Insects are becoming increasingly popular to grow on farms as feed for other animals[1], pet food[2] and potentially as food for people[3]. The process of bringing a wild animal into an artificial environment, known as domestication[4], comes with unique challenges. Luckily, there are important lessons to be learned from all the other animals...
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Artificial intelligence is a lively topic of conversation in schools and workplaces, which could lead you to believe that only younger people use it. However, older Americans are also using AI. This raises the questions of what they’re doing with the technology and what they think of it.
I’m a researcher[1] who studies older age,...
Have you ever walked face-first into a spiderweb while on a hike? Or swept away cobwebs in your garage?
You may recognize the orb web as the classic Halloween decoration or cobwebs as close neighbors with your dust bunnies. These are just two among the many types of spiderweb architectures, each with a unique structure specially attuned to...
Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor everything, from how clean the platforms are to whether a docking bay is empty or occupied. These cameras feed into an AI system that helps manage station operations and sends signals to incoming trains, letting them know when they can enter the station.
The quality of the information that the...
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