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- New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in naturebigthink.com New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in nature
Profluent recently announced that it had successfully used one of its AI-designed CRISPR systems, OpenCRISPR-1, to edit human DNA.
- The Line Between Memory and History - How long can collective memory really live?dgardner.substack.com The Line Between Memory and History
How long can collective memory really live?
- Big tech’s capex splurge may be irrationally exuberantwww.economist.com Big tech’s capex splurge may be irrationally exuberant
Beware of overhype and overbuild
- Will Learning Machines Take Over the World? - Yann LeCunkids.frontiersin.org Will Learning Machines Take Over the World?
Learning is an integral part of our lives, and the lives of all animals, but do you realize how wondrous our learning ability is? When we try to build machines that can learn, we are faced with deep questions about the nature and functioning of intelligence. In this article, I will tell you about sp...
- Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soonwww.livescience.com Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soon
A group of orcas known to attack boats in southwest Europe have sunk a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after ripping open its hull. It is the fifth time these killer whales have sent a ship to the seafloor in the last three years.
- The Consequences of a Shrinking Populationnothinghumanisalien.substack.com The Consequences of a Shrinking Population
Humans are no longer replacing themselves. What will happen as a result?
- First proof that “plunging regions” exist around black holes in space | University of Oxfordwww.ox.ac.uk First proof that “plunging regions” exist around black holes in space | University of Oxford
An international team led by researchers at Oxford University Physics have proved Einstein was correct about a key prediction concerning black holes. Using X-ray data to test Einstein’s theory of gravity, their study gives the first observational proof that a “plunging-region” exists around black ho...
- Who Wants 30,000 Used Teslas?nymag.com Who Wants 30,000 Used Teslas?
Hertz decided to unload its fleet of the electric vehicles. For some drivers, it has been a disaster.
- Non-Euclidean Doom: what happens to a game when pi is not 3.14159…media.ccc.de Non-Euclidean Doom: what happens to a game when pi is not 3.14159…
We all know that the value of pi is a constant with a particular immutable value. Anyone who has done any graphical programming also know...
- The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Recovery Following Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Reviewwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Recovery Following Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review
Background: The aim of this manuscript was to describe the effects of alcohol ingestion on recovery following resistance exercise. Methods: A literature search was performed using the following database: Web of Science, NLM Pubmed, and Scopus. Studies ...
- Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning ‘by more than seven years’www.theguardian.com Proteins in blood could provide early cancer warning ‘by more than seven years’
Study identifies 618 proteins linked to 19 types of cancer, which could lead to much earlier detection
- Let's compare! Halloween 2003 VS May 2024 Solar Storms!www.spaceweatherlive.com Let's compare! Halloween 2003 VS May 2024 Solar Storms!
Today we have a really special news item for you! We have a guest post made by Christian Harris from Space Weather Trackers. Christian is a friend of the website an has made very well received guest posts before. He has some serious big brain knowledge about everything space weather related. I am...
- DOS Zone | DOS games in browserdos.zone DOS Zone | DOS games in browser
Ultimate collection of free dos games to play online in browser. Search for your favorite game and play in browser!
- Investigating the Mechanisms by which Intermittent Fasting is Protective of the Liverwww.fightaging.org Investigating the Mechanisms by which Intermittent Fasting is Protective of the Liver
The various approaches to restricting calorie intake remain a popular area of scientific study, as periods of low calorie intake produce broadly beneficial effects on the operation of metabolism. They are protective when it comes to the effects of aging. In animal studies, life-long calorie restrict...
- New LHC results refute Fermilab's "hole" in the Standard Modelbigthink.com New LHC results refute Fermilab's "hole" in the Standard Model
With new W-boson, top quark, and Higgs boson measurements, the LHC contradicts earlier Fermilab results. The Standard Model still holds.
- The preliminary results of a clinical trial of using heat exposure to combat depression are in—and are fueling cautious optimism that sauna practice could become an accepted treatment.www.wired.com Saunas Are the Next Frontier in Fighting Depression
The preliminary results of a clinical trial of using heat exposure to combat depression are in—and are fueling cautious optimism that sauna practice could become an accepted treatment.
- Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitelywww.theguardian.com Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely
Tech entrepreneur who lives in the US says he has been held up at Sydney airport for hours three times in the past year
- How smart was T. rex?www.sciencenews.org How smart was T. rex?
A debate over how to count neurons in dinosaurs is raising questions about how to understand extinct animals’ behavior.
- Calorie restriction is the most reasonable anti-ageing intervention: a meta-analysis of survival curves - Scientific Reportswww.nature.com Calorie restriction is the most reasonable anti-ageing intervention: a meta-analysis of survival curves - Scientific Reports
Despite technological advances, the survival records from longevity experiments remain the most indispensable tool in ageing-related research. A variety of interventions, including medications, genetic manipulations and calorie restriction (CR), have been demonstrated to extend the lifespan of sever...
- These Companies Say They're Using Microphone Audio to Target Adsopen.spotify.com These Companies Say They're Using Microphone Audio to Target Ads
Listen to this episode from The 404 Media Podcast on Spotify. In this week's show, we start with a couple of articles about how companies might *actually* be listening to conversations through smart device microphones to target ads. Plenty of questions remain, but we discuss everything we know so fa...
- Tech giants' self-made AI energy crisisalexepstein.substack.com Tech giants' self-made AI energy crisis
For years tech giants have been helping climate catastrophists shut down reliable fossil fuel electricity. Now the grid they've helped gut cannot possibly supply their growing AI needs.
- Climate Change Made April's Asia Heatwave More Likely: Studyearth.org Climate Change Made April's Asia Heatwave More Likely: Study
Most parts of Asia saw record-breaking temperatures in April amid a series of severe heatwaves that claimed dozens of lives.
- ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming serviceswww.theguardian.com ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services
Ownership rights are buried in the fine print and downloading or buying physical copies may be the only ways to keep your favourites
- Americans Are Lonelier than Europeans in Middle Agewww.scientificamerican.com Americans Are Lonelier than Europeans in Middle Age
The lack of a safety net in the U.S. is a big factor that explains why Americans feel lonelier than Danes or Swedes
- Andrew-NG-Notes/andrewng-p-2-improving-deep-learning-network.md at master · ashishpatel26/Andrew-NG-Notesgithub.com Andrew-NG-Notes/andrewng-p-2-improving-deep-learning-network.md at master · ashishpatel26/Andrew-NG-Notes
This is Andrew NG Coursera Handwritten Notes. Contribute to ashishpatel26/Andrew-NG-Notes development by creating an account on GitHub.
- A new preprint study suggests that school-based mindfulness programs, widely implemented in recent years, do not significantly benefit adolescents' mental health or well-being.suchscience.net Mindfulness interventions for teens actually decrease mindfulness, new study finds
A new preprint study suggests that school-based mindfulness programs, widely implemented in recent years, do not significantly benefit adolescents' mental health or well-being.
- Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023www.nih.gov Over 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023
NIH-supported study highlights increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply, risk of pills not coming from a pharmacy.
- The unexpected connection between the northern lights and Hubble’s death The most iconic, longest-lived space telescope of all, NASA’s Hubble, is experiencing orbital decay as the solar cycle peaks.bigthink.com The unexpected connection between the northern lights and Hubble’s death
The most iconic, longest-lived space telescope of all, NASA's Hubble, is experiencing orbital decay as the solar cycle peaks. Here's why.
- Why are Google and Facebook free? The answer might be worse than you think.tuta.com Why are Google and Facebook free? The answer might be worse than you think.
Google and Facebook are two prime examples in tech where the advertiser pays for the service. In return, these services are offered for "free" to the users.
