Archeology
Using AI to read the words on a 2,000-year-old scroll, a young man received a 'huge' reward
AI is changing human life in many aspects, it even helped a young man receive a $40,000 reward for reading the words on a 2,000-year-old scroll.
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AI - Artificial intelligence
AI has been able to accurately reproduce more than 80% of images in the human brain.
The AI model, called Mind-Vis, was trained on a large dataset of more than 160,000 brain scans and was able to reproduce up to 84% of what humans think.
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8 mystical medieval books that are even scarier the more you read them
From the basics of the Satanic code to a guide on how to make a pact with the devil, these books are clearly not for the faint of heart.
Archeology
The most remarkable archaeological discoveries of 2024
From discovering cities hidden in dense forests to reading ancient scrolls with AI, the combination of modern and traditional techniques is shaping the future of archaeo…
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Exciting past reflected in tarot cards that 'prophesy' the future
As Helen Farley writes in 'A Cultural History of Tarot', 'the tarot has evolved and adapted within the cultural currents of different times'.
Science invention
Surprise 24-page pocket calendar but can be viewed up to 2 billion years in the future
This infinite calendar can help us read the date of any day in the future.
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Origin, meaning of the phrase 'BC', 'AD'
Reading about history, we often come across abbreviations.
Animal world
New research shows: Crows can 'read' numbers from 1 to 4
New findings help us better understand the intelligence of crows, animals that always excite scientists.
New technology
The eyeglasses can transform from sunglasses to reading glasses with just a swipe
Deep Optics recently created 32 Degrees North - innovative adaptive glasses that work like sunglasses but can also turn into reading glasses.
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Harvard University removed the human skin used as a book cover
After the book's human skin cover is removed, interested people can still read the book's content directly at the Harvard library or online.
Photo library
Rare moment: The bird flew straight towards the camera, creating a 1-0-2 photo
If you don't observe carefully and don't read the caption, many people may not realize that this is an image of a bird.
Photo library
Top 25 common items that look different under a microscope
Without reading the comments below, no one would realize how familiar these things are to us.
Space science
Boy builds telescope that can observe the surface of the Moon, with only wires and a few cans of soft drink
An interest in space phenomena and hours of reading about astronomy is what prompted Malick Ndiaye to design a telescope with what was already around him.
History
The truth about Queen Cleopatra: Both beautiful and fluent in 8 languages
Cleopatra was the only person of that time who could speak Ancient Egyptian and read hieroglyphs.
History
Why were eunuchs in the past often illiterate but still able to read holy orders?
Ancient eunuchs were often illiterate but could still read the holy instructions. It turns out that ancient eunuchs were able to read the imperial citadel for these thre…