The Verge
NASA, UCSD, and the National Weather Service built an AI that uses earthquake satellites to predict flash floods - because apparently we needed a side hustle for seismology.
Ars Technica
A new algorithm borrows fruit fly brain tricks to sniff out odors without forgetting old ones - unlike your phone, which can't even remember your coffee order.
NASA
A volunteer builds a machine-learning tool to help identify 'night-shining' clouds, saving scientists from manual verification and saving you from embarrassing cloud misidentifications.
The Guardian Europe
Scientists are building headphones that let you hear birdsong while blocking that one guy on his phone - Nobel Peace Prize nomination pending.
NASA
The Euclid telescope has too many galaxy photos for scientists to handle, so they're recruiting humans to train an AI to spot cosmic clumps - no space suit required.
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