Hero image for Explore Summer '21 feature story, "All-Seeing Algorithms"
Artificial intelligence and computer science researchers say getting machines to do the right thing has turned out to be relatively easy. We program Roombas to vacuum our homes, but don’t expect them to brew our coffee. We program robotic arms to sort parts in factories, but not to decide which colors to paint cars. We program doorbells to tell us who is at the door, but not to let them in. Most of our machines do one thing and do it well, usually in error-free fashion. They get the task right.
bilingualism
Linguistics team studies the benefits of speaking multiple languages
Feature image illustration for "The Future of Work", from the Fall 2022 issue of Explore magazine.
Where, when and how we work may never return to pre-pandemic norms. Artificial intelligence and demographic shifts will reshape our...
old photograph, men in war
History professors collect photographs of the Civil War to understand its history
Map of St. Augustine
UF archaeologists, historians and preservationists lead the way in bringing the nation’s oldest city to life
Marty Hylton peers out of a window in Nantucket’s oldest house, the Jethro Coffin house, built in 1686.
UF students document Nantucket as they learn skills that will help it live on
Feature image for Coffee Connections by UF Research
Writer August Lah used to joke that she spent more than half her day in a coffee house.