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Covers:  Life Sciences, anything about the brain, psychology, addiction, health and wellness, sustainable energy, and cool ocean explorers
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How We Save Face--Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code

How We Save Face--Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code

Our brains have evolved to recognize and remember faces. As infants, one of the first things we learn is to l…

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Oceanography: The Offshore Wind Energy Boom

Oceanography: The Offshore Wind Energy Boom

By Knvul Sheikh Thirty miles off the tip of Long Island lies the site of the future South Fork Wind Farm. Tho…

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Yes, You Too Can Alter Your Food's DNA at This Community Lab in Fort Greene

Yes, You Too Can Alter Your Food's DNA at This Community Lab in Fort Greene

This story is part of an ongoing series about technology's effects on our food supply.

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There's a New .Health Domain and It Could Save You From Fake Medicine

There's a New .Health Domain and It Could Save You From Fake Medicine

Looking for health information online usually feels like casting your line in a swamp of "alternative" treatm…

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The Science That Could Make You Crave Broccoli More Than Chocolate

The Science That Could Make You Crave Broccoli More Than Chocolate

Neurogastronomy wants to rewire how people perceive flavors-and may be able to help those who have lost their…

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Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

Colin Devey launched his volcano-hunting career on land, studying a 66-million-year-old lava flow that once c…

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Is Optical Scale-Up Finally Approaching?

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By Knvul Sheikh
| Fixing the Future
Currently, most data centers use both electronic and optical communication protocols, for different tasks. Scale-out networks connect thousands of AI computers across a data center, making optics the obvious choice for long distances. Scale-up networks connect several GPUs inside a single mega-computer or rack, where latency is critical, and dense copper interconnects, such as Nvidia’s NVLink, have long been the engineering solution of choice.
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Is Optical Scale-Up Finally Approaching?

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By Knvul Sheikh
| Flipboard
5 hours ago The Nvidia chief frames the shift as a promotion for his staff, and as more evidence that AI is creating jobs rather than cutting them. Nvidia’s software engineers are writing less code than ever, and according to their chief executive, that is exactly how they like it. Jensen Huang said this week …
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Is Optical Scale-Up Finally Approaching?

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By Knvul Sheikh
| Aol Verified
Currently, most data centers use both electronic and optical communication protocols, for different tasks. Scale-out networks connect thousands of AI computers across a data center, making optics the obvious choice for long distances. Scale-up networks connect several GPUs inside a single mega-computer or rack, where latency is critical, and dense copper interconnects, such as Nvidia’s NVLink, have long been the engineering solution of choice.
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