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This Tuesday (07/04/23) - Topics sensationalized!:

The "Alpha Male" myth - Larry's Comments - AI; what is a "Corpus" - Consciousness - Tinnitus (Again) - Earth's spin axis drifting - Funnel Web Spiders, Bill Warren investigates - Pfizer and placebos- Ice Age end? - Little Ice Age and Tropical climate - Salt dust melting Uta's snowmelt - Gravitational Humm - Drug pairing nixes pancreatic cancer - Antibiotic pairing fights malaria - New molecule for toothpaste - Genetic discovery to prevent blindness - In a green space will add 2.5 years to your life - Triggering lucid dreaming on command - When did primates start cuffing the carrot? - Lasers and snow crystals - Drones, California & Mosquitos - Australia, possums, mosquitos and flesh-eating diseases - Fukushima's 'UPS!'being dumped into the ocean - Indiana Jones & the Kythera device - The next pandemic will be more fun - Chinese spy balloon...wasn't - Armageddon, the settlement - Nuclear WWIII? not good - Interesting deadly chemistry - SpaceX launch highlights - Time slower in early universe? - A bunch of AI stuff - Gas station vapes - Neanderthals milled flour - Laser death ray against weeds - Mars chopper 'phoned home' - Troll scam callers with AI - A mysterious Russian Island - Mysteries of the Twilight Zone
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The "alpha male" myth, debunkedPrimatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term ‘alpha male.’ Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an ‘alpha male’ really is – empathetic and protective.

Hameed Faridani - 2 Leading Theories of Consciousness

2 Leading Theories of Consciousness Square OffScientists revealed the results of experiments testing how our brains give rise to conscious thought — and ended a 25-year-old bet.

STN member Bill Warren

Scientists ID three causes of Earth's spin axis drift – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetNASA has identified three processes responsible for wobbles in Earth's axis of rotation: ice mass loss primarily in Greenland, glacial rebound, and mantle convection.

STN member Bill Warren

New study reveals abrupt shift in tropical Pacific climate during Little Ice AgeAn El Niño event has officially begun. The climate phenomenon, which originates in the tropical Pacific and occurs in intervals of a few years, will shape weather across the planet for the next year or more and give rise to various climatic extremes. El Niño-like conditions can also occur on longer time scales of decades or centuries.

Higher average regional temperature linked to serious vision impairment among older AmericansAmerican adults aged 65 years older living in warmer regions are more likely to have serious vision impairment than their peers living in cooler regions, according to a recent study published in the journal Ophthalmic Epidemiology.

Adding natural molecule to toothpastes and mouthwash may help prevent plaque and cavitiesMost of the world's population either chronically suffers from plaque and dental cavities or will develop them at some point in their lives. Toothpastes, mouthwashes, and regular checkups do their part, but more can always be done. Now, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists and their colleagues at Sichuan University and the National University of Singapore have discovered that 3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM), a naturally occurring molecule also known as bisindole, reduces by 90% the biofilms that produce plaque and cavities. The molecule is also found to have anti-carcinogenic properties.

Living near green space makes you 2.5 years younger: studyCity parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity, and instill a sense of calm in the urban jungle.

When and why did masturbation evolve in primates? A new study provides cluesIn a first-of-its-kind comparative study, researchers show that primates were masturbating 40 million years ago and that the behavior may help males keep their sperm fresh.

California Is About To Start Using Drones To Fight Mosquitoes - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement California is taking a high-tech approach to combat its mosquito problem, as the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District has

The Real History Behind the Archimedes Dial in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'A device called the Antikythera mechanism is the true-life basis for the object at the center of the franchise’s latest installment

The Pentagon Has Confirmed That The Chinese Surveillance Balloon Did Not Collect Data Over The U.S - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement The US Pentagon has confirmed that a certain balloon, originating from China, which was shot down by a US fighter aircraft earlier this

Here's How Bad a Nuclear War Would Actually BeWe know that an all-out U.S.-Russia nuclear war would be bad. But how bad, exactly?

SpaceXSpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

Researchers outline how AI chatbots could be approved as medical devicesLLM-based generative chat tools, such as ChatGPT or Google's MedPaLM have great medical potential, but there are inherent risks associated with their unregulated use in health care. A new Nature Medicine paper by Prof. Stephen Gilbert and colleagues addresses one of the most pressing international issues of our time: How to regulate Large Language Models (LLMs) in general and specifically in health.

First direct visualization of a zero-field pair density waveIn the field of superconductivity—the phenomenon in which electrons can flow through a material with essentially zero resistance—the "holy grail" of discovery is a superconductor that can perform under everyday temperatures and pressures. Such a material could revolutionize modern life. But currently, even the "high-temperature" (high-Tc) superconductors that have been discovered must be kept very cold to function—too cold for most applications.

These New Gas Station Vapes Are HorrifyingSince 2020, the number of different e-cigarettes being sold in the US has tripled in large part due to unauthorized Chinese imports.

NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Chopper Has 'Phoned Home' After 63 Days Of Dead Silence - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Breaking the silence after an astonishing 63 days, NASA’s Mars Ingenuity chopper has made an extraordinary comeback, restoring com

OpenAI Is Being Sued For Using Stolen Data To Train Their AI Models - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement The Clarkson Law Firm filed a complaint in court, saying that ChatGPT and Dall-E are using people’s private information without th

ChatGPT Can Now Browse The Web To Look For Information - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement OpenAI has just made an exciting announcement for subscribers to ChatGPT Plus, the premium version of its AI-powered chatbot. Users can

Larry's comments

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From Ringing to Relief: Study Finds the Most Effective Tinnitus TreatmentBrazilian researchers compared the therapies used most frequently for tinnitus, which affects some 750 million worldwide. Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to a study comparing the main therapies in curr

STN member Bill Warren

STN member Bill Warren

Bill Warren, 070423 - funnel web spiders in Texas

STN member Bill Kajeck

Pfizer Vaccine Batches in the EU Were Placebos, Say Scientists – The Daily ScepticScientists have uncovered startling evidence that many of the batches of the Pfizer vaccine deployed in the EU may have been placebos – and the regulator knew this and did not subject them to quality-control testing.

STN member Bill Krajec

Why did the last ice age end?What caused the last ice age to end around 10,000 years ago?

Dust from a shrinking Great Salt Lake may be accelerating Utah's snowmeltAbout a quarter of the record-breaking, snow-melting dust on the Wasatch Mountains in 2022 may have come from exposed lakebed at Great Salt Lake.

Research shows novel drug pairing could beat pancreatic cancerMutations in the KRAS gene are the major driver of pancreatic cancer. The resulting protein controls multiple signaling pathways involved in cell growth and survival. In cancer, the gene is mutated to be permanently "on," driving cells to excessively multiply and form tumors.

Researchers discover new weapon against antibiotic resistance—it also fights malariaFlorida International University scientists discovered the first and only known natural arsenic-containing antibiotic to fight antibiotic resistance. Now, research reveals it can stop transmission of a deadly disease spreading in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years: malaria.

Experimental monoclonal antibodies can coax aggressive prostate and breast cancers into submission, finds researchTherapeutic antibodies that cause aggressive tumors to become susceptible to treatment are being studied with the hope of one day changing the fate of patients who either relapse soon after cancer therapy or whose stubborn tumors repel potent medications rendering the drugs useless.

Genetic discovery could help prevent irreversible blindness in people with glaucomaInternational research led by QIMR Berghofer has found hundreds of new genes linked to a person's risk of developing glaucoma, including key genetic targets that could, for the first time, pave the way for treatments that prevent the retinal damage that causes blindness.

Scientists Can Now Control Your Dreams - By Stimulating The Brain To Influence Lucid Dreams - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement What if you could step into a world of your own creation while you sleep, where every aspect of your dreams is under your control? It so

Controversial plan will see Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater discharged into seaAs contaminated water builds plant's owner hopes to begin discharging it this summer

Ice crystallisation initiated by ultrafast laser pulses caught on cameraTechnique will aid understanding of early stages of water freezing

In Australia, mosquitoes and possums may spread a flesh-eating diseaseField surveys show that genetically identical bacteria responsible for a skin disease called Buruli ulcer appear in mosquitos, possums and people.

Armageddon: The ancient city behind the biblical story - BBC Reel

Time Appears to Have Run 5 Times Slower in The Early UniverseBecause of a peculiar effect velocity has on the appearance of the passage of time, our observations make it seem like time ran slower when the Universe was just a baby.

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First ever view of the Milky Way seen through the lens of neutrino particlesData collected by an observatory in Antarctica has produced our first view of the Milky Way galaxy through the lens of neutrino particles. It's the first time we have seen our galaxy "painted" with a particle, rather than in different wavelengths of light.

Artificial Intelligence Meets CRISPR: The Rise of Precision RNA-Targeting and Gene ModulationResearchers have developed an artificial intelligence model, TIGER, that predicts the on- and off-target activity of RNA-targeting CRISPR tools. This innovation, detailed in a study published in Nature Biotechnology, can accurately design guide RNAs, modulate gene expression, and is poised to drive

Humans and Neanderthals milled flour several thousand years earlier than previously thought - The Archaeology News NetworkLong before the invention of agriculture, humans already knew how to process cereals and other wild plants into a flour suitable for food—and now there’s new evidence they did so long before scientists was previously thought. Published in Quaternary Science Reviews, an Italian-led study of five ancient grindstones from around 39,000 to 43,000 years ago shows […]

This New ChatGPT Tool Allows You To Troll Scam Callers - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement There is a new way to deal with annoying telemarketers who try to scam you, and it’s affordable at just $24.99 per year. It’

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