Robotics

Do Chatbots Just Need More Time to ‘Think’?

Do Chatbots Just Need More Time to ‘Think’?

SIN Jan 24, 2025 0 8

A technique called “test-time compute” can improve how AI responds to some hard ...

My Climate Protest Arrest Shows the Problem with ‘Social Tipping Point’ Theory

My Climate Protest Arrest Shows the Problem with ‘Socia...

SIN Jan 23, 2025 0 8

People hoping that progress on climate action will accelerate like sudden change...

Why Grapefruit Interferes with Medication, and What to Do about It

Why Grapefruit Interferes with Medication, and What to ...

SIN Jan 23, 2025 0 6

Could gene editing produce a tasty citrus fruit that doesn’t interfere with pres...

Are Cats Actually Liquid?

Are Cats Actually Liquid?

SIN Jan 23, 2025 0 7

A physicist weighs in on the fluid feline meme

Rare, Record Florida Snow Explained

Rare, Record Florida Snow Explained

SIN Jan 23, 2025 0 8

A perfect confluence of an Arctic air outbreak and a low-pressure system that pu...

Here’s What’s in ‘Stargate,’ the $500-Billion Trump-Endorsed Plan to Power U.S. AI

Here’s What’s in ‘Stargate,’ the $500-Billion Trump-End...

SIN Jan 23, 2025 0 9

Tech giants are backing a massive effort, announced by President Trump and dubbe...

What Trump’s Executive Orders Mean for Science

What Trump’s Executive Orders Mean for Science

SIN Jan 23, 2025 0 7

After his second inauguration, President Donald Trump signed a host of executive...

Scientific American’s 10 Most Anticipated ‘Microhistories’ Coming Out in 2025

Scientific American’s 10 Most Anticipated ‘Microhistori...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 8

Scientific American's Brianne Kane can't wait to check out these fascinating dee...

Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—and Deep Space Does, Too

Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—and Deep Space...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 10

Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space f...

Our Ears Share a Common Ancestry with Fish Gills

Our Ears Share a Common Ancestry with Fish Gills

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 4

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the ca...

Why Does Snow Bring Childlike Joy?

Why Does Snow Bring Childlike Joy?

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 6

Snow’s appeal is more than just a fond nostalgia for childhood days away from sc...

Modi’s Government Aims to Trample India’s History

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 4

Hindu nationalists are committed to turning India into a Hindu nation-state. The...

What the Federal Court Decision on Net Neutrality Means for the Internet

What the Federal Court Decision on Net Neutrality Means...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 7

A U.S. federal court struck down the FCC’s enforcement of net neutrality. What d...

Renew Support for Renewable Energy

Renew Support for Renewable Energy

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 5

Renewable energy is crucial to the U.S. economy and the environment

Book Review: The Secret to Why Stories Endure through Generations

Book Review: The Secret to Why Stories Endure through G...

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 8

Storytelling is part of being human. In this nonfiction book, we learn why and h...

Why the Paris Climate Treaty Matters in 5 Graphics

Why the Paris Climate Treaty Matters in 5 Graphics

SIN Jan 22, 2025 0 8

One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Pari...

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