NEWS: Bio-inspired robotic eyes better estimate motion
Event cameras mimic the human eye to allow robots to navigate their environment. Science of Intelligence PI Guillermo Gallego, together with Shintaro Shiba and Yoshimitsu Aoki from Keio University in Japan, recently found a new approach to help minimize the related computational costs. The new method used event camera data, just like the previous method, but also
PRESS RELEASE: Sheep are more democratic than you think
PRESS RELEASE by Science of Intelligence 24 January 2023 Sheep are more democratic than you think Collective motion brings to mind fascinating images, such as the flocks of birds over a corn field, or schools of barracudas as they move in circles in the water. These motions are also particularly appealing to physicists, as the patterns that emerge lend
INTERVIEW: Mathis Kaiser on being a Lab Manager at SCIoI
Mathis Kaiser had a talk with Solveig Steinhardt Mathis, what does it mean to be a lab manager at SCIoI? As lab managers, we facilitate researchers' access to the equipment and services they need to successfully carry out their experiments. We coordinate and manage lab usage, purchase and document equipment, and support researchers by developing and implementing technical
NEW PAPER OUT! When moving collectively, sheep democratically alternate their group leader, physics shows
Many studies describe the collective behavior in sheep flocks or schooling fish as a self-organized process where individuals continuously adapt their direction and speed to follow the motion and collective decisions of the group – as if the only leading force were the "collective brain" itself. This view, however, does not take into account that animals do
PRESS RELEASE: Personality differences from day one after birth despite identical genes and identical environment
Experimental twin research: Personality differences from day one after birth despite identical genes and identical environment According to current knowledge, personality is determined by genetic predisposition and environmental influences. If genetically identical individuals grow up under identical conditions, are these individuals completely identical? So far, twin studies have reached their limits in answering this fundamental question.
NEW PAPER: Imitation is a great way to learn. The question is, who should we imitate?
Imitation is a vital skill that humans leverage in various situations. Humans achieve imitation by observing others with apparent ease. Yet, in reality, it is computationally expensive to model on artificial agents (e.g., social robots) to acquire new skills by imitating an expert agent. Although learning through imitation has been extensively addressed in the robotic literature, most
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WE ARE HIRING! We are very excited to announce that most of the the new research Phd and Postdoc positions for the upcoming Cohort 5 of Science of Intelligence are now online! Click here to see all officially announced positions and stay tuned for the others, to be published in the next few days. Start getting your application documents