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Psychedelic Compound in Toad Venom Can Treat Depression When Snorted, Scientists Find

"The benefits are sustained with or without re-treatment for eight days to six months." The post Psychedelic Compound in Toad Venom Can Treat Depression When Snorted, Scientists Find appeared first on Futurism.

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Futurism

Psychedelic Compound in Toad Venom Can Treat Depression When Snorted, Scientists Find

WIRED Science

Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other. It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.

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WIRED Science

Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

WIRED Science

White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

Astronomers find that a white dwarf’s density and the kind of material it absorbed from its surroundings can produce a rainbow of shades in the star’s atmosphere.

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WIRED Science

White Dwarfs Aren’t Just White. Scientists Discover Dying Stars Turning Pink and Green

New York Times Science

As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists

Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.

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New York Times Science

As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists

New York Times Science

Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

Researchers are exploring novel ways to treat, even prevent, the brain disease C.T.E. One of the most surprising: near-infrared light.

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New York Times Science

Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

Futurism

Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes

It's going to "optimize placement of incarcerated individuals." The post Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes appeared first on Futurism.

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Prisons Using AI to Predict When Incarcerated People Will Commit Future Crimes

Futurism

Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People’s Mouths in Real Time

Talk about a new kind of filter. The post Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People's Mouths in Real Time appeared first on Futurism.

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Microsoft Patents an AI That Can Literally Put Words in People’s Mouths in Real Time

Futurism

Innocent People Are Being Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems at an Alarming Rate

"It's the stuff of Kafkaesque nightmares." The post Innocent People Are Being Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems at an Alarming Rate appeared first on Futurism.

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Innocent People Are Being Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems at an Alarming Rate

Singularity HUB

AI May Quickly Generate Ideas—but Teams of People Are Still More Creative

How is AI affecting collaboration and creativity? Cognitive scientists ran an experiment to find out. The post AI May Quickly Generate Ideas—but Teams of People Are Still More Creative appeared first on SingularityHub.

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AI May Quickly Generate Ideas—but Teams of People Are Still More Creative

Futurism

Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won’t Stop

Sorry, not sorry. The post Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won't Stop appeared first on Futurism.

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Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won’t Stop

Futurism

Sam Altman Says Gen Z Are Lame for Not Worshipping AI

"They always want to go do the thing that was cool five years ago." The post Sam Altman Says Gen Z Are Lame for Not Worshipping AI appeared first on Futurism.

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Sam Altman Says Gen Z Are Lame for Not Worshipping AI

Futurism

Former Crypto Regulator Insists That Gambling on the Weather Is Inherently a Good Thing and “Human Nature”

"Like it or not, people like to gamble." The post Former Crypto Regulator Insists That Gambling on the Weather Is Inherently a Good Thing and "Human Nature" appeared first on Futurism.

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Former Crypto Regulator Insists That Gambling on the Weather Is Inherently a Good Thing and “Human Nature”

Futurism

It Took Hackers Just 20 Minutes to Steal $6.3 Billion in Crypto from a Single Platform

Researchers say "North Korea's elite hacking unit" is to blame. The post It Took Hackers Just 20 Minutes to Steal $6.3 Billion in Crypto from a Single Platform appeared first on Futurism.

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It Took Hackers Just 20 Minutes to Steal $6.3 Billion in Crypto from a Single Platform

WIRED Science

Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.

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Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

New York Times Science

These Snakes Cartwheel Out of Dangerous Situations

To escape predators, dwarf reed snakes trade slithering for rolling to safety.

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These Snakes Cartwheel Out of Dangerous Situations

Futurism

New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions

"The numbers continue to sort of boggle our minds." The post New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions appeared first on Futurism.

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New Data Centers in the US Set to Wipe Out 15 Years of Greenhouse Gas Reductions

Futurism

Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage

"Just in case there were any dummies who thought Fox News cares what voters want." The post Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage appeared first on Futurism.

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Fox News Takes Massive Ratings Hit As It Triples Down on Pro-Data Center Coverage