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Iguana-sized Antarctic Dinosaur
Brandon Peecook of the Field Museum reports on the discovery of a new lizard cousin to the dinosaurs, found in Antarctica, from 250 million years ago. (Jan 31, 2019)
read moreMy Brother and I were Named in the Top 100 AI Researchers in Advanced Healthcare
Deep Knowledge Analytics published a recent report, identifying the Top 100 AI Researchers in Drug Discovery and Advanced Healthcare. I’m very pleased to say that both my brother (Gary Fogel, Ph.D., CEO Natural Selection, Inc.) and I (Chief Scientist, Trials.ai) were named to the list. (Feb. 3, 2019)
read moreA New Human Ancestor
An international group of researchers has used machine learning to identify a new hominid in the ancestry of Asian individuals. (Jan 16, 2019)
read moreEarly Collision Made Life Possible on Earth?
Researchers at Rice University suggest that the Earth most likely received the majority of its carbon, nitrogen etc. as a result of a collision with a Mars-sized planetoid more than 4.4 billion years ago. (Jan 23, 2019)
read moreObserving the Birth of a Black Hole?
A group led by Northwestern University has used the telescopes in Hawaii to observe a presumed moment of collapse for a black hole or neutron star at 200 million light years. (Jan 10, 2019)
read moreDeep-sea Microbes Found to Consume Greenhouse Gases
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have identified nearly two dozen new types of microbes. They report that many use hydrocarbons as energy sources to survive and grow, potentially reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. (Nov. 27, 2018)
read moreAdvancement in Carbon Recapture
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new method for CO2 reduction, which resulted in a 57% overall quantum yield of CO2 reduction products. (Nov. 30, 2018)
read moreMore than 100 New Exoplanets Found
In 3 months, astronomers have reported more than 100 new exoplanets. Of 227 candidates 104 are now confirmed exoplanets. (Dec. 3, 2018)
read moreOsiris-REx Arrives at Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu today. The asteroid is 800-ft wide and will be studied for over a year in orbit, before the craft lands, gathers samples, and returns to Earth. (Dec. 3, 2018)
read moreI’ve Been Elected to Serve on the IEEE CIS AdCom (2019-2021)
It’s with pleasure that I’m able to report that the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) membership has voted me onto the Administrative Committee (AdCom) for the IEEE CIS 2019-2021 term. I served as society president 2008-2009, and have held various other positions over the past 25 years within this group. It will be great to have another opportunity to contribute to the future of the society. (Dec. 3, 2018)
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