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This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 9)
Singularity Hub - 9 Jan 2021 19:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This Avocado Armchair Could Be the Future of AI Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review “OpenAI has extended GPT-3 with two new models that combine [natural language processing] with image r...
Including Unhealthy Foods May Diminish Positive Effects of an Otherwise Healthy Diet
Neuroscience News - 10 Jan 2021 01:10
Adding more foods associated with the Western diet may impede the cognitive benefits of the Mediterranean diet.
A beginner's guide to DNA origami
Science Daily - 10 Jan 2021 00:24
Researchers, who have studied DNA origami for years, have compiled the first detailed tutorial on the technique.
Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients
Science Daily - 10 Jan 2021 00:24
COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden of delirium and coma than is typically found in patients with acute respiratory failure. A ne...
Including unhealthy foods may diminish positive effects of an otherwise healthy diet
Science Daily - 10 Jan 2021 00:24
Researchers have reported diminished benefits of a Mediterranean diet among those with high frequency of eating unhealthy foods.
The strange history of white tigers
Live Science - 9 Jan 2021 17:00
A white tiger cub born at a Nicaragua zoo is the result of a rare genetic mutation with a strange history.
Why was Stonehenge built?
Live Science - 9 Jan 2021 16:00
No one really knows, but there are a few educated guesses.
How to watch the rare 'triple conjunction' of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn this Sunday
Live Science - 9 Jan 2021 16:00
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will form a tight triangle in the sky this Sunday during a rare 'triple conjunction' event.
Perceiving Prosthesis as Lighter Thanks to Neurofeedback
Neuroscience News - 9 Jan 2021 02:42
Sensory signals transmitted from a prosthetic leg to the nervous system helps amputees perceive their prosthetic limb as part of their body. The new neurofeedback helps them perceive the new limb as significantly lighter...