- Surprising!
- [Pandagon - Amanda Marcotte]
I’m sort of burned out tonight, but here’s a link that I think is incredibly important to read… We’re in a political situation where one side is waging war on reality itself, on facts themselves.
- Meet The Growbots – Science News
- He wants to create a robot that sponges up knowledge baby-style…
A gaze-tracking robot would have one metallic foot in the door to the inner sanctum of social intelligence.
…Eventually, he predicts, such a robot would use feedback from its mechanical body and from encounters with people to revise its knowledge. The bot would learn by trial and error…
Developmental psychology’s advice for producing smarter robots is simple: Make them social learners. Give machines the capacity to move about, sense the world and engage with people.
…at least two dozen labs in various countries have launched projects that use different software strategies to produce robots that learn through social interactions.
- Dark-Matter Galaxy Detected: Hidden Dwarf Lurks Nearby?
- An entire galaxy—made mainly of dark matter—may be lurking just outside our own, scientists say.
- Children in Daycare Have Better Language Skills, Large Study Says
- [Strollerderby - heatherturgeon]
This week, a large study of nearly 20,000 children found a link between time spent in formal childcare settings and language skills. Kids in childcare get a bump in verbal and reading skills…
- "Women and Girls and the Obama Administration" Photo Gallery
- [White House.gov Blog - Jenny Kaplan]
This week, the Council on Women and Girls created a special "Women and Girls and the Obama Administration" photo gallery.
- Congress Prepares To Extend Patriot Act Again, With No Real Opposition
- [Crooks and Liars - Susie Madrak]
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- Before He Cuts Social Security, I Hope the President Listens To This "Obama" Guy
- [Campaign for America's Future - Richard Eskow]
It would have seemed unthinkable in 2008 that Democrats could lose their lead over Republicans on the question, "Which party do you trust on Social Security?" Yet the figures are clear: The President and his party have lost the public's trust on this issue.
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- Is Limbaugh Perfect? Rush Attacks Gillibrand For Saying ‘We Can Conduct Ourselves Better’
- [Think Progress - Ben Armbruster]
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- California Ignores Obvious Budget Solution: Cut the Death Penalty
- [ACLU blog - James Clark]
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- They Just Don't Stop
- [Talking Points Memo - Josh Marshall]
I thought Sarah Palin's "blood libel" comment was crude and stupid… The Washington Times says that the reaction to Palin is part of an "ongoing pogrom" against conservatives in America.
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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