Matthew Ocko
Venture capitalist (@DCVC). Technologist. Husband-ist. Dad-ist. Friend-ist. Real wood fires, evenings w/ good food, wine & friends, & neat sci-fi. ♥ != endorse
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Russia as It Is
As long as Putin remains in power, changing Russia will be close to impossible. Washington needs a new grand strategy to deal with the fact that Putin is here to stay and won’t end his assault on Western democracy and multilateral institutions...
A chance constrained motion planning system for high-dimensional robots
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have recently developed a chance-constrained motion planning system that can be applied to high degree-of-freedom (DOF) robots under motion uncertainty and in cases of...
Breakthrough neural network paves the way for quantum AI
A team of Italian researchers successfully ran a perceptron algorithm on a real, working quantum computer using IBM's cloud-access Q Experience system.
Matthew Ocko
Really solid work on quantum computing-native neural networks h/t my @dcvc colleague @alitamaseb for finding
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Bill Browder says Russia accusing him of poisoning lawyer who was tortured in prison is part of Putin’s "vendetta"
The charges are the latest in the ongoing battle between American Bill Browder, who was once Russia’s largest foreign investor, and the Russian government.
The stunning winners of the panoramic photography awards revealed
Both professional and amateur photographers from around the world were invited to enter their best landscape shots for the Epson International Pano Awards 2018.
Melting Antarctic ice could slow global temperature rise, study says
Cold meltwater running off Antarctica’s ice sheets and into the ocean could dampen the pace of global temperature rise, a new study suggests.
‘Like a Terror Movie’: How Climate Change Will Cause More Simultaneous Disasters
By the end of this century, some parts of the world could face as many as six climate-related crises at the same time, researchers have concluded.
EU open to Iran sanctions after foiled France, Denmark plots -...
European Union foreign ministers showed cautious support on Monday for possible ...
Look at This Sea Worm With a Creepy 'Smiling' Face Pulled From The Deep Ocean
A fisherman has shared a video of a surprise drawn up from the depths of the ocean. Included in the catch from a deep-sea trawling expedition was a sight most people never see in the wild: a wriggling worm that lives in the deep, dark ocean, where li
“Anti-Evolution Drugs” Could Offer New Strategy against Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis
Bacterial DNA repair protein Mfd could represent target for new 'anti-evolution drugs' that prevent harmful bacteria from mutating to develop antibiotic resistance
An Animated Introduction to the Forgotten Pioneer in Quantum Theory, Grete Hermann
From Aeon Video comes a short, vividly-animated tribute to Grete Hermann (1901-1984), the German mathematician and philosopher who made important, but often forgotten, contributions to quantum mechanics. Aeon introduces the video with these words:
Insect-inspired microfluidics could help Ant Man and the Wasp breathe
Shrinking from human to ant size would increase metabolic rate and oxygen needs.
U.S. cases of a polio-like illness rise, but there are few clues to its cause
A total of 90 cases of acute flaccid myelitis have been confirmed so far this year, out of 252 under investigation.
Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid
Let’s eliminate money problems from the admissions equation for qualified students.
Doctors repair infants' damaged hearts with experimental procedure
Next, they want to test it out in adults.
A library fit for a king
What is the Library of Ashurbanipal? The ‘Library of Ashurbanipal’ is the name given to a collection of over 30,000 clay tablets and fragments inscribed with cuneiform – a type of writing used in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq). Texts were written by...
Part of the Answer to Climate Change May Be America’s Trees and Dirt, Scientists Say
A new study found that the United States could store enough carbon in natural landscapes to offset all the cars and trucks on the road.