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Neuromorphic hype
We all know there’s a difference between operating an Indica Diesel car and a WDP 4 diesel locomotive. The former has two cylinders and the latter 16. But that doesn’t mean the WDP 4 simply has eight times more components … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged artificial neural networks, emergent properties, hype, IEEE Spectrum, more is different, neuromorphic computing, Philip Warren Anderson, science communication, superconducting synapse
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The constructionist hypothesis and expertise during the pandemic
Now that COVID-19 cases are rising again in the country, the trash talk against journalists has been rising in tandem. The Indian government was unprepared and hapless last year, and it is this year as well, if only in different … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Scicomm
Tagged biochemistry, complexity, COVID-19 pandemic, disease transmission models, epidemiological modelling, epidemiology, expertise, immune escape, more is different, novel coronavirus, novel coronavirus variants, Philip Warren Anderson, scale, virology
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