Algorithms

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DNA Methylation Atlas: The Secret Map of Inheritance

A study led by researchers from the Hebrew University reveals over 325,000 regions in the genome with methylation differences between the paternal and maternal copies – new insights into epigenetics and parental imprinting
A conversation between past and future: coffee, technology and robots. The figure was prepared using DALEE

How to defend against malicious AI and maintain a happy married life

Experts want any "safe" artificial intelligence to be equipped with a "world model" in addition to its impressive brain. That is, in an internal theater that she could run experiments on to understand whether her actions could lead
Human figures and the connection between time and humanity. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How technology affects humanity

Prof. Liran Razinski from the Program for Interpretation and Culture at Bar-Ilan University claims that the algorithmic view - the way in which computer systems analyze us - affects our self-perception and our behavior in the world. Worryingly,
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 When can you trust an artificial intelligence model?

More accurate uncertainty estimates may help users decide when and how to use machine learning models in the real world
Dr. Chaya Keller, 2024 Krill Prize winner. Courtesy of the Wolf Foundation

Ten winners of the Krill Award for Excellence in Scientific Research have been announced

The Wolf Foundation in cooperation with the Israeli research universities selected the team of promising researchers of the Israeli Academy for 2024
A dangerous combination of artificial intelligence and cyber. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new study warns: it is necessary to better understand and manage artificial intelligence to prevent its use to deepen social divisions

Artificial intelligence and algorithms have the ability and are currently being used to exacerbate radicalisation, increase polarisation, and spread racism and political instability, according to an academic researcher from Lancaster University.
Small bits of information. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Make a correction

An advanced algorithm makes it possible to quickly retrieve information from the memory of systems such as phones and computers and correct errors
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the flight of the drone

Researchers have developed algorithms based on game theory, through which robotic systems such as drones or autonomous cars can make informed decisions and operate efficiently
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The robots are coming - together

Researchers have developed geometric algorithms that can make groups of robots operate together in dense environments without bumping into each other and other obstacles
Big data handling. Courtesy of Prof. Benny Kimmelfeld, Technion

Clean the reservoirs

Researchers at the Technion have developed algorithms that detect errors in databases
Former student Nadav Kahanovich with the robotic arm. Photo: Yonatan Birnbaum.

The robot that will recognize intentions - the National Science Foundation

A wearable system allows a robotic arm to recognize the user's intent, mainly based on his hand movements, and assist him according to his needs
The theory of queues. Illustration using AI software. Definitions: Avi Blizovsky

All those waiting in line are equal, but some are more equal

At the entrance to the club, on the road and in the emergency room, sometimes the right strategy is to direct some of the waiting people to the fast track
Although their name was given to them due to their function on the tongue, the bitter and sweet taste receptors were recently discovered in various tissues and organs that do not come into contact with food. In at least some of these areas of the body, especially the respiratory tract, these taste receptors play an important role in the immune response. Illustration: pixabay.

The algorithm that beat prostate cancer at chess

Illustration. A good algorithm is such that the amount of memory it uses is significantly smaller than the size of the database itself, so the calculation can be fast and efficient. Source: DARPA.

Similar but simpler

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What did you want her to understand?

Some of the world's leading climate and space research institutes, including NASA, will use Mellanox's connectivity technology to transmit the vast amount of data that will be collected during the total solar eclipse. Photo: Luc Viatour / Wikimedia.

The Israeli technology that helps NASA study the solar eclipse

Airport security checks from Wikipedia

A journey to the sub-science - the mathematics of the security inspection / Roy Tsezana

Dr. Alex Bronstein

How Decoding the Genome Helps Compare Video Clips to Locate Duplicated Films

The search engine developed by Dr. Alex Bronstein from the Faculty of Engineering at Tel Aviv University allows you to take a clip from a movie and search for copies of it among tens of millions of movies, at the same speed as the textual search is performed using the similar method