Learning in Brains and Machines (2): The Dogma of Sparsity

· Read in · 1700 words · collected posts · [dropcap]The[/dropcap] functioning of our brains, much like the intrigue of a political drama, is a neuronal house-of-cards. The halls of cognitive power are run by recurring alliances of neurons that deliberately conspire to control information processing and decision … Continue reading Learning in Brains and Machines (2): The Dogma of Sparsity

Machine Learning Trick of the Day (2): Gaussian Integral Trick

Today's trick, the Gaussian integral trick, is one that allows us to re-express a (potentially troublesome) function in an alternative form, in particular, as an integral of a Gaussian against another function — integrals against a Gaussian turn out not to be too troublesome … Continue reading Machine Learning Trick of the Day (2): Gaussian Integral Trick