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'What we will start to see more of in the short-term is improved analysis and speed, which will make it appear more like the computer is thinking- but it's a process that relies on us.' - Hugh Cox, Rosslyn Analytics
Speaking to students at MIT in October, Elon Musk, engineer and CEO of Telsa Motors and SpaceX, called artificial intelligence 'our biggest existential threat.' He may be the man behind the first commercial flights to the International Space Station, but it's hard to avoid feeling he may have his head in the clouds when it comes to what is science and what is science fiction. At the same time we have films like 2014's 'Her' that depict a not-so-distant future where smart operating systems can have their own emotions and identities, and eventually become so intelligent that they supersede us. While autonomous A.I has been a trope in our culture for many years, the hype and speculation certainly hasn't abated in 2014.
But far from excluding humans, A.I systems based on cognitive computing technology have the potential to augment our reasoning capabilities and empower us to make better informed real-time decisions- and are already doing so.
'People will always remain key in the decision making process- cognitive computing will just require them to impact decisions in a different way and at a different stage,' explains Hugh Cox, chief data officer of Rosslyn Analytics. 'Human expertise, knowledge and experience will continue to be collected, meaning that as time progresses computers will become more adept at making decisions, removing the need for human interaction. But its important to note; the most advanced cognitive computing tool will never replace humans because we have contextual insight that computers simply dont possess.'
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According to IBM's Senior Vice President John E. Kelly, we're on the cusp of the 'third era' of computing- one of cognitive computing. In the age of tabulating machines, vaccuum systems and the first calculators, we fed data directly into computers on punch cards. Later on, in the programmable era, we learnt how to take processes and put them into the machine, controlled by the programming we inflict on the system. But in the forthcoming era of cognitive computing, computers will work directly with humans 'in a synergetic association' where relationships between human and computer blur.
The main benefits of this kind of synergy will be the ability to access the best of both worlds- productivity and speed from machines, emotional intelligence and the ability to handle the unknown from humans.
'They will interact in such a way that the computer helps the human unravel vast stores of information through its advanced processing speeds' says Kelly,' but the creativity of the human creates the environment for such an unlocking to occur.'
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The most well-known representative of 'cognitive computing' right now is IBM's Watson system. In 2011, the computer famously appeared on -and won- US gameshow 'Jeopardy!' by providing questions in response to clues posed in natural human language, which included nuances such as puns, slang and jargon. It was able to quickly execute hundreds of algorithms simultaneously to find the right answer, ranking its confidence in their accuracy and responding within three seconds.
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The Cincinnati-Dayton corridor has nationally recognized aerospace and manufacturing industries, and your chance to meet face-to-face with these hiring companies is coming later this month.
Job seekers looking to land a position in the related sectors will want to attend a job fair scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road. Parking is free.
Efforts are to recruit more than 60 employers with operations in the Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Montgomery and Warren county areas for the region-wide event, said Adam Jones, administrator of the Workforce Investment Board of Butler, Clermont and Warren Counties, a government agency that sets workforce development policy.
For people that view manufacturing maybe kind of as the old dungy type of kind of environment, its not that at all, Jones said. Its very clean.
The Workforce Investment Board is the event sponsor in partnership with fellow organizers including local county OhioMeansJobs centers, Hamilton Countys Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Investment Board, TechSolve, Warren County Port Authority, and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Browns office.
This summit brings together public-private partnerships to help connect manufacturers hiring workers, with workers who are seeking manufacturing jobs or training, Brown said in a provided statement. Working together, we help ensure long term success throughout the region.
Based on the companies that have agreed to participate so far such as Lebanons Tomak Precision, West Chester Twp.s AK Steel Holding Corp., Hamilton Countys GKN Aerospace and others openings include CNC machinists, production associates, maintenance technicians and process engineers, according to information compiled by OhioMeansJobs-Butler County.
Of the jobs already listed, starting pay ranges from $11 to $27.50 an hour.
The Southwestern Ohio Aerospace Region was one of 12 regions nationwide to receive a federal designation last year from the government program Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership.
A total $1.3 billion in federal money is available to spend on economic development across the nation, and the new designation puts the Cincinnati-Dayton region at the front of the line to receive a slice.
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PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
NANOBIOTIX (Paris:NANO) (Euronext: NANO ISIN: FR0011341205), a late clinical-stage nanomedicine company pioneering novel approaches for the local treatment of cancer, provides its activities and achievements during 2014 and an overview of anticipated 2015 events including the financial calendar. The Company made major clinical and financial progress, including broadening of indications and strategic plans across Europe, Asia and the US.
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Laurent Levy, CEO of Nanobiotix said: 2014 has been a pivotal year for the Company, with significant progress in clinical development, where we jumped from an early clinical stage to late clinical stage. This has impacted our visibility and exposure from a financial and industrial point of view allowing us to accomplish two capital raises this year. We are now in a position to create value through the expansion of the indications and geographical area of development for the lead product, NBTXR3. As a result, 2015 is expected to be a year of further significant progress with intermediary clinical results, US corporate developments and launch of new indications; all building on the successes of 2014 and preparing for the final steps of CE marking by the end 2016 required before commercial launch.
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Expansion of clinical development programme
The company is developing three different products that can be administered either by direct injection into the tumor (NBTXR3), intravenous injection (NBTX-IV) or topical application to fill tumor cavities just after tumor surgery (NBTX-TOPO).
NBTXR3 is the first product of the NanoXray portfolio to reach clinical development. The product comprises nanoparticles which can be injected directly into tumor. With the application of radiotherapy, these nanoparticles absorb X-rays which significantly enhances the radiation dose within the cancer cells without increasing the dose to the surrounding healthy tissues. Currently, NBTXR3 is classified as a medical device in Europe and a drug in the United States (US).
Soft tissue sarcoma (STS): green light to start registration trial
In June 2014 during ASCO, the Company presented positive Phase I clinical study results for NBTXR3, demonstrating feasibility and safety of intratumoral injection of the product followed by radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced STS. In addition to the feasibility and safety data presented, promising signs of efficacy have been demonstrated.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) Shares of WD-40 Co. slipped in the extended session Wednesday on an earnings miss.
WD-40 WDFC, -3.33% shares fell 5.2% to $81 on light volume after the companys fiscal first-quarter results fell short of Wall Street expectations.
Shares of NephroGenex Inc. NRX, +5.21% rose 19% to $10.99 on moderate volume after the clinical-stage drug company said late-stage studies on its diabetic nephropathy treatment Pyridorin would be able to support a marketing application in Europe. The company also disclosed that RHO Capital had taken an 11.9% stake in the company.
Bind Therapeutics Inc. BIND, +58.83% shares jumped 26% to $6.50 on moderate volume. The nanomedicine platform company said it expects one of its collaboration partners will file a drug application with the FDA by mid-2015 using their Accurin drug delivery particles.
Mistras Group Inc. MG, +12.53% shares rose 13% to $20.63 on light volume after the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of 33 cents a share on revenue of $206.9 million. Analysts had estimated 26 cents a share on revenue of $186.2 million.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ALXN, -2.21% shares fell 4.8% to $179 in late trading after the company said a phase 2 clinical trial of eculizumab -- a drug to help prevent rejection of kidney transplants -- failed to meet its primary composite endpoint.
Insulet Corp. PODD, -8.16% shares fell 7.9% to $41 on moderate volume after the insulin pump company said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $71 million to $73 million, down from a previous estimate of $76 million to $81 million, because of a delay in product shipments. Analysts had expected $79.6 million.
Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ, -0.65% shares rose 2.7% to $41.35 on light volume after the specialty retailer raised its guidance for the fourth quarter.
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May 8, 2014. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for a special Maleficent Costume Display at Kensington Palace in London.(Reuters)
The King and Queen of Hollywood are set to meet another titled leader the Pope, reports Us Weekly. The couple will reportedly visit the Vatican early this month for a VIP meet-and-greet with Pope Francis.
Pitt grew up Baptist but told the Hollywood Reporter in 2012, I dont have a great relationship with religion. I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism.
But a friend tells the magazine that the glamorous couple admire the Pope and like his message of tolerance and non-judgement. In 2013 talking about homosexuality the Pope famously said, If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?
According to the source the couples head of security has gone to Rome to iron out the details of the visit.
Meanwhile Jolie is recovering from a bout of chicken pox that kept her from promoting her movie, Unbroken. Pitt was last seen at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have arranged to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
First the Queen and now the Pope ... it seems that Brangelina are headed for the Vatican.
According to a report in US Weekly,Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have a scheduled "VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican with Pope Francis" in early January.
Despite Pitt rejecting his Baptist upbringing, a source told the magazine the couple "like the Pope's message" and "admire" him.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2012, Pitt, 51, said, "I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion."
"I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism," he said.
The actor also said he wouldn't get married until gay marriage is legalised for everyone.
"We made this declaration some time ago that we weren't going to do it untileveryone can. But I don't think we'll be able to hold out. It means so much to my kids, and they ask a lot. And it means something to me, too, to make that kind of commitment," he said.
Perhaps Pope Francis' stance on gay marriage has led Pitt to have a change of heart.
Hollywood meets the Holy See! Tinseltown royalty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are taking a very special trip to Rome this month, not to eat pasta and tour the Colosseum, but to meet the Pope, an insider reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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The A-listers will fly to Italy in early January "for a VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican with Pope Francis," the source says of the stars, who consider themselves nonreligious.
Pitt, 51, grew up Baptist but later distanced himself from his faith, telling The Hollywood Reporter in 2012, "I don't have a great relationship with religion. I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism."
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That said, a friend tells Us that both the actor and his wife "admire the Pope" and "like the Pope's message." (Pope Francis is thought to be more tolerant than his predecessors; speaking about homosexuality in 2013, he famously said, "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?")
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The jet-setting stars have been busy in recent days with individual projects Pitt was at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 3, while Jolie was spotted in Las Vegas but arrangements for their visit are under way.
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Angelina Jolie has flown to Italy to meet Pope Francis.
The 'Maleficent' actress was spotted with her daughters Shiloh, eight, and Zahara, nine, at Ciampino International Airport in Rome today (07.01.15) amid speculation she and husband Brad Pitt are set to have "a VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican with Pope Francis" this week.
The duo's head of security is said to have arrived in the city to begin preparations for their arrival a few days ago.
A source close to the couple, who consider themselves non-religious, told Us Weekly magazine that the 39-year-old beauty and the 51-year-old actor both "admire the Pope" and "like the Pope's message."
Pope Francis has been praised for being more tolerant than his predecessors. When asked about views on homosexuality last year, he said: "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?"
'Fury' star Brad was raised a Baptist, but previously admitted he didn't "have a great relationship with religion."
He said: "I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism."
But Angelina recently revealed she is very spiritual.
She said: "I don't know if there's a name for that - religion or faith - just that there's something greater than all of us, and it's uniting and beautiful."
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Angelina Jolie (L-R), cast member Miyavi, his wife Melody Ishihara and Brad Pitt attend the world premiere of Jolie's film ''Unbroken'' at the State Theatre in Sydney November 17, 2014.
Hollywood actress and producer Angelina Jolie arrived in Rome on Wednesday with daughters Zahara, 9, and Shiloh, 8, amid speculation that she will meet the Pope this week.
Sources say Jolie and husband Brad Pitt will meet Pope Francis in a "VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican" while they are in town.
The paparazzi were on hand as the trio arrived at the Ciampino airport with their bodyguards this afternoon, and entered an awaiting black SUV. According to UsWeekly, Jolie's head of security flew out earlier to conduct a security check prior to the family's arrival.
It is unclear if Pitt is already in Rome or will arrive at a later date.
The 51-year-old leading man was raised in the Southern Baptist faith, but does not consider himself a Christian.
"I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion," he told TheHollywood Reporterin a 2012 interview. "I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism."
Jolie, 39, rarely discusses her faith in interviews, but appeared to lean towards atheism in 2000 when asked if there is a God.
"For some people," she told A.V. Club. "I hope so, for them. For the people who believe in it, I hope so. There doesn't need to be a God for me. There's something in people that's spiritual, that's godlike.
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WASHINGTON -- A new report released today by the National Research Council offers guidance to district and school leaders and teachers on necessary steps for putting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into practice over the next decade and beyond. The committee that wrote the report drew on A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, a 2011 Research Council report that served as the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards. These standards are informed by research findings that emphasize that science and engineering involve both knowing and doing; that developing rich, conceptual understanding is more productive for future learning than simply memorizing discrete facts; and learning experiences should be designed with coherent progressions over multiple years.
"The NGSS present a vision of science and engineering learning that brings these subjects alive for all students, emphasizing the satisfaction of pursuing compelling questions and the joy of discovery and invention," said Helen Quinn, committee chair and professor emerita of particle physics and astrophysics at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center at Stanford University. "While 13 states and the District of Columbia have already adopted the NGSS, achieving this vision in all science classrooms will be a major undertaking and will require changes to many aspects of science education."
The committee's recommendations cover the major elements of the education system that should be considered when implementing the NGSS, including:
Along with an understanding of the vision described in the framework, the committee identified the following seven principles by which implementation of the NGSS should be guided:
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The study was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, College Board, and Burroughs-Wellcome Fund. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. They are private, independent nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology, and health policy advice under a congressional charter granted in 1863. The National Research Council is the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. For more information, visit http://www.national-academies.org. A committee roster follows.
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Human behavior did not cause this climate change. Instead, climate warming caused behavioral change (10 million mouths to feed became 30 million).
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We know, because they often say so, that those who think catastrophic global warming is probable and perhaps imminent are exemplary empiricists. They say those who disagree with them are "climate change deniers" disrespectful of science.
Actually, however, something about which everyone can agree is that of course the climate is changing it always is. And if climate Cassandras are as conscientious as they claim to be about weighing evidence, how do they accommodate historical evidence of enormously consequential episodes of climate change not produced by human activity? Before wagering vast wealth and curtailments of liberty on correcting the climate, two recent books should be considered.
In "The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century," William Rosen explains how Europe's "most widespread and destructive famine" was the result of "an almost incomprehensibly complicated mixture of climate, commerce, and conflict, four centuries in gestation." Early in that century, 10 percent of the population from the Atlantic to the Urals died, partly because of the effect of climate change on "the incredible amalgam of molecules that comprises a few inches of soil that produces the world's food."
In the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), from the end of the ninth century to the beginning of the 14th, the Northern Hemisphere was warmer than at any time in the last 8,000 years for reasons concerning which there is no consensus. Warming increased the amount of arable land there were vineyards in northern England leading, Rosen says, to Europe's "first sustained population increase since the fall of the Roman Empire." The need for land on which to grow cereals drove deforestation. The MWP population explosion gave rise to towns, textile manufacturing and new wealthy classes.
Then, near the end of the MWP, came the severe winters of 1309-1312, when polar bears could walk from Greenland to Iceland on pack ice. In 1315 there was rain for perhaps 155 consecutive days, washing away topsoil. Upwards of half the arable land in much of Europe was gone; cannibalism arrived as parents ate children. Corpses hanging from gallows were devoured.
Human behavior did not cause this climate change. Instead, climate warming caused behavioral change (10 million mouths to feed became 30 million). Then climate cooling caused social changes (rebelliousness and bellicosity) that amplified the consequences of climate, a pattern repeated four centuries later.
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Noninvasive brain scans, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, have led to basic science discoveries about the human brain, but they've had only limited impacts on people's day-to-day lives. A review article published in the January 7 issue of the Cell Press journal Neuron, however, highlights a number of recent studies showing that brain imaging can help predict an individual's future learning, criminality, health-related behaviors, and response to drug or behavioral treatments. The technology may offer opportunities to personalize educational and clinical practices.
Dr. John Gabrieli of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and his colleagues describe the predictive power of brain imaging across a variety of different future behaviors, including infants' later performance in reading, students' later performance in math, criminals' likelihood of becoming repeat offenders, adolescents' future drug and alcohol use, and addicts' likelihood of relapse.
"Presently, we often wait for failure, in school or in mental health, to prompt attempts to help, but by then a lot of harm has occurred," says Dr. Gabrieli. "If we can use neuroimaging to identify individuals at high risk for future failure, we may be able to help those individuals avoid such failure altogether."
The authors also point to the clear ethical and societal issues that are raised by studies attempting to predict individuals' behavior. "We will need to make sure that knowledge of future behavior is used to personalize educational and medical practices, and not be used to limit support for individuals at higher risk of failure," says Dr. Gabrieli. "For example, rather than simply identifying individuals to be more or less likely to succeed in a program of education, such information could be used to promote differentiated education for those less likely to succeed with the standard education program."
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New Hubble Telescope images / video: Pillars of Creation The Eagle Nebula
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revisited one of its most iconic and popular images: the Eagle Nebula #39;s Pillars of Creation. This time Hubble has not...
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A striking photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the "Pillars of Creation" more than two decades after the cosmic columns of gas were first photographed by NASA's orbiting telescope.
The new high-definition photo is wider and shows the silhouettes of the pillars as they are surrounded by stars.
Located nearly 7,000 light years away in the distant M16 part of the Eagle Nebula, the new image is even more breathtaking than the one captured by Hubble in 1995.
The first photo of the "Pillars of Creation" showed stunning detail of three columns of gas and stars of the Eagle Nebula and captivated those on Earth so much that it appeared everywhere from movies and television shows to a postage stamp.
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PHOTO: A comparison of the "Pillars of Creation" in 1995 and 2014.
Paul Scowen, one of the co-leaders of the original Hubble observations of the Eagle Nebula, said the most recent image of the pillars was taken "at a very unique and short-lived moment in their evolution."
"The ghostly bluish haze around the dense edges of the pillars is material getting heated up and evaporating away into space," he said.
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NASAs Hubble Telescope has snapped a new photo of the iconic Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula 6,500 light years away. Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team
In 1995, the Hubble Telescope snapped a stunning photo in the Eagle Nebula, 6,500 light years from Earth. The photo revealed three gigantic columns of cold gas, illuminated by the ultraviolet light from nearby young stars. The Pillars of Creation became one of the telescopes most iconic and popular images.
Paul Scowen of Arizona State University in Tempe led the original Hubble observations of the Eagle Nebula. He recalled what it was like seeing the photo for the first time.
We laid the pictures out on the table, and we were just gushing because of all the incredible detail that we were seeing for the very first time, he said in a press release from NASA.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble this year, the telescope turned its eyes back to the Pillars of Creation. Photos released Monday from NASA show the gas columns in a wider view with a higher definition. Hubble also snapped photos in near-infrared. The near-infrared photos pierce through the dense gas and dust to see stars being born in the middle of the gas columns.
The stellar nursery has changed significantly in 19 years, Scowen said. Since the original photo was taken, the Pillars seem to be fading away, he said. The massive nearby young stars have been stripping gas away from the Pillars, something astronomers observed in the original photo. Strong stellar winds and heat from close stars have eroded the tops of the Pillars.
Im impressed by how transitory these structures are. They are actively being ablated away before our very eyes. The ghostly bluish haze around the dense edges of the pillars is material getting heated up and evaporating away into space. We have caught these pillars at a very unique and short-lived moment in their evolution, Scowen told NASA.
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