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AI Was Born At This US Summer Camp 68 Years Ago. Here's Why It Matters
Imagine a group of young men gathered at a picturesque college campus in New England, in the United States, during the northern summer of 1956. Its a small casual gathering. But the men are not here for campfires and nature hikes.
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"The Truth Is...": Roger Federer Debunks 'Effortless' Myth In Viral Dartmouth College Speech
During his speech, the 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed that this was only the second time he was setting foot on a college campus.
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Indian Navy Officer Becomes First To Conduct Training In UK's Royal Naval College
In a significant milestone for India-UK defence cooperation on Tuesday, Lieutenant Commander N Dinesh Anand became the first Indian Navy officer to conduct training at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth, south-west England.
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Love Tuna, Shrimp, Lobsters? Beware Of "Forever Chemicals", Says Study
While consuming seafood may be good to boost your Omega-3 levels, eating them more frequently can increase the risk of exposure to a group of industrial chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as "forever chemicals".
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''A Windows And Android Guy Now'': Sanjiv Kapoor Reveals He Stopped Using Apple Products In 2020
He used his last Apple product in 2020 before switching from iTunes to Spotify.
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Not Everything We Call AI Is Artificial Intelligence. All You Need To Know
In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. The field they proposed to explore was artificial intelligence (AI).
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New Technique Allows Researchers to Assess Life Cycle of Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive black holes are a mysterious celestial phenomenon that have fascinated space enthusiasts and scientists alike for years. Researchers from Dartmouth College have conducted a study that analyses the light from supermassive black holes to better understand the life cycles of these supermassuve black holes.
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Greenland Is Melting Faster Than At Any Time In The Past 450 Years (At Least)
Scientists who crossed western Greenland with a fleet of snowmobiles, pulling up long cylinders of ice at camps a little more than a mile above sea level, have found evidence that the vast sheet of ice is melting faster than at any time in the past 450 years at least - and possibly much longer than that.
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Can A Machine Write A Sonnet That Is As Good As A Human's? We're About To Find Out
Since it was devised in 1950, the Turing Test - named for Alan Turing, hero of "The Imitation Game" - has been the standard way of assessing artificial intelligence: Machines are judged on how well they exhibit intelligent behavior, usually in conversation or game-playing, that to a human listener or observer would be indistinguishable from that of...
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Second Boston Bomber Friend Jailed for 3.5 Years
A second college friend of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to jail today for obstruction and conspiracy that impeded the FBI investigation into the 2013 attacks.
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Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Friend Jailed 6 years
A college friend of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday for obstructing justice by impeding the FBI investigation into the 2013 attacks.
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Republicans Battle to Shape Party Future, Ahead of the 2016 US Presidential Elections
With eight declared Republican presidential hopefuls and eight more expected to run, consensus has been brushed aside for 2016, as Grand Old Party (GOP) rivals battle to shape the future of the party, and America, in the post-Obama era.
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Indian-Origin Girl Gets Into All 8 Ivy League Schools
At just 17, an Indian-origin girl has earned admission to 14 top US universities, including all eight Ivy League schools considered the most prestigious universities worldwide.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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Back at college, suspect called Boston bombs 'crazy': classmate
Working out at the gym at their sleepy New England college, two students chatted about how "crazy" it was that bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon. Three days later, one of them was named a prime suspect.
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AI Was Born At This US Summer Camp 68 Years Ago. Here's Why It Matters
Imagine a group of young men gathered at a picturesque college campus in New England, in the United States, during the northern summer of 1956. Its a small casual gathering. But the men are not here for campfires and nature hikes.
-
"The Truth Is...": Roger Federer Debunks 'Effortless' Myth In Viral Dartmouth College Speech
During his speech, the 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed that this was only the second time he was setting foot on a college campus.
-
Indian Navy Officer Becomes First To Conduct Training In UK's Royal Naval College
In a significant milestone for India-UK defence cooperation on Tuesday, Lieutenant Commander N Dinesh Anand became the first Indian Navy officer to conduct training at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) in Dartmouth, south-west England.
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Love Tuna, Shrimp, Lobsters? Beware Of "Forever Chemicals", Says Study
While consuming seafood may be good to boost your Omega-3 levels, eating them more frequently can increase the risk of exposure to a group of industrial chemicals called per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as "forever chemicals".
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''A Windows And Android Guy Now'': Sanjiv Kapoor Reveals He Stopped Using Apple Products In 2020
He used his last Apple product in 2020 before switching from iTunes to Spotify.
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Not Everything We Call AI Is Artificial Intelligence. All You Need To Know
In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for US$13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. The field they proposed to explore was artificial intelligence (AI).
-
New Technique Allows Researchers to Assess Life Cycle of Supermassive Black Holes
Supermassive black holes are a mysterious celestial phenomenon that have fascinated space enthusiasts and scientists alike for years. Researchers from Dartmouth College have conducted a study that analyses the light from supermassive black holes to better understand the life cycles of these supermassuve black holes.
-
Greenland Is Melting Faster Than At Any Time In The Past 450 Years (At Least)
Scientists who crossed western Greenland with a fleet of snowmobiles, pulling up long cylinders of ice at camps a little more than a mile above sea level, have found evidence that the vast sheet of ice is melting faster than at any time in the past 450 years at least - and possibly much longer than that.
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Can A Machine Write A Sonnet That Is As Good As A Human's? We're About To Find Out
Since it was devised in 1950, the Turing Test - named for Alan Turing, hero of "The Imitation Game" - has been the standard way of assessing artificial intelligence: Machines are judged on how well they exhibit intelligent behavior, usually in conversation or game-playing, that to a human listener or observer would be indistinguishable from that of...
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Second Boston Bomber Friend Jailed for 3.5 Years
A second college friend of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to jail today for obstruction and conspiracy that impeded the FBI investigation into the 2013 attacks.
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Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Friend Jailed 6 years
A college friend of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday for obstructing justice by impeding the FBI investigation into the 2013 attacks.
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Republicans Battle to Shape Party Future, Ahead of the 2016 US Presidential Elections
With eight declared Republican presidential hopefuls and eight more expected to run, consensus has been brushed aside for 2016, as Grand Old Party (GOP) rivals battle to shape the future of the party, and America, in the post-Obama era.
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Indian-Origin Girl Gets Into All 8 Ivy League Schools
At just 17, an Indian-origin girl has earned admission to 14 top US universities, including all eight Ivy League schools considered the most prestigious universities worldwide.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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Back at college, suspect called Boston bombs 'crazy': classmate
Working out at the gym at their sleepy New England college, two students chatted about how "crazy" it was that bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon. Three days later, one of them was named a prime suspect.
