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How AI Knows Things No One Told It

How AI Knows Things No One Told It

SIN Aug 17, 2023 0 36

Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot I...

Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science

Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science

SIN Aug 17, 2023 0 17

Although Arecibo Observatory is slated to become an education center, astronomer...

Hearing Aids Stave Off Cognitive Decline

Hearing Aids Stave Off Cognitive Decline

SIN Aug 17, 2023 0 23

Hearing aids may help maintain better brain functions in older people, and bette...

The Grand Canyon Is Getting Even Hotter and More Dangerous

The Grand Canyon Is Getting Even Hotter and More Dangerous

SIN Aug 17, 2023 0 26

A new study finds that heat-related illness incidents will soar alongside temper...

Why Hair Turns Curly and Frizzy in the Summer, according to Chemistry

Why Hair Turns Curly and Frizzy in the Summer, accordin...

SIN Aug 17, 2023 0 23

A chemist breaks down how hair follicles respond to summer heat and humidity

See How Stress Affects Inflammatory Bowel Disease

See How Stress Affects Inflammatory Bowel Disease

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 14

In inflammatory bowel disease, mental stress can produce two painful responses

A Defiant Volcanologist Survived 5 Eruptions while Living on Mount Vesuvius

A Defiant Volcanologist Survived 5 Eruptions while Livi...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 27

Luigi Palmieri, at times reckless, persevered on Vesuvius for 40 years, solidify...

Oppenheimer Reminds Scientists to Speak Up for a Better World

Oppenheimer Reminds Scientists to Speak Up for a Better...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 19

The world needs more scientists to get off the sidelines during policy debates

What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon

What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunder...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 26

Researchers debate whether grandiosity always masks vulnerability

Young People Tell Us They Need Help Identifying Misinformation

Young People Tell Us They Need Help Identifying Misinfo...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 21

We surveyed Canadian youth about science when it comes to making informed decisi...

New Neurotechnology Is Blurring the Lines around Mental Privacy--But Are New Human Rights the Answer?

New Neurotechnology Is Blurring the Lines around Mental...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 43

Ethical and social implications of brain science and neural engineering raise ma...

A Crisis of Isolation Is Making Heat Waves More Deadly

A Crisis of Isolation Is Making Heat Waves More Deadly

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 33

As extreme heat worsens, cities are exploring ways to reach isolated individuals...

This Therapy Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Return to Society

This Therapy Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Return ...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 12

Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy helps people getting out of prison to reenga...

Safeguarding AI Is Up to Everyone

Safeguarding AI Is Up to Everyone

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 19

The use of artificial intelligence is so varied and industry-specific, no one fe...

Why a Banyan Tree Damaged in the Maui Wildfire Was So Beloved

Why a Banyan Tree Damaged in the Maui Wildfire Was So B...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 24

This 150-year-old tree has been a cultural hub for Hawaii’s town of Lahaina for ...

Neuroscientists Re-create Pink Floyd Song from Listeners' Brain Activity

Neuroscientists Re-create Pink Floyd Song from Listener...

SIN Aug 16, 2023 0 22

Artificial intelligence has turned the brain’s electrical signals into somewhat ...

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