Fruit fly vision, sensing sarcasm, and social connection

In the latest Naked Neuroscience, James Tytko brings you two new pieces of research involving the use of AI. First, how machine learning has been deployed to map out the visual system of a fruit fly in all its complexity, and how feeding a neural network a diet of quips from popular TV shows has produced the most effective sarcasm detector yet. Plus, David Robson outlines the strategies that will ensure you maintain strong social bonds, the topic of his latest book, 'The Laws of Connection.' Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Fruit fly vision, sensing sarcasm, and social connection is an episode from Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists by Dr Chris Smith.

This episode is 00:24:18 long.

This episode was published on Jul 17, 2024.

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