Teaching computers to understand our language

Teaching computers to understand our language

Teaching computers to understand our language Artificial intelligence has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years and has become an increasingly integrated part of our lives. However, it still lacks the capacity to truly understand human language; subtext,...
Why do people stay?

Why do people stay?

Why do people stay? Though migration is in the news almost daily, most people do not migrate, even if they have the opportunity and means to do so. Why not? At the University of Cambridge in the UK, Dr Daniel Robins has been researching immobility, and has discovered...
How can computers help crops grow better?

How can computers help crops grow better?

How can computers help crops grow better? Computers have revolutionised the planet in many ways. Plant science is one of the fields to have benefitted from recent advances in technology, thanks to computer scientists such as Professor Tony Pridmore at the University...
How can we treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis?

How can we treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis?

How can we treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis? Professor Andrew Nunn is an epidemiologist at the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London in the UK. His research focuses on clinical trials of drugs that have the potential to...