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Watch This Software Learn To Play Super Mario World Better Than You Can
A quick YouTube search reveals countless Super Mario World speedruns by some of the game’s most skilled players. And MarI/O can keep up with the best of them, even though it’s actually just a piece of advanced learning software made up of virtual neural networks.
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This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful
The larger you can build a wind turbine, the more power it can generate. But you can only build them so large before they’re impossible to transport across the country. So GE’s engineers have found a better way to improve their efficiency: a giant 9000kg dome strapped to the front of the blades.
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Chimps Would Totally Cook If Only We Made Ape-Friendly, Easy-Bake Ovens
For a long time, the only two things that have really separated humans from apes is our ability to make fire and and our propensity towards french fries. Turns out that chimpanzees likely possess both these qualities as well, thanks to a study that claims they have the “desire” to cook.
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Robotic Cockroaches Are Perfect Tiny Aircraft Carriers For Robotic Birds
Humanity wouldn’t be where it is today if we didn’t learn how to work together, but robots have once again demonstrated that they’re much faster at adapting than us because a robotic cockroach is now helping a robotic bird take flight without the need for a human to launch it.