Neural network speeds tuning of attosecond light pulses for physics experiments

Researchers from Skoltech and the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics have developed an approach that helps ...
AZoOptics

Skoltech Researchers Use a Neural Network to Speed Up the Tuning of Ultrashort Light Flashes for Experimental Physics

Researchers from Skoltech (part of the VEB.RF group) and the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics have developed ...

How individual consciousness works – and makes us unique

There is a deeper side to the brain which weaves your memories, goals, beliefs and emotions into a continuous sense of self.
Nature

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to ...
University of California, San Francisco

No Brain Required: This Is How the Single-Celled “Stentor” Learns

A team of researchers discover how the stentor, an organism made of a single, gigantic cell, learns without a brain.
Psychology Today

The Map of Smell

And that is a problem, because smell is extremely important not only for getting information about our surroundings, but also ...
Nature

First detailed ‘smell maps’ reveal how noses track odours

Detailed maps of smell receptors in the nose overturn textbook models of olfactory receptor organization in mice.
National Audubon Society

Why Do Birds Fly in a V Formation? Breaking Down a Brilliant Migration Hack

From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance ...
University of California, San Francisco

HD Probes Show for the First Time How Epileptic ‘Brain Blips’ Occur

Epilepsy physicians Jon Kleen and Eddie Chang used high-resolution technology to see how cognition is disrupted in people ...

Scientists Debunk 100-Year-Old Belief About Brain Cells, Rewriting Textbooks

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...
Mashable

All your Bumble questions, answered

Bumble is one of the most well-known dating apps out there. Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd started Bumble in 2014 after founding Tinder years prior. Bumble was, for many years, women's answer to ...
Investopedia

Guide to U.S. Work Visas: Types, Responsibilities, and Application Process

Christopher A. Farrell is a bestselling author, and former Wall Street trader and market maker with nearly 30 years of experience, trading over $20 billion in transaction value over his career.