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Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) has "taught" an AI how to distinguish different static images and differences in videos.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Click' (from 7 mins 21 secs)Special interests
Commenting on the role of Subject Specialist Networks in the museum sector, Dr Alice Stevenson (UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology) says "We know there's a need for our support, but it's how we communicate that need and make contact with museums to let them know we're here".
Read: Museums JournalChilcot report
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) comments on whether an individual could be held to account in a court of law as a result of the Chilcot report.
Listen: BBC 5 live '5 Live Breakfast' (from 18 mins 30 secs)Why science needs progressive voices more than ever
The UCL Engineering Exchange is named as an example of public engagement that shares the benefit of expertise and lets people feel part of driving science and engineering.
Read: GuardianThe best of both worlds
Professor Rick Cousins (UCL Ear Institute), research director at GlaxoSmithKline's Stevenage site, holds a visiting professor position at UCL, a programme set up to foster greater understanding and collaboration between industry and academia.
Read: Chemistry WorldNicol's prism
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) illuminates the story of the man who gave the world plane polarised light.
Read: Chemistry WorldLone atoms reveal van der Waals attraction for the first time
Dr Bart Hoogenboom (London Centre for Nanotechnology) comments on the next steps for research which claims to have made the first ever direct measurements of the strength of the van der Waals forces passing between individual atoms.
Read: Chemistry WorldFrom political coups to family feuds: how WhatsApp became our favourite way to chat
Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology) says apps such as WhatsApp and WeChat are an antidote to the large broadcast-style platforms of Facebook and Twitter.
Read: GuardianSperm donors fear 'Hi Dad' showdown as DNA testing becomes more accessible
A paper by Professor Joyce Harper (UCL Institute for Women's Health) explains that the rise in personal genetic testing and growth of international DNA databases could lead to donor-conceived individuals unintentionally discovering biological relatives.
Read: Daily Express, More: UCL NewsThe people trying to save democracy from itself
Professor Yves Cabannes (UCL Development Planning Unit) explains how participatory budgets are used, saying they are: "… a way to re-establish confidence between citizens and local governments and the politicians - it's one of the good ways to re-establish re-enchantment of the people".
Read: Guardian
