Feb 25 Watch 3:08 Teaching computers how to play Atari better than humans By PBS News Hour Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on how an artificial intelligence business owned by Google has created software that can teaching itself to play classic Atari games better than a human. Continue watching
Feb 25 Photo essay: How to swim safely with sharks By Ariel Min Ocean Ramsey wants you to know that sharks are vastly misunderstood. They’re scavengers, and rarely confrontational, said the biologist and scuba instructor, who has studied the animals for 15 years and leads cageless shark diving expeditions off the coast of… Continue reading
Feb 25 Artificial intelligence program teaches itself to play Atari games — and it can beat your high score By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy A new artificial intelligence program from Google DeepMind has taught itself how to play classic Atari 2600 games. And it can probably beat your high score. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch a stunning blue sunset — on Mars By Justin Scuiletti Are you a fan of watching sunsets? Well, NASA has an out-of-this-world one to show you. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 4:12 How raising tigers as farm animals drives illegal poaching in the wild By PBS News Hour In “Blood of the Tiger,” author J.A. Mills examines the multi-billion dollar market for tigers -- a worldwide problem but most prominent in China. Jeffrey Brown interviews the author about how tiger farms drive mass demand for products made from… Continue watching
Feb 19 A detailed new map of our genome in action By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Your genome contains thousands of genes, possible instructions that build your cells. So how do cells know which genes to use? A set of markers called the epigenome tells them which genes to turn on and off. But if they… Continue reading
Feb 19 Chemical used to color sodas linked to cancer risk By Anna Sillers The brown coloring in your soda may be linked to increased cancer risk, according to a new study. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 9:27 Why we pick and choose which science to believe By PBS News Hour Climate change, vaccines, genetically modified foods -- those topics are ripe for debate and disbelief among people of every political persuasion who aren’t convinced by scientific evidence. What accounts for the rift between scientists and the public? Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Meet a pioneer of advanced arm prosthetics Johnny Matheny, who lost his arm to cancer in 2008, is a pioneer of advanced arm prosthetics. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien profiles him as part of a larger series on the new technology powering robotic arms. Continue watching
Feb 18 Why weed makes you super hungry, according to science By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Finally, science has discovered why marijuana gives people the munchies. Continue reading