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THIS SEPTEMBER COMMUNITY CINEMA SHOWCASES MAKERS:
WOMEN IN SPACE MAKERS IS A NEW PBS SERIES THAT SPOTLIGHTS AND CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN
Let’s go explore ChicGO Science! Welcome to ChicaGO science, a new series where C2ST explores various STEM jobs. Today, we join Kapila Viges, director of University of Illinois Chicago’s Enterprise Works.
What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroyus? If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligencecould become extremely powerful—possibly beyond our control.
Continue reading “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers Strategies”
When you go for a jog, are you focused only on the miles ahead? Running might seem simple to us, but running requires the effective coordination of hundreds of muscles and joints, as well as the underlying physiological processes that govern and support them. How is your hip extension? Do you tend to overstride when you run? What about your posture?
The basic biomechanics of running involves contact with the ground, “flight time,” stride length, stride rate, and the motion of the joints. Small differences in the interactions of the muscles, joints, and physiology can affect the biomechanics of the runner. Scientists use sophisticated technology to help them understand the details of this complicated process.
By Christopher Eppig, Ph.D.
By Christopher Eppig, Ph.D.
10% Of Our Brains?
There is a new movie coming out later this month called “Lucy.” (See the trailer here.) The premise of this movie is that humans only use 10% of our brains, and Scarlett Johansson gets superpowers by using more than 10% of hers. This idea that we only use 10% of our brains, but would be better if we used more, is a very persistent myth in our society.