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New Scientist7h
We can build quantum computers using the rules of special relativity
Machine learning helped show how harnessing the weird effects of Einstein’s special relativity could enable a new kind of ...
Smithsonian Magazine13h
Was Talos, the Bronze Automaton Who Guarded the Island of Crete in Greek Myth, an Early Example of Artificial Intelligence?
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
How Well Did the Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Actually Work?
More than a century ago, a group of sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera. It turned out ...
Artnet News5d
Turns Out, This Ancient Analog Computer Didn’t Function Very Well, New Study Finds
Researchers have created a computational model of the Antikythera mechanism to test how it worked. It was prone to jamming ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN6d
2,000 Years Before Modern Technology, the Greeks Had Built the World’s First Computer (So Advanced That It Still Baffles Scientists)
Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic technological artifacts in human history. Hidden among statues, coins, glassware, ...