Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How

12m 54s

Predictive analytics uses math and historical data to make predictions about the future. It’s used in commerce, sports, politics, social media and tons of other places. And as it turns out, people have been using math to predict people’s death for centuries. Can it predict mine?

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  • Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How

    S12 E6 - 12m 54s

    Predictive analytics uses math and historical data to make predictions about the future. It’s used in commerce, sports, politics, social media and tons of other places. And as it turns out, people have been using math to predict people’s death for centuries. Can it predict mine?

  • Can AI Help Us Talk to Whales?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Can AI Help Us Talk to Whales?

    S12 E5 - 21m 33s

    New technology is revolutionizing how we study and protect nature. In this video, we’ll learn how artificial intelligence is being used to decode the sonic landscapes of the ocean - specifically, whale song. That’s right, there may come a day soon where AI allows us to understand and talk to whales. But some scientists are saying: the question may actually be, SHOULD we talk to whales?

  • Measuring the Universe With a 14-Billion Light-Year Ruler: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Measuring the Universe With a 14-Billion Light-Year Ruler

    S12 E4 - 10m 40s

    Since the time of the ancient Greeks, scientists have been constructing a cosmic measuring tape to measure the universe from our own backyard all the way to its ever-expanding edge: the cosmic distance ladder. In this video, we climb that ladder and explore how each rung has revealed something new and previously unthinkable about the universe we live in.

  • Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Space is Full of Junk. Here’s How to Clean It Up…

    S12 E2 - 12m 9s

    We know pollution is a problem on earth, but we’re filling space with our junk too. And if we don’t figure out a way to clean up space junk, we could end our interstellar dreams before they even get started. Today, we’re visiting some cool engineers in Switzerland to learn about the space junk problem and the giant space claw that might be the perfect solution.

  • Why the 2024 Solar Eclipse is Such a Big Deal: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why the 2024 Solar Eclipse is Such a Big Deal

    S12 E3 - 15m 17s

    On April 8, 2024, the Moon’s shadow will fall on Earth, creating a total solar eclipse across North America, and if you have the chance to see it, you don’t want to miss it. It’s an amazing coincidence that total eclipses happen at all — and that we’re alive at a time when we can see and predict them. So join us to find out everything you need to know to watch it.

  • Why NASA Punched an Asteroid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why NASA Punched an Asteroid

    S12 E1 - 14m 28s

    Where did life come from? It’s one of the biggest questions humans have ever asked — and the answer might be locked in ancient space rocks that were around before life began. To find out, NASA pulled off one of its most ambitious missions ever, landing on an asteroid and sending a rock sample back to Earth. Today, we’re going to take a look at what it brought back.

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