Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Enhance! HORNK! Artificial intelligence can now ID individual geese
Yes, that's right, somebody has developed AI for goose faces.
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World
Using AI to follow one goose in a flock could help with conservation efforts
Artificial Intelligence is coming to the animal kingdom. Researchers have used advanced facial recognition techniques to track individual geese in a population, and other animal species too.
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World
Here's the available evidence of what happened at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.
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World
Russia is scrapping its ratification of a key nuclear test ban. Here's what that means
The world's major nuclear powers haven't tested a bomb this century, but experts worry that may be about to change.
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An AI quadcopter has beaten human champions at drone racing
The achievement marks the first time an artificial intelligence system has been able to regularly beat humans in a real-world competition and could lead to better drones in the future.
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World
5 things to know about Japan's Fukushima water release in the Pacific
The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term consequences.
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National
The world is officially 'free' of chemical weapons. Here's what that means
The U.S. has destroyed the last of its stockpile of sarin nerve agent, fulfilling a decades-old obligation.
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National
This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks
Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.
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Step aboard the nuclear-powered passenger ship of tomorrow (from 1959)
The Nuclear Ship Savannah offers a snapshot of a nuclear future that never quite came to pass.
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Civil rights advocates say laws need to catch up with AI technology
Law enforcement is increasingly using artificial intelligence to investigate crimes, but some civil rights advocates want limits on the technology.