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April 5, 2020

Create Your Own Reinforcement Learning Environment - Towards Data Science

We are not just going to solve another reinforcement learning environment but going to create one from scratch.

“Time Is Out of Joint:” Consciousness, Temporality, and Probability in Quantum Theory | SpringerLink

While the juncture of reality, causality, and probability is a familiar feature of foundational discussions concerning quantum theory, this article considers the role of consciousness and temporality...

Lessons Learned From Taiwan’s Response to Coronavirus | Best Countries | US News
Why You’ll Be Thankful And Leave A Tip After Riding In A Self-Driving Car
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People will be tempted to tip a self-driving car, here's why.

The booming stock market shows America is diseased
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This bull market is built on sand

The Dangers of Ignoring Cognitive Inequality - Quillette
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On Sunday 28 April 1996, Martin Bryant was awoken by his alarm at 6am. He said goodbye to his girlfriend as she left the house, ate some breakfast, and set the burglar alarm before leaving his Hobart residence, as usual. He stopped briefly to purchase a coffee in the small town of Forcett, where he asked the cashier to “boil the kettle less time.” He then drove to the nearby town of Port Arthur, originally a colonial-era convict settlement populated only by a few hundred people. It was here that Bryant would go on to use the two rifles and a shotgun stashed inside a sports bag on the passenger seat of his car to perpetrate the worst massacre in modern Australian history. By the time it was over, 35 people were dead and a further 23 were left wounded. Astoundingly, Bryant was caught alive. He was arrested fleeing a fire at the house into which he had barricaded himself during a shootout with the police. He later pled guilty to a list of charges …

Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electricity But Not Heat
In surprise breakthrough, scientists create quantum states in everyday electronics

After decades of miniaturization, the electronic components we've relied on for computers and modern technologies are now starting to reach fundamental limits. Faced with this challenge, engineers and scientists around the ...

4 Boosting Algorithms in Machine Learning You Should Know
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Understand the difference between between commonly used boosting algorithms. Learn how GBM, XGboost, LightBoost and CatBoost work!