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New Technique to Link Serial Killer Victims Using Facial Linkages
Neuroscience News - 1 Aug 2020 18:28
Researchers have developed a new technique that can potentially link serial killer victims based on subtle facial similarities. The concept was based on the victims' notorious killer, Ted Bundy, selected for his crimes. ...
Hearing Deterioration Reported by Discharged COVID-19 Patients
Neuroscience News - 1 Aug 2020 22:18
Deterioration in hearing and persistent tinnitus may be another feature of COVID-19 infection, researchers report. A significant number of patients reported hearing loss and other auditory problems eight weeks after bein...
Many Writers Say They Can Actually Hear the Voices of Their Characters, Here's Why
Neuroscience News - 1 Aug 2020 19:19
60% of authors say they can hear their characters' voices as they write. Some even say they could enter into a dialogue with their characters, and sometimes their characters 'talk back'. Researchers explore why this phen...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 1)
Singularity Hub - 1 Aug 2020 16:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OpenAI’s Latest Breakthrough Is Astonishingly Powerful, But Still Fighting Its Flaws James Vincent | The Verge “What makes GPT-3 amazing, they say, is not that it can tell you that the capital...
Why do some people never gain weight?
Live Science - 1 Aug 2020 14:00
There's no genetic on-off switch for thinness.
Genetic privacy: We must learn from the story of Henrietta Lacks
New Scientist - 1 Aug 2020 07:00
Henrietta Lacks's cells are used in experiments in laboratories around the world but were cultivated without her consent. The lessons from her story are more important than ever, says Maninder Ahluwalia