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Dawn of the commercial quantum computers
IBM promises first commercial quantum computers in a few years.It will not outperform conventional computers, at least not yet. But the company says that the system will be crucial in developing a market for future quantum machines that can handle complex calculations currently out of reach of classical computers. The Read more…
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Academic environment
When being in the academia feels like: Source: Sketching Science fb
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Chicken or the egg problem resolved
The chicken or the egg causality dilemma is commonly stated as "which came first: the chicken or the egg?". The dilemma stems from the observation that all chickens hatch from eggs and all chicken eggs are laid by chickens. "Chicken-and-egg" is a metaphoric adjective describing situations where it is not Read more…
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The Thinking Spectrum
The answer to the question why academic researchers usually don’t have a romantic relationship. It just does not fit to their thinking spectrum 😀 Source: PhD Comics
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Bill Gates: Robots should pay taxes
Robots are taking human jobs. But Bill Gates believes that governments should tax companies use of them, as a way to at least temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of employment.It’s a striking position from the world’s richest man and a self-described techno-optimist who co-founded Read more…
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Close Encounters of the Second Kind with Science
In so-called “Ufology“ Close Encounters of the Second Kind is an UFO event in which a physical effect is alleged. This will not be about UFOs, but I borrowed this phrase because I think it kind of describes how I feel about writing my Bachelor’s thesis this academic year. Since Read more…
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Brain-computer interface allows fast typing by people with paralysis
In a Stanford-led research report, three participants with movement impairment controlled an onscreen cursor simply by imagining their own hand movements. Researchers pioneered the algorithms used to decode the complex volleys of electrical signals fired by nerve cells in the motor cortex, the brain’s command center for the movement, and Read more…