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How a Doodler's Problem Sparked a Controversy in Math

How a Doodler's Problem Sparked a Controversy in Math

SIN Jul 25, 2023 0 4

The twisty history and surprise ending of the four-color theorem saga

GPT-4: Is the AI behind ChatGPT getting worse?

GPT-4: Is the AI behind ChatGPT getting worse?

SIN Jul 25, 2023 0 5

The AI that powers ChatGPT appears to be performing less well at mathematical pr...

Are You a Lucid Dreamer?

Are You a Lucid Dreamer?

SIN Jul 25, 2023 0 6

A sleep researcher who studies what dreams can tell us about the possible onset ...

Psychopathic Tendencies Help Some People Succeed in Business

Psychopathic Tendencies Help Some People Succeed in Bus...

SIN Jul 25, 2023 0 3

Traits in psychopaths may be present to some extent in all of us. New research i...

Psychedelics show promise for treating anorexia in early trials

Psychedelics show promise for treating anorexia in earl...

SIN Jul 25, 2023 0 4

Small studies suggest that psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushro...

Your hands are probably about twice as heavy as you think they are

Your hands are probably about twice as heavy as you thi...

SIN Jul 25, 2023 0 5

Experiments show that people consistently underestimate the weight of their own ...

City Sewers Can't Handle Climate Change's Intense Rains

City Sewers Can't Handle Climate Change's Intense Rains

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 4

A Federal Emergency Management Agency analysis of New York City’s inadequate sto...

How the Four-Color Map Problem Was Finally Solved

How the Four-Color Map Problem Was Finally Solved

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 4

The twisty history and surprise ending of the four-color theorem saga

'Man in the Moon' Older Than Scientists Thought

'Man in the Moon' Older Than Scientists Thought

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 5

Revisiting the precious lunar samples on Earth suggests that some areas of the m...

8 healthy habits linked to living decades longer

8 healthy habits linked to living decades longer

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 4

A study of more than 700,000 people found that adopting eight healthy habits by ...

Most plant-based milks have less protein and calcium than cow's milk

Most plant-based milks have less protein and calcium th...

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 27

Plant-based milks made from almonds, oats, rice and soya beans generally contain...

Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here's One's Story

Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in...

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 4

Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields recounts her alternative career path in a new memo...

Why is Twitter becoming X and should you move to Threads or Bluesky?

Why is Twitter becoming X and should you move to Thread...

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 3

Elon Musk is once more plunging Twitter into turmoil, this time by changing its ...

Why Do Cats Land on Their Feet? Physics Explains

Why Do Cats Land on Their Feet? Physics Explains

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 3

As it turns out, felines can survive a fall from any height—at least in theory

Rare flower makes fake bee blood to lure pollinating insects

Rare flower makes fake bee blood to lure pollinating in...

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 24

Jackal flies usually feed on dead bees, but a South African plant entices them b...

Fears of record-breaking El Niño event this year raise climate alarms

Fears of record-breaking El Niño event this year raise ...

SIN Jul 24, 2023 0 5

We don't yet know how strong the developing El Niño climate pattern will be, but...

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