This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Researchers have developed a new method for teaching self-driving cars how to respond to emergencies. Unlike other approaches, which teach cars to respond according to hard and fast rules, this new method trains onboard computers to react like humans do. That unique ability could make self-driving cars vastly quicker at recognizing and avoiding potential accidents. Human drivers react instinctively to road hazards—whether that’s a car that brakes suddenly or a cyclist who rushes into traffic. It’s an ability that comes from years of experience and one that’s often taken for granted. As AI experts have learned, teaching computers to do the same is notoriously difficult. Rule-based methods provide basic functionality. But they tend to be very time-consuming and can’t account for unforeseen emergencies—two tremendous liabilities for self-driving cars..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Researchers from China have pooled together some of the most powerful techniques in machine learning to create the ultimate control system. Successfully deployed in AI-regulated hybrid electric vehicles, the framework could grant other autonomous systems unprecedented levels of control and foresight. Machine learning is booming. And arguably the most popular technique in this branch of artificial intelligence is deep reinforcement learning. Loosely modeled after our brains’ reward system, deep reinforcement learning has enabled machines to reach or even surpass human-level performance in various tasks. Those tasks range from the trivial, like playing Go or video games, to the possibly life-saving, such as detecting firearms from video. But deep reinforcement learning algorithms have their limitations. For one, they generally lack the ability to take lessons learned in one task and apply them to another..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

This art history video discussion looks at Parmigianino's "Madonna of the Long Neck" (Uffizi, Florence).

This art history video dicussion examines Parmigianino's "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror", oil on panel, 1524 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).

Amidst tensions over European political and territorial boundaries, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian terrorist in 1914 derailed peace in the western world by sparking World War I—one of the highest-casualty conflicts in modern times. While European nations quickly engaged, the United States immediately declared neutrality. By 1917, however, remaining neutral was no longer an option. The Great War would bring the United States out of isolationism and onto the world stage. It would also change life on the American home front forever. A centralized government took control of American life in an unprecedented fashion by instating a mandatory military draft, controlling industries, initiating food and ration restrictions, and launching elaborate campaigns to encourage patriotism. One of the most important, if temporary, changes brought by the war at home came from the stifled flow of labor, as men were pulled away by the draft and immigration slowed. The need for American labor provided second-class citizens, such as women and African Americans, a brief opportunity for better jobs. This glimpse would help foment in them a desire for more and equal opportunities after they were pulled away once more at war’s end. This exhibition was created as part of the DPLA’s Public Library Partnerships Project by collaborators from Digital Commonwealth. Exhibition organizer: Anna Fahey-Flynn.

Infographic and teachers guide about the peaceful transfer of power within elections. Highlights the precedent, tradition, and legitimacy of this normed practice and its importance in our democratic republic.

This art history video dicussion examines Charles Willson Peale's "Staircase Group" (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale), 1795, oil on canvas (Philadelphia Museum of Art).

A pencil causes a change in the deflection, similar to the effect of adding an electromagnet. Why? Created by Brit Cruise.

This art history video discussion examines "The Pergamon Altar", c. 200-150 B.C.E. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin).

In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker look at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' "The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus," 1617-18, oil on canvas. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

This infographic shows that phonological awareness is like an umbrella. Rhyming, alliteration, sentence segmentation, syllables, onset and rime, and phonemic awareness all exist under this umbrella, with phonemic awareness being the most advanced skill of phonological awareness.

This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Steven Zucker about sculpture and the language of representation. They examine Pablo Picasso's "Guitar" (1912-) 1914, made of ferrous sheet metal and wire. It's currently at the The Museum of Modern Art.

This art history video discussion examines Pablo Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", 1907 (Museum of Modern Art).

This art history video discussion looks at Pablo Picasso's "The Reservoir (Horta de Ebro)", oil on canvas, summer 1909 (MoMA).

This art history video discussion looks at Piero della Francesca's "Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino", Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, 1467-72, tempera on panel (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).

This art history video discussion looks at Piero della Francesca's "The Baptism of Christ", 1450s, tempera on wood, 167 x 116 cm (National Gallery, London).

This art history video discussion examines Pierre Le Gros the Younger's "Stanislas Kostka on His Deathbed", 1703, upstairs at Bernini's Sant'Andrea al Quirinale.

This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey uses animation and archival footage to provide an overview of the theory of plate tectonics.

This video segment adapted from NOVA uses animation to show the relationship between the movement of a tectonic plate and whether volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands are active or dormant.