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Learning words from pictures

Learning words from pictures

MIT researchers have developed a new approach to training speech-recognition systems that doesn’t depend on transcription. Instead, their system analyzes correspondences between images and spoken descriptions of those images, as captured in a large collection of audio...
Drone Video Captures Killer Whales Snacking on Shark

Drone Video Captures Killer Whales Snacking on Shark

 To killer whales, sharks aren’t all that fearsome. They’re more of a snack. A drone pilot recently captured this video of four killer whales — two adults and two juveniles — chowing down on a still-living shark off the coast of California. They appear to be offshore...