New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity.
Astrobiology
May 19, 2020
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News tagged with statistical technique
First languages of North America traced back to two very different language groups from Siberia
Johanna Nichols, a linguist at the University of California, Berkeley, has used her pioneering work in the field of language history to learn more about language development in North America. She has found that it can be ...
Scrap for cash: Bronze Age witnessed revolution in small change across Europe
How did people living in the Bronze Age manage their finances before money became widespread? Researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Rome have discovered that bronze scrap found in hoards in Europe circulated ...
Archaeology
May 7, 2021
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Data scientists build more honest prediction models
On Nov. 3, 2020—and for many days after—millions of people kept a wary eye on the presidential election prediction models run by various news outlets. With such high stakes in play, every tick of a tally and twitch of ...
Mathematics
Mar 19, 2021
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Mathematicians put famous Battle of Britain 'what if' scenarios to the test
Mathematicians have used a statistical technique to interrogate some of the big "what if" questions in the Second World War battle for Britain's skies.
Mathematics
Jan 9, 2020
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Neanderthal and early modern human stone tool culture co-existed for over 100,000 years
The Acheulean was estimated to have died out around 200,000 years ago but the new findings suggest it may have persisted for much longer, creating over 100,000 years of overlap with more advanced technologies produced by ...
Archaeology
Mar 1, 2021
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Explained: Monte Carlo simulations
Speak to enough scientists, and you hear the words 'Monte Carlo' a lot. "We ran the Monte Carlos," a researcher will say. What does that mean?
Mathematics
May 17, 2010
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Powerful machine-learning technique enables biologists to analyze enormous data sets
Researchers at A*STAR have compared six data-analysis processes and come up with a clear winner in terms of speed, quality of analysis and reliability. The top performer took large, complex biological data sets and spat out ...
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2019
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Tracing languages back to their earliest common ancestor through sound shifts
A team of researchers in the U.S. and U.K. has developed a statistical technique that sorts out when changes to words' pronunciations most likely occurred in the evolutionary history of related languages.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2015
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Ancient footprints show human-like walking began nearly four million years ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that ancient footprints in Laetoli, Tanzania, show that human-like features of the feet and gait existed almost two million years earlier than previously ...
Archaeology
Jul 20, 2011
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