Colibactin causes key cancer mutations

Her company, Esya Labs, is developing DNA nanodevices that track drug responses, screen for new therapies, and more

Ammonium salts may serve as nitrogen reservoirs on the icy bodies, suggesting a common origin for comets and the sun

New study explores whether dampening IL-6 could address serious coronavirus infections

Ammonium salts may serve as nitrogen reservoirs on the icy bodies, suggesting a common origin for comets and the sun

Only NIH, NSF publicize their complaint procedures

Fingers are being pointed in the Netherlands and the UK over reagent capacity constraints

Advances in chemistry have led to a comeback for ADCs, with more on the way

Polymer-coated silica nanoparticles swell in response to pH changes

COVID-19 is driving a fivefold or greater increase in demand

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost

The novel coronavirus is challenging genome sequencing technology and data processing like never before

NSF, NIH were prepared for the quick transition to virtual meetings

One-time tests can be taken by students learning remotely during the coronavirus pandemic

Limited results from a NIAID study suggest the drug helps people with COVID-19 recover faster

Darmstadt : Steinkopff, 2005

Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2007

Darmstadt : Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt, 2006

Darmstadt : Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt, 2005

London : Springer, ©2007

Berlin : Springer, 2005

[Ottawa] : Health Canada = Santé Canada, [2020]

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2007

Join Us for a Kluge Center Author Salon with Susan Schneider on Artificial Intelligence

Get your free tickets here.

On Thursday January 30, at 4pm in the Montpelier Room of the Madison Building, the John W. Kluge Center will hold a discussion with Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation Susan Schneider.

Schneider will discuss her new book, Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind, which is an exploration of what artificial intelligence can, and cannot, achieve.

Humans may not be Earth’s most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. What do these developments mean for the future of the mind?

In Artificial You, Susan Schneider says that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward. As AI technology turns inward, reshaping the brain, as well as outward, potentially creating machine minds, it is crucial to beware. Homo sapiens, as mind designers, will be playing with “tools” they do not understand how to use: the self, the mind, and consciousness. Schneider argues that an insufficient grasp of the nature of these entities could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology, bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings. To flourish, we must grasp the philosophical issues lying beneath the algorithms.

Schneider will discuss these topics and more, with a reception to follow.

The event is free, but tickets are recommended. Visit the event ticketing site for more information and to secure your ticket. Entry is not guaranteed.

Register for a ticket here.

Questions? Please contact (202) 707-9219 or scholarly@loc.gov

Online Resource

Hayden Library - QC174.12.G7325 2019

Hayden Library - QC173.55.C37 2019

Online Resource