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What would happen if Yellowstone's 'supervolcano' erupted today?

Popular Science

What would happen if Yellowstone's'supervolcano' erupted today? Say goodbye to Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. This photo of a volcano in Iceland doesn't even begin to encapsulate the devastation that would happen if the Yellowstone volcano erupted. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.


One town's scheme to get rid of its geese

MIT Technology Review

One town's scheme to get rid of its geese Public officials in one California burgh spent nearly $400,000 on tech to flush out waterfowl. Some geese, like the one on the left, wear GPS trackers as part of the Foster City goose management plan. Our target is in sight: a gaggle of Canada geese, pecking at grass near the dog park. As I approach, tiptoeing over their grayish-white poop, I notice that one bird wears a white cuff around its slender black neck. It's a GPS tracker--part of a new tech-centered campaign to drive the geese out of my hometown of Foster City, California. About 300 geese live in this sleepy Bay Area suburb, equal to nearly 1% of our human population--and some say this town isn't big enough for the both of us.


Time-Warping Recurrent Neural Networks for Transfer Learning

Hirschi, Jonathon

arXiv.org Machine Learning

Dynamical systems describe how a physical system evolves over time. Physical processes can evolve faster or slower in different environmental conditions. We use time-warping as rescaling the time in a model of a physical system. This thesis proposes a new method of transfer learning for Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) based on time-warping. We prove that for a class of linear, first-order differential equations known as time lag models, an LSTM can approximate these systems with any desired accuracy, and the model can be time-warped while maintaining the approximation accuracy. The Time-Warping method of transfer learning is then evaluated in an applied problem on predicting fuel moisture content (FMC), an important concept in wildfire modeling. An RNN with LSTM recurrent layers is pretrained on fuels with a characteristic time scale of 10 hours, where there are large quantities of data available for training. The RNN is then modified with transfer learning to generate predictions for fuels with characteristic time scales of 1 hour, 100 hours, and 1000 hours. The Time-Warping method is evaluated against several known methods of transfer learning. The Time-Warping method produces predictions with an accuracy level comparable to the established methods, despite modifying only a small fraction of the parameters that the other methods modify.


New stamp honors Yellowstone's iconic bison

Popular Science

Photographer Tom Murphy has documented the park's wildlife for decades. Now, one of his photos will be on a Forever Stamp. The new stamp features one of Yellowstone's signature bison and will be out later in 2026. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It's a warm July day in Yellowstone National Park's grassy Hayden Valley and wildlife photographer Tom Murphy is tracking herds of chocolate-colored bison gathered for the annual breeding season.


Rep. Swalwell, candidate for California governor, has an AI side gig

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Rep. Swalwell, candidate for California governor, has an AI side gig This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Rep. Eric Swalwell co-founded Findraiser, an AI tool that analyzes campaign fundraising data. Findraiser is being paid by dozens of campaigns, including his own.



Amanda Seyfried questions Oscars' importance as expert likens awards show to 'the tire industry'

FOX News

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset . Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG . Sharon Osbourne tells Hollywood elites to save politics'for your platform' when accepting awards Zach Braff shuts down rumors he has an AI chatbot girlfriend: 'Please update all gossip sites' 'Yellowstone' star Luke Grimes targeted by Montana locals as move from LA sparks small-town fury Kurt Russell reveals why he was'glad' when son Wyatt turned to acting after hockey career Morrissey cancels concert after festival noise leaves him in'catatonic state' from sleep deprivation Gina Gershon reveals'creepy' encounter with man who later murdered Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten Walker Hayes says kids had'front-row seat' to struggles, including'alcoholic dad' Last person to see JFK Jr. alive reveals chilling premonition about his fatal flight that night'Mormon Wives' star weighs just 99 pounds at 5' 10, admits GLP-1 addiction'The Madison' cast praises Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, says co-stars are'best of the best' Michelle Pfeiffer calls Kurt Russell team-up long overdue in'The Madison' Korie Robertson says Willie's clean-shaven 20s were his'rebellious' phase Willie Robertson says he'never would have dreamed' of joining family business in his 20s Aviation expert explains JFK Jr.'s final flight risks'The Madison' star Beau Garrett admits nerves before working with Michelle Pfeiffer Donny Osmond says singing with AI-generated 14-year-old self'never gets old' Inside the party that changed Prince William, Kate Middleton's future Jack Wagner says he would'totally' compete on'The Masked Singer' again Rihanna's Beverly Hills home targeted by gunfire; woman arrested as dispatch audio reveals chilling details Oscars Amanda Seyfried questions Oscars' importance as expert likens awards show to'the tire industry' Oscars'aren't what they used to be' because they're out of touch with audiences: expert Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo explains why the Oscars are growing disconnected from audiences when they ignore popular films.


Zach Braff shuts down rumors he has an AI chatbot girlfriend: 'Please update all gossip sites'

FOX News

Zach Braff AI chatbot girlfriend rumors denied by the actor on Instagram after podcast speculation. The Scrubs star clarified he is not dating an AI chatbot and called claims false.


Alpine glacier holds history dating back to the Romans. And it's melting--fast.

Popular Science

Alpine glacier holds history dating back to the Romans. Scientists are racing to document 6,000 years of history stored inside the Weißseespitze ice cap. The dark surface shows significant melting. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Deep inside the frozen Eastern Alps, the Weißseespitze ice cap (pronounced VICE-zay-shpitt-suh) sits at almost 11,482 feet (3,500 meters) above sea level.


Amazon is determined to use AI for everything – even when it slows down work

The Guardian

Corporate employees said Amazon's race to roll out AI is leading to surveillance, slop and'more work for everyone'. When Dina, a software developer based in New York, joined Amazon two years ago, her job was to write code. The internal AI tool she's expected to use, called Kiro, frequently hallucinates and generates flawed code, she says. Then she has to dig through and correct the sloppy code it creates, or just revert all changes and start again. She says it feels like "trying to AI my way out of a problem that AI caused".