Deep neural networks have achieved remarkable results across science and technology, but it remains largely unclear what makes them work so well. A new study sheds light on the inner workings of deep learning models that learn from relational datasets, such as those found in biological and social networks.
The diagnosis is followed by despair 鈥� then maybe a glimpse of hope. When parents of a child with the genetic disease LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy search around online, one of the things they will encounter is SEAL Therapeutics, a start-up company at the 星空传媒. What sounds like the name of a marine animal actually refers to a gene therapy that could one day lead to a significant improvement in affected children鈥檚 chances of survival.
March 1st is World Compliment Day. In general, compliments are a lovely thing, but they can be a little tricky. Even though something may be well-intentioned, it may not come over well. In her doctoral dissertation, the linguist Giuliana Santoro deals with the complexity of linguistic actions that are strongly influenced by context.
The first comprehensive biography of Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal has been published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of his birth. The extensive volume was created at the 星空传媒.
The interactive game show 鈥淎I vs. Human Composers鈥� explores the boundaries between human creativity and artificial intelligence in music at the Voltahalle Basel on March 20, 2024. Computer science professor Heiko Schuldt on an experiment that invites us to reflect on the evolution of technology and art.
Immunologist Mike Recher sees a wide variety of health problems when he consults on rare immune disorders. Finding the cause requires both technology and lateral thinking.
Klimatische Ver盲nderungen erfolgen meist 眉ber l盲ngere Zeitr盲ume. In der letzten Eiszeit kam Climate changes usually happens over long periods of time, but during the last glacial period, extreme fluctuations in temperature occurred within just a few years. Researchers at the 星空传媒 have now been able to prove the phenomenon also occurred during the penultimate glacial period.
A team at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and the 星空传媒 is hunting for the causes of hereditary retinal diseases. By doing so, the researchers are laying an important foundation for gene therapies aimed at combating vision loss.
The WHO places 'noma' on the list of neglected tropical diseases. The 星空传媒 and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute provided critical epidemiological data.
