A first physical system to learn nonlinear tasks without a traditional computer processor

Sam Dillavou, a postdoctoral fellow in the Durian Research Group in the School of Arts & Sciences, built the components of this contrasting local learning network, an analog system that is fast, energy-efficient, scalable, and can learn nonlinear tasks. Credit: Erica Moser Scientists face many trade-offs in building and scaling brain-like systems that can perform … Read more

Could another Nintendo series adopt the ‘traditional’ Zelda template?

The candidates – Light fantasy While not necessarily part of the traditional Zelda formula, a light fantasy setting is a hallmark of all Zelda titles. It is also common in Zelda clones. Here are a few franchises Nintendo could use if they stuck to the fantasy trope: Child Ikarus Let’s start this list with perhaps … Read more