The Herculaneum scrolls indicated where Plato was buried — they were read «by the bionic eye»
Three years ago, a research team at the University of Pisa decided to decipher the Herculaneum Scrolls using a new technology known as the «bionic eye». The scrolls were discovered in the 18th century, and many scholars have tried to restore them. However, most of these historical documents could not be read due to their poor condition (which can…
People see with different frequencies: some people can distinguish 60 flashes per second, while others can see 35 flashes per second — study
According to a new study, some people are able to see the world at a higher «frame rate» than others. The authors believe that this trait may even give these people an advantage when it comes to competitive gaming and sports, although more research is needed to confirm this.
Goodbye, Lenna. Scientists were banned from using the legendary 1972 Playboy photo to illustrate articles
A fragment of a digitized portrait of Swedish model Lena Forsen, featured in a November 1972 Playboy spread, has been widely used in scientific papers to test and illustrate image processing algorithms (compression, noise reduction, blurring, etc.).
«Many rectors want to sit in their chairs forever, like African dictators». Petro Chernyshov on education reform, investments and «Kyivstar»
«You sent me questions like I was a celebrity, only one thing was missing: “What do you think of Taylor Swift?”»,” jokes Petro Chernyshov, who in the fall became a pro bono advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine on corporate governance at universities and the development of the National Academy of […]
Breakthrough in matrix multiplication should lead to faster and more efficient AI models
Computer scientists have discovered a new way to multiply large matrices faster by eliminating a previously unknown inefficiency, leading to the largest improvement in matrix multiplication efficiency in a decade. This could eventually speed up artificial intelligence models that rely heavily on matrix multiplication.
«Flights of Fancy. The Biology and Technology of Flight» by Richard Dawkins: Natural and Man-Made Ways to Defy Gravity
Today we are going to review the latest book by Richard Dawkins — a well-known evolutionary biologist and popularizer of science. The book, published in Ukraine by «Laboratoria», is called «Flights of Fancy. The Biology and Technology of Flight». As you can imagine, this is a popular science book. It explains how and why animals […]
A newly discovered black hole with a mass of 17 billion Suns is swallowing another one every day. Its disk — 7 light-years in diameter
The Sun has a mass of about 330,000 times that of the Earth, but this figure is dwarfed by the black holes at the centers of galaxies. A team of astronomers recently discovered the fastest growing one: a black hole with a mass of 17 billion Suns, which is growing at the rate of one solar mass per day.