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MIGRATORY GENE CANDIDATE. "We found a consistent association between a microsatellite polymorphism and migratory behaviour only at one candidate locus: the ADCYAP1 gene. This polymorphism explained about 2.6 per cent of the variation in migratory tendency among populations, and 2.7–3.5% of variation in migratory restlessness among individuals within two independent populations." http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2011/02/11/rspb.2010.2567 View in LinkedIn

INTUITIVE INTELLIGENCE. "According to Unconscious Thought Theory (see the work of Ap Dijksterhuis), and popular books like Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink, human intuition may be our own version of the kind of processing that AlphaGo was doing when it defeated Lee Sedol in Go." https://lnkd.in/dxGnwJ3 View in LinkedIn

INTELLIGENT INTELLIGENCE. "Go” is the ancient game of strategy, with more possible game board configurations than there are stars in the universe. Those are the kinds of figures we once reserved for describing the number of connections in the human brain. It seems fitting that we turn our attention to “artificial” intelligence as it begins to look less artificial and more intelligent." https://lnkd.in/dxGnwJ3 View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS this section on genes that code for animal migration. The feat of the Painted Lady or Monarch butterfly migration is probably beyond our comprehension. Descriptive molecular biology and genetics may have reached its limits with a coded description of journey and a sense of place. This Fragment is dedicated to my old friend, naturalist, and entomologist, grappling inimitable with the sense of place, Matthew Oates. View in LinkedIn

GENE OF A SENSE OF PLACE. What information might a migratory gene or genes be expected to carry to inform the migrating creature where to go? An image? A particular scent? A longitude and latitude fix? All conveyed in molecules encoded in genes? This is the very root of inherited memory. What a concept. View in LinkedIn

BODY LANGUAGE PERCEPTION. "An important step towards this goal is the acquisition, analysis, and integration of both explicit and non-explicit user communications within the human-robot control loop, such as user intent. Essentially, the robot should respond to non-verbal cues, similar to the “body language” of the user. Through the incorporation of non explicit communication, we hope that human-robot cooperation can be improved." https://lnkd.in/d4TDzgw View in LinkedIn

SENSE OF PLACE. How would you instruct your child to meet you in a future specified time in a specified place? They would probably need a diary, a map and a GPS, with a clear description of where to meet and the probable route to take. For migrating animals, particularly in the case of butterflies with life spans of weeks, this is an enormous challenge to package in their DNA. View in LinkedIn

CONTINUOUS UPGRADES. "To ensure that robots can work with humans safely and intuitively in the future, control systems engineer Sandra Hirche and her team are researching new control mechanisms based on mathematical models of human behavior. Their work should enable a robot to accurately predict the movements of its human counterpart and adjust its own reactions accordingly. The aim is to have robots learn from their own experience and continuously improve their own control functionality." https://lnkd.in/d5iy8Xh View in LinkedIn

CRYPTOCHROME. "Differences in cryptochrome expression patterns between migratory phenotypes have been identified using real-time PCR (RT-PCR) in garden warblers and blackcaps. Cryptochromes may also help regulate circadian feedback loops in molecular clocks, making them encouraging candidates for future work." https://lnkd.in/dWFycUQ View in LinkedIn

INTENTIONALITY. "Recognizing human intentions is part of the decision process in many technical devices." https://lnkd.in/dc9hWyC View in LinkedIn