Research

Everyone’s got loads of gut bacteria — except these mice. Here’s why we created them. — Bad news for germaphobes: Everyone in the world, and most surfaces, are covered in bacteria, pretty much all the time. Disinfect a surface, and it will be crawling with bacteria in minutes to hours; they’re in the air, constantly spreading on every living creature… …except for a small number of…

Have you ever got a bad feeling about someone? Have you got a feeling that a vendor trying to sell you a fake item? We all have our gut-feeling moments in life. The real question is do we have to trust our guts and make decisions? Research by Dane et…

In his 1931 paper “A Non-Aristotelian System and Its Necessity for Rigour in Mathematics and Physics,” Mathematician Alfred Korzybski introduced an idea that many today find helpful when dealing with complex systems. The idea is commonly referred to as “The map is not the territory,” and Korzybski lays it out…

Transform your research and writing workflow with a “zettelkasten” — This is the second article in a series of articles about knowledge management. To learn why you might want to adopt this technique, read this article. When I started writing my PhD dissertation, I discovered how little information I retained from my Bachelor’s degree. Over the four years of my…

Artificial Intelligence has recently pushed the boundaries beyond our familiar voice and text assistants, venturing into the very fabric of gameplay. Prepare to be astonished as we unveil the mysteries of the Ghost in Minecraft (GITM) — an AI agent that injects new vitality into this iconic sandbox game. Within…

No such thing as one fits all, as we all do not fit one. — I’ve been a designer for over two decades, over time my title, job functions and expertise shifted and evolved from web designer, to visual designer to UX/UI designer, UX leader, manager, Head of Design, and so forth. But one thing stayed the same all these years, research and studies… I’ve…

Recently I came across a youtube video by Scott Manley discussing the failure of the Japanese Lunar Mission — Hakuto-R lunar lander. The primary reason for the failure after the investigation came out to be a problem with Sensor Fusion. While on the fly-by, the lander came across a crater…

Will AI transform our education system with such profoundness that in our near future we start despising our current education system? It’s an extremely straightforward question with quite a complex answer. Whether a debate is necessary to answer this certain question is also a question with subjective answers. But there…

I am aware that this article may stir up some controversy, but there are certain things that must be brought out of the hidden, dark places and into the light. It’s also an opportunity to educate everyone: able-bodied and disabled alike, to the double standards that exist in funding for…