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The Historyscoper's Science and Technology Watch Blog Apr. 2, 2015

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Our brain matter is stuck at a phase transition, says new study

https://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2024/06/our-brain-matter-is-stuck-at-phase.html 

Elephants communicate using vocalizations similar to human names

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/364131-2024-06-18-elephants-communicate-using-vocalizations-similar-to-human-names.htm 

The neuroscience behind the sunk cost fallacy: Key brain region identified

https://www.psypost.org/the-neuroscience-behind-the-sunk-cost-fallacy-key-brain-region-identified/ 

Ultra-processed foods tied to increased stroke risk and cognitive impairment

https://www.psypost.org/ultra-processed-foods-tied-to-increased-stroke-risk-and-cognitive-impairment/ 

Women’s self-perceived attractiveness amplifies preferences for taller men

https://www.psypost.org/womens-self-perceived-attractiveness-amplifies-preferences-for-taller-men/ 

Brain hyperconnectivity unveiled as key to psilocybin’s psychedelic effects

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/364150-2024-06-19-do-you-wonder-where-all-the-ukraine-money-is-going.htm 

What 70 Years of AI on Film Can Tell Us About the Human Relationship With Artificial Intelligence

https://singularityhub.com/2024/06/18/what-70-years-of-ai-on-film-can-tell-us-about-the-human-relationship-with-artificial-intelligence 

Scientists Show AI-Generated Proteins Actually Work in Stem Cell Study

https://singularityhub.com/2024/06/17/scientists-show-ai-generated-proteins-actually-work-in-stem-cell-study/ 

This AI-Powered Exoskeleton Could Speed Adoption by the Masses

https://singularityhub.com/2024/06/14/this-ai-powered-exoskeleton-could-speed-adoption-by-the-masses/ 

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Decaffeination good?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/decaf-coffee-health-benefits 

Flatulence’s surprising role in hormone production and women’s mental health

https://www.psypost.org/flatulences-surprising-role-in-hormone-production-and-womens-mental-health/ 

Stunning AI discovery: GPT-4 often matches or surpasses humans in Theory of Mind tests

https://www.psypost.org/stunning-ai-discovery-gpt-4-often-matches-or-surpasses-humans-in-theory-of-mind-tests/ 

Fantasy proneness linked to greater sense of meaning in depressed individuals

https://www.psypost.org/fantasy-proneness-linked-to-greater-sense-of-meaning-in-depressed-individuals/ 

New neuroscience research reveals the remarkable impact of exercise on brain cells

https://www.psypost.org/new-neuroscience-research-reveals-the-remarkable-impact-of-exercise-on-brain-cells/ 

Elon Musk Eyes Collaboration with Samsung for X Phone Amid Speculation

https://www.thepatriotbrief.com/elon-musk-eyes-collaboration-with-samsung-for-x-phone-amid-speculation-06-12-2024/ 

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

OPENAI INSIDER ESTIMATES 70 PERCENT CHANCE THAT AI WILL DESTROY OR CATASTROPHICALLY HARM HUMANITY. "THE WORLD ISN’T READY, AND WE AREN’T READY."

https://futurism.com/the-byte/openai-insider-70-percent-doom 

Who is considered the "father of quantum mechanics"? - Krishna Kumar Subramanian

https://www.quora.com/Who-is-considered-the-father-of-quantum-mechanics/answer/Krishna-Kumar-Subramanian 

Radical hypersonic engine blasts hotfire tests

https://newatlas.com/military/ursa-major-hypersonic-engine-hotfire-tests/ 

Colossal skull discovery shows that "thunder bird" was a giant goose

https://newatlas.com/biology/giant-thunder-bird-skull-genyornis-newtoni/ 

Torn rotator cuffs may be no match for new 3D-printed elastomer

https://newatlas.com/medical/torn-rotator-cuff-3d-printed-elastomer/ 

Night-vision lenses so thin and light that we can all see in the dark

https://newatlas.com/technology/night-vision-thin-light-lens/ 

Melanoma recurrence risk cut by 49% by new vaccine/existing drug combo

https://newatlas.com/melanoma-vaccine-combination-treatment-trial/ 

AI’s Dirty Little Secret - Sabine Hossenfelder (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5plxqu_Yw 

Monday, May 27, 2024

Google Search Is Now a Giant Hallucination. Google rolled out AI overviews across the United States this month, exposing its flagship product to the hallucinations of large language models.

https://gizmodo.com/google-search-ai-overview-giant-hallucination-1851499031 

How To Find All the People You’ve Ever Blocked. Make sure everyone on your blocked list should be on your blocked list.

https://gizmodo.com/how-to-find-all-the-people-you-ve-ever-blocked-1851499443 

NASA Releases Catalog Packed With the Most Bizarre Alien Worlds

https://gizmodo.com/nasa-catalog-weird-exoplanets-tess-1851496697 

DeepMind's AI program AlphaFold3 can predict the structure of every protein in the universe — and show how they function

https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/deepminds-ai-program-alphafold3-can-predict-the-structure-of-every-protein-in-the-universe-and-show-how-they-function 

'A force more powerful than gravity within the Earth': How magnetism locked itself inside our planet

https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/a-force-more-powerful-than-gravity-within-the-earth-how-magnetism-locked-itself-inside-our-planet 

James Webb telescope sees 'birth' of 3 of the universe's earliest galaxies in world-1st observations

https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-sees-birth-of-3-of-the-universes-earliest-galaxies-in-world-1st-observation 

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Breaking: Russian Space Weapon Unveiled, Threatening US Satellite Security

https://americansreport.com/breaking-russian-space-weapon-unveiled-threatening-us-satellite-security 

New evidence discovered linking diet and cancer risk

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/researchers-discover-new-mechanism-linking-diet-and-cancer-risk-5649860 

'Cannibal' solar explosion likely to hit Earth today, bringing strong geomagnetic storm and widespread auroras

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/explosive-almost-x-class-flare-launches-solar-storm-that-could-smash-into-earth-by-tomorrow-dec-1 

Earth hit by radiation from rare 'double' X-class solar flare, triggering most powerful geomagnetic storm in 6 years

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/earth-hit-by-radiation-from-rare-double-x-class-solar-flare-triggering-most-powerful-geomagnetic-storm-in-6-years 

'Severe' geomagnetic storm will bring widespread auroras this weekend after gigantic sunspot spits out 5 solar storms

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/severe-geomagnetic-storm-will-bring-widespread-auroras-this-weekend-after-gigantic-sunspot-spits-out-5-solar-storms 

Scientists discover the possible origin of the sun's magnetic field, and it's not where they thought it was

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/scientists-discover-the-possible-origin-of-the-suns-magnetic-field-and-its-not-where-they-thought-it-was