NBA ramps up mental health program, setting new expectations for each team— details from a league memo: The NBA announced an expanded set of mental health policies for 2019-20. The NBA's changes come after a slate of players revealed their battles with mental health both before and during their time in the league. Kevin Love and Keyon Dooling wrote personal essays on the matter for The Player's Tribune. DeMar DeRozan discussed his own battle with depression with the Toronto Star's Doug Smith. http://bit.ly/2YGSqRX
Superconducting neurons could match the power efficiency of the brain: Conventional computers need orders of magnitude more energy than the “computer” in our heads. Neural networks made of superconducting nanowires might come much closer to the real thing. http://bit.ly/2YFrxy7
Kimberly Stachenfeld and the hippocampus: Stachenfeld, a researcher at DeepMind, helped to develop a theory of the human brain region called the hippocampus, which is responsible for spatial memory and navigation. Now she’s taking her groundbreaking neuroscience work and using it to better understand artificial intelligence. She used reinforcement learning to better understand problem-solving in both the human brain and AI systems. http://bit.ly/2YFfkte
Scientists find huge world of hidden galaxies, changing our understanding of the universe: The mysterious galaxies, which were previously unknown to researchers, were discovered by a breakthrough new approach that allowed astronomers to look more deeply than ever before into the universe. The astronomers describe the new find as a treasure trove, representing a huge set of galaxies. It could help solve some of the most deep and fundamental questions about the universe, including the mysteries of supermassive black holes and dark matter. http://bit.ly/2YBhjhY
Google has a secret design library. Here are 35 of its best books: The company’s industrial design team shares a handful of titles from its studio library, which is curated by team members. http://bit.ly/2YLyKwE
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