How would a tsunami form in the Atlantic Ocean?
As Japan assesses the toll of yesterday’s 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, onlookers half a world away are likely wondering if a similar force of nature could strike in the Atlantic. The short answer? It’s improbable, but not impossible. Tsunamis have been a phenomenon primarily located around regions of intense geological activity, such as fault…
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Cyriaque Lamar and Esther Inglis-Arkell
Simon the robot can tell when it’s being ignored, and try to get your attention
A new robot can tell when it’s being ignored, and it politely and subtly gets a person’s attention. Researchers say the new computer vision system could help robots and humans interact more effectively, by allowing robots to use the same social cues as people. Simon the robot, developed at Georgia Tech’s Socially Intelligent Machines lab,…
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Rebecca Boyle - Popular Science
