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Deepfakes and the New AI-Generated Fake Media Creation-Detection Arms Race

Falsified videos created by AI—in particular, by deep neural networks (DNNs)—are a recent twist to the disconcerting problem of online…

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Civil War Vaccine May Have Lessons for COVID-19

Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in 1980—so generations of people have never had to experience the devastation the disease once brought.…

5 years ago

Drop in Global Travel May Have Hurt Weather Forecasts

Months of pandemic-induced lockdowns have stymied international travel. And scientists say there could be an unexpected casualty: weather and climate…

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Jupiter Eclipse Proves the Speed of Light

Originally published in January 1848 Credit: Scientific AmericanAdvertisement “The eclipses of the moons of Jupiter had been carefully observed and…

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Arab World’s First Mars Probe Takes to the Skies

The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is now winging its way to Mars after launching successfully from the Tanegashima Space…

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A Nixon Deepfake, a ‘Moon Disaster’ Speech and an Information Ecosystem at Risk

What can former U.S. president Richard Nixon possibly teach us about artificial intelligence today and the future of misinformation online?…

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Detecting Deepfakes – Scientific American

Falsified videos created by AI—in particular, by deep neural networks (DNNs)—are a recent twist to the disconcerting problem of online…

5 years ago

Overcoming Psychological Biases Is the Best Treatment against COVID-19 Yet

In March, as COVID-19 was spreading rapidly, and the lives of Americans were turned upside down, the country was deeply…

5 years ago

The Best Way to Watch Comet NEOWISE, Wherever You Are

Comet NEOWISE has been entertaining space enthusiasts across the Northern Hemisphere. Although its official name is C/2020 F3, the comet…

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Specially Shaped Artificial Particles Detoxify Blood

Red blood cells are not just vehicles that transport oxygen in our bodies: they also clear harmful substances from the…

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