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Singularity Hub - 11 May 2024 16:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OpenAI Could Unveil Its Google Search Competitor on Monday Jess Weatherbed | The Verge “OpenAI is reportedly gearing up to announce a search product powered by artificial intelligence on Monday ...
Sarcastic fringehead: The angry little fish that engages in mouth-to-mouth combat
Live Science - 11 May 2024 14:00
This curiously named sea-dweller lives along the Pacific coast, eats squid eggs and fights by opening its mouth wide.
Wrap Around Spinal Cord Device May Transform Injury Treatment
Neuroscience News - 11 May 2024 22:53
Researchers developed a groundbreaking electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord, offering a new method for treating spinal injuries without the need for brain surgery. This device can record and stimulate nerv...
Inside the Quiet Mind: The Absence of Inner Speech
Neuroscience News - 11 May 2024 20:39
Recent research introduces 'anendophasia' as a term for the absence of inner speech, revealing that not everyone experiences internal dialogue. The study compared adults with low and high levels of inner speech, finding ...
Mom's Stress Hormone Shapes Child's IQ
Neuroscience News - 11 May 2024 20:12
Elevated cortisol levels during the third trimester of pregnancy are linked to lower IQ scores in 7-year-old boys, but not in girls. In contrast, higher urine cortisone levels during pregnancy were associated with improv...
32 of the most colorful birds on Earth
Live Science - 11 May 2024 16:00
Birds are some of the most colorful animals on Earth, with a palette of rainbow tones to feast your eyes on. Here are our picks for some of our most flamboyant feathered friends.
Meta just stuck its AI somewhere you didn't expect it -- a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses
Live Science - 11 May 2024 15:00
Ray-Ban smart glasses will now use Meta AI virtual assistant software so that wearers can speak with their smart glasses and ask questions about what they're looking at.
Papua New Guineans, genetically isolated for 50,000 years, carry Denisovan genes that help their immune system, study suggests
Live Science - 11 May 2024 14:00
Genes inherited from Denisovans, extinct human relatives, may help Papua New Guineans in the lowlands fight off infection, while mutations to red blood cells may help highlanders live at altitude.
'The most critically harmful fungi to humans': How the rise of C. auris was inevitable
Live Science - 11 May 2024 13:00
In this excerpt from his new book "What if Fungi Win?" microbiologist and immunologist Arturo Casadevall examines the rise of the deadly yeast Candida auris.
Stone with 1,600-year-old Irish inscription found in English garden
Live Science - 11 May 2024 12:00
Investigations show the stone is inscribed with a message in ogham, an Irish alphabet used from the fourth century A.D.
Can mirrors facing each other create infinite reflections?
Live Science - 11 May 2024 11:00
Infinite mirrors are a fun party trick, but the physics behind this phenomenon explains why it may not be true.