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Bionic Hand, Satellites Watch Crops, AI & Our Moral Compass


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Today, you’ll learn about an incredible bionic hand, how scientists are watching what we eat… from space, and a new study that looks into how humans feel about AI judging them. 

 

Bionic Hand  

 

  • “Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use.” by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. 2023.  
  • “Phantom Limb Pain.” by Aaron A. Hanyu-Deutmeyer, et al. 2023.  
  • “Artificial limbs.” by Linda J Marks & John W Michael. 2001.  

 

Satellites Watch Crops 

 

  • “Measuring nutrition in crops from space.” European Space Agency. 2023.  
  • “E0NUTRI: Earth Observation for estimating and predicting crop nutrients.” ESA. nd.  
  • “HyNutri: Sensing “Hidden Hunger” with Sentinel-2 and Hyperspectral.” ESA. 2023.  
  • “PRISMA and Sentinel-2 spectral response to the nutrient composition of grains.” by Mariana Belgiu, et al. 2023.  

 

AI & Our Moral Compass 

 

  • “People believe their moral traits are too distinct for AI to judge, study finds.” by Bianca Setionago. 2023.  
  • “Humans feel too special for machines to score their morals.” by Zoe A Purcell & Jean-Francois Bonnefon. 2023. 

 

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