Listen Read
During his day, Aristotle was known for deep knowledge about all scientific disciplines, and his ability to teach science. Vulcan, Inc., the venture capital arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is funding a long-term project to develop a computer program that might eventually serve as an Aristotle for our times. The goal is to develop computers that can answer scientific questions they've never heard before, and show the reasoning behind their answers. It's called Project Halo, and in one early test, it was able to correctly answer three out of five questions taken from an advanced placement chemistry exam.