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Squeaks and I are just getting back from a hike! Where we live, there are tons of different kinds of birds, plants, and rocks — so many that it’s hard to keep track of them all! So Squeaks and I use a special tool to help us record our discoveries: a field journal! A field…
Ryan: Data science is a relatively new field. People always say it’s you know it’s either statistics, or machine learning, or computer science, and these have been around for a long time. But the thing that’s special about it is how these concepts come together in industry. And largely it’s about pulling out insights from…
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You may have seen videos on the internet where people whisper and tap on things, or crinkle things… These strange delicate, noises… can cause some people to get “brain tingles” So, did ya feel anything? For some, hearing and seeing videos like this can cause a “tingling sensation.” It can start across their skull and…
>>Student: There’s kids and there’s a dog. It is sunny, there is no fog. There is a shadow–>>Narrator: These fifth graders are presenting poems they wrote to acompany the digital photographs they took.>>Student: I’m gonna go online because I’m researching my topic, which is how to say “kite” in different languages.>>Narrator: In this fifth grade…
Have you ever played on a backyard water slide? It’s one of our favorite kinds of summertime fun! You just lay a piece of plastic on the lawn, spray some water on it from a hose or a sprinkler, get a running start, and then… you can guess what happens next. You slip and you…
I get the sense that most people have never met a scientist in their life much less be able to claim one as their friend. So, here I am visible in many ways – on the internet, social media, documentaries and people see that. And they write me a letter as though I am their…
I’m about to try and do something, that I’ve always dreamt of, but never thought would be possible. Levitate. [Music] Personal question, but have you ever levitated? No, not levitated. We’re looking for raised up, off the ground, without moving parts, without mechanical support. Can we do it? I don’t know really. Gonna find out…
Artificial intelligence inspires both excitement and fear. Housing that knows when we’re on vacation sounds great; losing our jobs to intelligent robots, not so much. But how worried should we really be that our machines will overtake us? A lot of the AI in use nowadays actually relies on algorithms that guide responses to a…
Catherine: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Catherine. Rob: And hello, I’m Rob. Catherine: Today we have another technology topic. Rob: Oh good! I love technology. It makes things easier, it’s fast and means I can have gadgets. Catherine: Do you think that technology can actually do things better than humans? Rob: For…
My name is Tom Richardson, I’m a lecturer in Flight Mechanics and Control in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Bristol. I’m Jonathan du Bois, I’m a research assistant at the University working on the ASTRAEA team with Tom. TOM: This is a three-year project, working with unmanned air-vehicle systems or UAVs….