Algorithms : Science World Report

Sep 22, 2016 05:09 AM EDT

'Smart' Houses Of The Future Could Adjust Depending On Your Mood

MIT researchers invented an "emotion quotient" radio device capable of accurately detecting the current mood of people.

Dec 18, 2015 12:19 PM EST

New Algorithm Predicts the Memorability of Your Images

How memorable are your photos? A computer can tell you just that. Scientists at MIT have developed an algorithm that can predict how memorable or forgettable an image is almost as accurately as humans.

Dec 14, 2015 10:44 AM EST

Machines That Can Learn Like Humans: How Artificial Intelligence is Gaining Ground

Scientists may have created a machine that can learn like a human. They've developed an algorithm that captures our learning abilities.

Oct 17, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

MIT Data Science Machine May Replace Human Intuition with Computers

MIT may soon be replacing human intuition with algorithms. Scientists have created a new big-data analysis system that outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.

Jun 30, 2015 10:53 AM EDT

Facebook Changes Its News Feed Algorithms For Videos

Facebook has tweaked its News Feed algorithms to figure out what videos users want to see more of.

Jan 28, 2014 06:58 PM EST

Crowdsourced RNA Designs Outperform Computer Algorithms

An enthusiastic group of non-experts, working through an online interface and receiving feedback from lab experiments, has produced designs for RNA molecules that are consistently more successful than those generated by the best computerized design algorithms, researchers report.

Jan 17, 2014 04:59 PM EST

Smart Object Recognition Algorithm Doesn't Need Humans

Lee has created an algorithm that can accurately identify objects in images or video sequences without human calibration.

Dec 19, 2013 10:59 PM EST

Computer Sees Your Hipster Haircut, Sells You a Plaid Shirt

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, are developing an algorithm that aims to identify whether you’re a hipster, a goth or a punk, just from the cut of your social media jib.

Oct 08, 2013 04:55 PM EDT

New Object Recognition Algorithm Enhances Robot Vision

A neglected statistical tool could help robots better understand the objects in the world around them.

Sep 21, 2013 12:19 AM EDT

Teaching Computers to See — By Learning to See Like Computers

By translating images into the language spoken by object-recognition systems, then translating them back, researchers hope to explain the systems’ failures.

Aug 14, 2013 06:02 PM EDT

Encryption is Less Secure Than We Thought

For 65 years, most information-theoretic analyses of cryptographic systems have made a mathematical assumption that turns out to be wrong.

Aug 02, 2013 03:44 PM EDT

Aerial Hyperspectral Camera Enables Farmers to Look Inside Crops and Detect Problems

Not only psychologists would be happy to be able to look inside their patients’ heads – a plant’s “inner qualities” also supply plant researchers with valuable information. A special camera analyzes the constituents of grapevines, corn and other plants.