This simple logic probe has both LEDs on with no signal at the input but due to the nor gates connected to the probe, indicates correctly when a high or low signal is present. It also works correctly ...

It’s time to do a series on logic including things such as programmable logic, state machines, and the lesser known demons such as switching hazards. It is best to start at the beginning — but even ...

Logic probes are simple but handy tools that can be had for a couple of bucks. They may not be the sexiest pieces of test gear, nor the most versatile, but they have their place, and building your own ...

In a previous article, we explored the Strong Artificial Intelligence Hypothesis, first presenting a low-level description based on the notion of a neural network (bottom-up framework). In this work, ...

One of my favorite silly poems is “The Deacon’s Masterpiece,” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It tells of a wonderful one-horse carriage, built in “such a logical way, it ran one hundred years to the day, ...

As an academic discipline, logic is the study of reasoning. Logic puzzles, therefore, involve making a series of inferences ...

Luis Ángel Fernández is in the Department of Microbial Biotechnology, National Centre for Biotechnology, Spanish National Research Council (CNB-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain. The team’s present work was ...

Bumblebees and Pavlov's dogs have something in common: Both can learn to associate two things they've never seen together before. A new study finds that bees use simple logical steps to learn from ...