -
built computer -
based learning software can meet a company's recurring training needs, general and specific.
Another way to make the most of well - designed
computer -
based training software is to use it for
building simulated training environments.
Their classes have mixed ability levels, but teachers said they were able to tailor their lessons to individual students» needs, owing to three factors: planning time
built in to the schedule, somewhat smaller class sizes, and
computer -
based testing programs used as needed to provide immediate feedback.
And Dell has a theory of action that says that they will not stockpile
computer components but instead buy as they
build based on a customer's individualized order.
Motorola and Verizon Wireless are
building a tablet
computer based on Google's Android operating system for TV consumption, according to Financial Times.
Motorola and Verizon Wireless are teaming up to
build a tablet
computer based on Google's Android operating system for TV consumption.
Google had been working with third - party hardware manufacturers, encouraging them to
build Android -
based tablet
computers, but now, the Times reports, «Google is going one step further, exploring the idea of
building its own slate, an e-reader that would function like a
computer.»
Based on Osamu Tezuka's popular Astro Boy series, this movie had a lot of weight on its shoulders — attempting, and in several ways succeeding, to cater to not only fans of the original but also to a generation of viewers for whom Astro Boy comes along as a just another
computer -
built children's film.
According to several accounts
based on his research note, Reiner forecasts that Apple wants to
build up to 1 million tablet
computers monthly.
Confirmed by the tech - site DigiTimes, Amazon has reportedly placed orders with Taiwan -
based Quanta
Computer manufacturers to
build its first ever tablet PC.
Like all Kindle apps, the new Kindle apps
built for Android and Windows tablet
computers will let customers «Buy Once, Read Everywhere» - on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, and Android -
based devices.
A new «goal -
based» online investment management firm called Invisor.ca is trying to distinguish itself from traditional robo - advisors — the digital - advice services that allow you to
build a low - fee ETF portfolio that's maintained by a
computer.
The new automated digital advice services allow you to
build a low - fee exchange - traded fund (ETF) portfolio,
based on your risk tolerance and time horizon, through your
computer screen.
Discussing a
computer - generated image of a destroyed Capitol
Building in Washington that was posted to a jihadist forum, the Telegraph claimed, without any
basis, «The SITE Intelligence Group said that the image, showing a ruined Capitol
Building in Washington, was created by extremists as part of discussions about the feasibility of nuclear strikes against the US and Britain.»
Executive Assault is an indie real - time strategy / first - person shooter
computer game where you can not only
build your
base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.