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Making Science Machine Readable

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the connect-the-dots dept.

holy_calamity writes "New Scientist is reporting on a new open source tool for writing up scientific experiments for computers, not humans. Called EXPO, it avoids the many problems computers have with natural language, and can be applied to any experiment, from physics to biology. It could at last let computers do real science - looking at published results and theories for new links and directions."

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  1. ok .... by icepick72 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Let's look at one simple human english speaking scenario

    Human: No Computer, Do NOT launch missle now.

    Computer: Parsing input ...
    Computer: NOT, NOT (launch missle now)

    Computer: Launch initiated ....

  2. deduction by COMON$ · · Score: 2, Funny

    After which the computers deduce they were actually not created but rather evolved from a lesser society of "users". sorry had to make the joke, we all saw it coming :)

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    CS: It is all sink or swim...oh and did I mention there are sharks in that water?
  3. Artificial Stupidity now has a use by Mr+Pippin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow! Now all that past work on Artificial Stupidity has REAL uses.

    http://www3.sympatico.ca/sarrazip/nasa.html

  4. Ooo Machine Readable! by mcai8rw2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow...getting a machine to write up your science experiments! Excellent...now all i need is to find one that can type my essays, and show its working in my maths, and I'm sorted! Is this the new era of generating scientists from everyone!


    I need one to clean my clothes, sing to me in the bath, and make sure my house is warm when I come home! Hehhe! Who needs wives...we have UBER_MACHINE

    --
    >>>Scanning for I.D.I.O.T.S. >>>
    >>>I.D.I.O.T.S. FOUND! >>>
  5. We've got one thing in common. by ABoerma · · Score: 3, Funny

    FTFA: "Computers are not very good with natural language"

    Neither are most humans. Even if computers could understand natural language, most people still wouldn't be able to convey their ideas correctly.

  6. Re:EXPO has a serious naming problem by marekrud · · Score: 2, Funny

    Have you tried to search for `LaTeX'? ;)

  7. Science Machine! by autophile · · Score: 3, Funny
    I agree completely! Science Machine should be totally readable. If it isn't readable, where will we get our daily fix of Science? Not from Science Machine, that's for sure!

    All hail Science Machine!

    --Rob

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    Towards the Singularity.