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Deforestation and climate change may be helping Oropouche virus spread far beyond the Amazon Basin
Achievement demonstrates feasibility of making all of life’s code easily searchable, researchers say
Comparative genomics elucidates the steps enabling heat production in fat tissue
THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR (June 4, 2024): The latest issue features ‘An Olympian for the Ages’ – Why George Eyser’s feats at the 1904 Games deserve to be celebrated today; Joshua Prager on a forgotten Olympian, Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing, new poetry from Ange Mlinko, and more…
Who was George Eyser, the one-legged German-American gymnast who astounded at the Olympic Games?
Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing
Is the convergence of human and machine really upon us?
The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil
In the fall of 2014, an MIT cognitive scientist named Tomaso Poggio predicted that humankind was at least 20 years away from building computers that could interpret images on their own. Doing so, declared Poggio, “would be one of the most intellectually challenging things … for a machine to do.” One month later, Google released an AI program that did exactly what he’d deemed impossible.
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Before its computer crashed, venerable NASA probe may have entered mysterious new region beyond the Solar System
Mouse study contradicts landmark finding, but some question its methodology
Pathogen that kills victims within days leaps from Caribbean to Red Sea
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Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the ‘brains’ of LLMs to see what they are doing, how and why.
Geological survey reveals the remains of a major waterway that ancient Egyptian builders could have used to transport materials.
As researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve learnt about xenotransplantation.
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A cell-by-cell look at neuropsychiatric diseases
DNA sequences are connected to genes and functions in the developing and adult brain
DNA study implicates medieval warfare and colonial trade
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A gel made from a milk protein reduces alcohol levels in the blood of intoxicated mice.
Combining a brain organoid with a blood-vessel organoid yields a system similar to a protective mesh in the brain.
Climate change and deforestation have increased the frequency of blazes in the humid forests of West and Central Africa.
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In AU$940 million deal, PsiQuantum will build “utility scale” facility
Draft evaluation calls 2016 decision to change oral vaccines a “failure”
Novel effort comes as study finds key receptor for avian flu virus in udders, where the virus flourishes
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The Chang’e-6 mission aims to land in the Moon’s oldest and largest crater, where it will collect rocks to bring back to Earth.
The tissue developed into functioning kidneys and produced urine
From extreme cold to strong magnets and high pressures, the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF) provides conditions for researching potential wonder materials
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Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo would be first researcher to lead the country, but critics worry she’ll be as hostile to science as her predecessor
Scientists test bighorn sheep, bears, moose, rats, and dozens of other species to track how SARS-CoV-2 moves between humans and wildlife
Who says we can’t still build things? In this issue: a look at the robots we’ve always wanted; a new model for space exploration; and efforts to flood-proof Louisiana’s coastline. Plus a wild, weird history of brainwashing; designing cheese with AI; and glow-in-the dark petunias.
Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes.
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