Researchers at the University of Sussex, Imperial College London and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have for the first time used game theory to enable robots to assist humans in a safe and versatile manner. The research team used adaptive control and Nash equilibrium game theory to programme a robot that can understand its human… Read More »
Aine O’Connor. Photo: Steve Humphreys Giving up for good: Aine O’Connor, today. Photo: Steve Humphreys Aine 19 years ago. Photo: Tony Gavin ‘Ditch the calorie counter’ ‘I tried every diet known to man – and blamed everything for failing. Until one day I hit upon something that changed me forever’ – Aine O’Connor Independent.ie I… Read More »
Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped out of high school. As she held down different jobs during the past decade — including housekeeping and working in a relative’s retail store — she always thought about going for her GED to show she met high school academic skills. But… Read More »
New research is suggesting that there may be physical structural differences in the brains of adolescents who are regularly bullied. A recent study charts brain changes linked to bullying. According to the National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics, between one and three students in the United States report being bullied at… Read More »