Search results for «EDGE» 2329 results

• Gutenberg’s Lounge: Human-like Intelligence or a Spotless Mind?

  … during a long period. Li Sedol Credit: newyorker.com Look at this picture. There is a human who feels like he loses. Why do we think that AlphaGo cannot be a full-fledged AI? Because it doesn’t enjoy the win or doesn’t sympathize with a human. I think that machines that have feelings and consciousness is not what we are looking for. Here are some system…

  06.03.2017

• 5 Things You Need to Know Now

  …f stem cells — the body's 'master cells' - and a 3D scaffold on which they can grow. Understanding the very early stages of embryo development is of interest because this knowledge may help explain why more than two out of three human pregnancies fail at this time. 3D printing with plants. Thanks to new research at MIT, cellulose may become an abundant material to…

  06.03.2017

• City of the Stolovaya — a Culinary Journey Through St. Petersburg’s Greatest Dining Phenomenon

  …ed Uzbek dish, made from rice, carrots and meat), Bifshteks (beef steak transliterated and appropriated), Kotleti (Russia's take on a bunless hamburger), and Yezhik (not real hedgehog, thankfully, but a kind of rice-impregnated meatball that borrows the little spiky creature’s Russian name.) The Pirogi or pies are well above average and garnishes are absolutely fi…

  03.03.2017

• Gamification: How to Learn the Periodic Table While Playing Battleship

  …nts questions or to solve a case, a game, as well. Credit: depositphotos.com So, what is the benefit of games? What do participants get? Some new skill? New knowledge? Every particular goal calls for a specific game. This is what educators or business coaches have to understand. "Games are great in teaching participants certain algorithms, explaining …

  03.03.2017

• Society or Scientists: Who Needs Science Communication More?

  …nship in the field of science communication. Andrey: I think that researchers need science communication more that society. People already have everything they need like knowledge and opinions, and it doesn’t matter for them whether those are relevant or not. They only care about its usefulness. It is important for scientists to understand that they are not the only…

  02.03.2017

• SciComm in Russia: How Does It Work and What’s Its Future?

  … services are already used by 17% of the organizations from Akson's long-list. Why don’t scientists engage in science communication themselves since they have the best knowledge of their subject? Surely, some of them can, but they still can't do it as fast and effective as science communicators. "If we're talking about communicating with the media, it is clea…

  02.03.2017

• JavaScript, С, PHP and Python: ITMO’s Master’s Students on How to Create a Website in 45 Minutes

  …for a developing business. The lesson's authors are Master's students from ITMO University's Department of Computer Engineering and Design. Many of them already work as full-fledged developers. They started sharing their experience and making educational screencasts last semester as part of a class assignment, which later grew into an independent project. "In 20…

  28.02.2017

• Co-creation Concept: How to Manage Creativity?

  …the bushes, you run away as quick as it possible. But in fact, there was only darkness, and bushes, and something you were afraid of was unreal. It is quite the same with knowledge, competencies and skills — until something happens, you cannot apply them, as they are unreal. Managing Creativity course What if I tell myself: "Yes, I am ready to solve a problem …

  28.02.2017

• Why Design Programs: Anatoliy Shalyto on Automata-Based Programming

  …d don't formalize their work in any way, explains Anatoliy Shalyto. The question is whether formalizing is even possible? Code is something that is written based on one's knowledge and experience. What's more, most non-programmers don't know much about programming languages, so what's the point? "Recently, there was an article in the Kommersant newspaper on the …

  27.02.2017

• Russian Men’s Day, Women’s Day and the Danger of the Frying Pan

  …e to make her a better cook. She’s perfect already! Why students give presents to their teachers? Do they love their lessons THAT much? No, it’s all for the love of knowledge, or rather a way to be polite and show respect. Moreover, 8th of March is the annual pain-in-the-rear for parents. They must give presents to their kids' nurses, teachers, doctors, and coa…

  23.02.2017