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MIT researcher on computer vision study: 'You want to know that the true image is contained within that range so you are not missing anything critical'

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way to accurately measure and display uncertainty in computer vision algorithms that can be understood by the average person, according to a news release.

Smell Loss with COVID-19 Begins in the Nuclear Hearts of the Nose’s Sensory Cells

Research collaboration teases out cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie one of pandemic’s signature symptoms, with implications for other health conditions

Gene-Editing Technique Could Speed Up Study Of Cancer Mutations

With the new method, scientists can explore many cancer mutations whose roles are unknown, helping them develop new drugs that target those mutations.

Like Ancient Mariners, Ancestors Of Prochlorococcus Microbes Rode Out To Sea On Exoskeleton Particles

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

How Attachment Styles Influence Romantic Relationships

Columbia psychiatrist’s groundbreaking book returns to the best-seller list 11 years after publication as attachment theory gains popularity on social media

Chemists’ Technique Reveals Whether Antibodies Neutralize SARS-Cov-2

The method could enable a rapid test to determine whether individuals are producing antibodies that help protect against Covid-19.

Training Machines To Learn More Like Humans Do

Researchers identify a property that helps computer vision models learn to represent the visual world in a more stable, predictable way.

Common Virus May Cause Serious Disease in Transplant Patients

A common virus that causes no harm in most people may be a danger to organ transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people, say researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.

Scientists Discover How Mutations In A Language Gene Produce Speech Deficits

Faulty versions of the Foxp2 gene disrupt neurons’ ability to form synapses in brain regions involved in speech, a new study shows.

Cracking the Mystery of Jupiter’s High-Energy ‘Northern Lights’

In a new study, PhD students Gabriel Bridges and Shifra Mandel help show that both poles of Jupiter are aglow with high-energy light.

Opioid Use Disorder: Flexible Treatment At Home Proves Effective

Did you know that more than 26,500 Canadians died from opioid intoxication between January 2016 and September 2021?

How Does the Brain Learn?

Everyone knows the human brain is extremely complex – but how does it learn, exactly? Well, the answer may be a lot simpler than commonly believed.

Regenerating the Heart After an Attack

Heart attacks are damaging, and the severity depends on how long blood flow has been interrupted; when temporarily deprived of oxygen, heart cells die.

Does Grief Depend on How the Loved One Died?

Is the grief experience different for individuals who have lost a loved one by medical assistance in dying (MAiD) compared to natural death with palliative care (NDPC)?

Open-Source Platform Simulates Wildlife For Soft Robotics Designers

SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments.

Scientists Discover Anatomical Changes In The Brains Of The Newly Sighted

Following cataract removal, some of the brain’s visual pathways seem to be more malleable than previously thought.

Astronomers Detect The Closest Example Yet Of A Black Hole Devouring A Star

The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.

Cooperative Molecular Networks May Have Been the Spark of Life on Other Planets

Darwin’s theory of evolution probably isn’t the full explanation for the emergence of life.

Unusual Quantum State of Matter Observed for the First Time at Udem

It’s not every day that someone comes across a new state of matter in quantum physics, the scientific field devoted to describing the behaviour of atomic and subatomic particles in order to elucidate their properties.