Even Computers Love Cats of the Day

16,000 linked Google computers, 10 million random YouTube thumbnail images, and more than a billion connections in between led to one result: the computers, without human guidance, learned what a cat is. Google's attempt of simulating the human brain, with thousands of processors in conjunction with thinking software, discovered the house cat. It's a huge step forward in computing, and the best part is... it's learning. [smithsonian]