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Rerouting Intention And Sensation In Paralyzed Patients

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Today I’m talking with Chad Bouton , who’s at the forefront of this electrifying field of research. Chad, welcome to the program, and can you please introduce yourself to our listeners? Chad Bouton: Yes, thanks so much, Eliza, for having me. And my name is Chad. The highway is blocked, right? Bouton: That’s right.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Census, the mainframe computer, legitimizing the person computer, and developing the software that beat the best in the world at chess and then Jeopardy. Joining me to talk about it—and IBM's other pivots, past and future—is a person uniquely qualified to do so. Steven Cherry Jim, IBM wasn't the first to personal computers.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

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But you’re also a discerning and forward-looking person. Since the IC was invented, all of the metal that connects transistors was formed above the silicon surface. The Practical Power of Fusing Photons Chad Hagen Silicon solar cells are relatively cheap and plentiful, but they miss out on a lot of energy in sunlight.

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IEEE Spectrum’s Top Telecom Stories of 2023

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice? Chad Hagen In December 2020, a fishy distress call from a boat off the coast of Maine opened up an investigation into its authenticity—an investigation that played into the resurgence of something called “voiceprinting.” So even in the future, try not to misplace a security key.

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A Small Startup Fights Rare Diseases With Big Data

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What's the connection between Hindu mythology and contemporary data analytics? Because of my connection with India and because Vyasa was a guru who compiled knowledge, brought knowledge together, and I loved the idea of that activity of knowledge compilation being part of what Vyasa was going to do with deep learning algorithms.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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is like a teenage intern,” said Chad Burt, co-owner of the travel adviser network Outside Agents , “better, smarter, faster than you, but you need to lead them.” For example, it could improve automatic rebooking onto new flights when customers miss connections or weather snarls runways. The expanding use of A.I. On the ground, A.I.

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