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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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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

Futurism

Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn’t Own Computers

He'd prefer if we surrender all our RAM to data centers. The post Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn't Own Computers appeared first on Futurism.

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Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn’t Own Computers

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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

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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”