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This Tuesday (11/28/23) - Topics sensationalized!:
What the smartphone saw, aviation - AI - Dreams, Stories, And Self-Revelation - Larry's Notes - Geminid Meteor Shower - AI & Autism - Potentially Serious Side Effect of Common Cancer Drug - Newborn babies & music - The problem with Caviar - Red Wine Headaches - Baldness breakthrough - Ketamine - Bilingual Minds, Sharper Focus - Coffee grounds & Alzheimer's - Popular Hospital Disinfectant, No Better Than Water – One protein key to the spread of lung cancer - Cost more? You like it better - Housefly in Man's Intestines - Octopus vs Underwater Maze - Monster Robot Sorts And Stack Walls - Electricity Seen Flowing Like Liquid - Solar-Powered Electric House Boat - Harnessing the Sea’s Hidden Energy - “Immortal” Jellyfish DNA - China's Space storm troopers - Intolerance in Modern Cosmology - Barred Spiral Galaxies in Early Universe - The Ozone Layer Is Getting Bigger...Again - Google Chrome & Youtube VS Ad Blockers - Spotify Is Ending Its Service In Uruguay - El Niño & blob of hot water - Volcanoes or Asteroid? AI Ends Debate - Crowdsourced Feedback in Robot Training - Greenland’s Glacier Retreat Doubled in 20 Years - Deoxygenation today = marine extinctions 200 million years ago - Rainfall increases exponentially with global warming - ChatGPT writes better school essays than students - Farmers use AI to combat climate change - AI to increase high-temperature strength in nickel–aluminum alloys - Daily Lives, climate Change Hitting all Americans - Honeybees Suffer in Human-Made Hives - Burning fossil fuels when we still need everything they make? - The Universe and Everything - The Last Thing To Happen In The Universe.

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STN member John Allen Paulos

Dreams, Stories, and Self-Revelation - 3 Quarks Dailyby John Allen Paulos Philosopher Daniel Dennett’s new book, I’ve Been Thinking, just came out, and I was reminded of a party game he’s written about. A variant of the child’s game of twenty questions, it is relevant to an increasingly pressing question: How do different social bubbles, media subcultures, or cults develop. Let me…

13 mins - STN member Bill Warren

Pioneering AI Technology Diagnoses Autism in Children Under Two With 98.5% AccuracyA groundbreaking AI system now diagnoses autism in children under two years old with 98.5% accuracy using brain MRIs, paving the way for earlier, more effective treatment and management of autism. A new artificial intelligence (AI) system has been developed to diagnose autism in children aged 24

The International Caviar Market is Rife with FraudFake or illegally harvested caviar is found in restaurants and stores across Europe.

Scientists Analyzed What Was Inside Caviar - And What They Found Really Alarmed Them - Wonderful EngineeringScientists have unearthed startling facts on the caviar business, as reported in a study that was published in the journal Current Biology. The study

Baldness Breakthrough – Scientists Uncover 5 Key GenesResearchers in Bonn have identified rare genetic variants that are involved in male-pattern hair loss. Previous studies on male pattern hair loss, or androgenetic alopecia, have identified several common genetic variations linked to this condition, characterized by a receding hairline, loss of hair

Bilingual Minds, Sharper Focus: The Cognitive Benefits of Speaking Two LanguagesThe new study explored the distinctions between bilingual individuals and monolingual individuals. People who are bilingual may excel at shifting their attention between tasks more effectively than monolingual individuals, according to a study recently published in the journal Bilingualism: Languag

Ketamine Nasal Spray: A Game-Changer for Treatment-Resistant Depression?Increases the number of patients likely to respond to treatment for major depression. A major clinical trial shows that the drug, esketamine, one of the two main forms of ketamine, outperforms one of the standard treatments for treatment-resistant major depression. This industry-funded work was p

One protein is key to the spread of lung cancer: New study finds a way to stop itA new study by Tulane University has uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that could be instrumental to halting lung cancer in its tracks.

Electricity Seen Flowing Like Liquid in Strange MetalsFlicking the switch on any kind of electrical device triggers a marching band of charged particles stepping to the beat of the circuit's voltage.

Harnessing the Sea’s Hidden Energy: New Nano-Device Turns Seawater Into ElectricityThe world's coastlines harbor a largely untapped energy source: the salinity difference between seawater and freshwater. A new nanodevice can harness this difference to generate power. A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has reported a design for a nanofluidic dev

Bizarre Discovery of Intact Housefly in Man's Intestines Shocks DoctorsDoctors in Missouri were baffled to spot a fly inside a man's intestines during a routine colon screening.

China Has Added A Fifth Military Force: The Near-Space Command - Wonderful EngineeringChina has added a fifth military force, a near-space command equipped with a professional hypersonic weapons force that reports directly to the highes

The Early Universe Had No Problem Making Barred Spiral GalaxiesA mysterious galaxy in the early Universe shows that spiral arms and bars existed two billion years after the Big Bang.

Google Chrome Will Limit Ad Blockers Starting Next Year - Wonderful EngineeringGoogle Chrome is set to recommence the transition to the new Manifest V3 extension format after facing significant criticism and delays due to its imp

YouTube Says Your Viewing Experience Will Soon Be Worsened If You Keep Using Ad Blockers - Wonderful EngineeringYouTube, the world’s leading video-sharing platform, is intensifying its battle against ad blockers, warning users that their viewing experience

HuGE AI Breakthrough: Using Crowdsourced Feedback in Robot TrainingHuman Guided Exploration (HuGE) enables AI agents to learn quickly with some help from humans, even if the humans make mistakes. To teach an AI agent a new task, like how to open a kitchen cabinet, researchers often use reinforcement learning — a trial-and-error process where the agent is rewarde

Deoxygenation levels similar to today's played major role in marine extinctions 200 million years agoScientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenation (anoxia) played in one of the most devastating extinction events in Earth's history. Their finding has implications for current-day ecosystems—and serves as a warning that marine environments are likely more fragile than apparent.

Climate Change Hitting Every Part of Americans' Daily LivesThe U.S. National Climate Assessment paints a picture of a country warming about 60% faster than the world as a whole.

Honeybees Suffer Unnecessarily in Human-Made Hives, Study FindsHoneybees in man-made hives may have been suffering the cold unnecessarily for over a century because commercial hive designs are based on erroneous science, my new research shows.

STN member - Paul Christopherson

About That Mysterious AI Breakthrough Known As Q* By OpenAI That Allegedly Attains True AI Or Is On The Path Toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)I make use of detective work to try and figure out what the alleged AI breakthrough was at OpenAI and has been claimed to be called Q*, leading supposedly toward AGI.

Larry's Notes

stuff for Nov 28.pdf

19 mins - STN member Mike Pore

Scientists Uncover Potentially Serious Side Effect of Common Cancer DrugThe research evaluated the occurrence, contributing factors, and treatment strategies for high blood sugar caused by alpelisib in individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Recent studies have revealed that breast cancer patients undergoing treatment with the oral medication alpelisib are experie

Newborn babies can perceive the beat in music, study showsNewborn babies can perceive the beat in music, new research has confirmed. The study, carried out by a team of scientists from the University of Amsterdam and the HUN-REN Research Center for Natural Sciences (TTK) in Hungary, shows that this ability to recognize a beat is not simply due to the statistical learning ability of newborns, but that beat perception is actually a separate cognitive mechanism that is already active at birth. The study was published on 27 November in the journal Cognition.

Unraveling the Mystery: Why Red Wine Causes Headaches in Some PeopleNot everyone feels fine after red wine, and a flavanol may be the culprit. A red wine may pair nicely with the upcoming Thanksgiving meal. But for some people, drinking red wine even in small amounts causes a headache. Typically, a “red wine headache” can occur within 30 minutes to three hours afte

Ketamine effectively treats depression. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?Ketamine therapy has been shown to change lives by treating severe depression and anxiety. But experts say it must be taken with supervision in places equipped to handle medical and psychological emergencies.

Brewing a Cure: How Coffee Grounds Could Prevent Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Other Neurodegenerative DiseasesA groundbreaking study at The University of Texas at El Paso reveals that compounds derived from spent coffee grounds could potentially prevent or treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by protecting brain cells. Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parki

Spent Coffee Grounds May Actually Be Able To Protect Your Brain, New Study Says - Wonderful EngineeringIn a breakthrough revelation, used coffee grounds may harbor the key to slowing the progression of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer&#821

No Better Than Water – Popular Hospital Disinfectant Ineffective Against Common SuperbugResearch conducted during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week examines the effects of employing suggested chlorine-based chemicals to combat Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of antibiotic-related illness in healthcare environments worldwide. A recent study reveals that a primary chlorin

New study reveals why we value things more when they cost us moreAhab hunting down Moby Dick. Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner. Learning Latin. Walking over hot coals. Standing in a long line for boba tea or entrance to a small, overpriced clothing retail store. Forking up for luxury nonsense.

This New Monster Robot Can Sort And Stack Walls Without Any Assistance - Wonderful EngineeringResearchers have developed a groundbreaking autonomous robot, named HEAP (hydraulic excavator for an autonomous purpose), weighing 12 tons, capable of

This Solar-Powered Electric House Boat Could Become Your Home On The Water - Wonderful EngineeringThe allure of a solar-powered electric houseboat is undeniable — the prospect of living on the water without the perpetual expense of fuel is a drea

Aging Reimagined: How “Immortal” Jellyfish DNA Could Extend Human LifeTwo Eötvös Loránd University researchers have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how we age. Researchers Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary have achieved a significant discovery in the study of aging. Their research centered on "transposable e

A Brief History of Intolerance in Modern CosmologyA review of some recent well-documented cases of intolerance in the cosmology field illustrates a common problem in science. Many relate to the Big Bang theory.

The Hole In The Ozone Layer Is Getting Bigger Again - Wonderful EngineeringFresh insights from the University of Otago have injected uncertainty into the previously optimistic outlook on the recovery of the ozone hole. Examin

Spotify Is Ending Its Service In Uruguay Over A New Law Demanding Fair Pay For Artists - Wonderful EngineeringIn a significant development for the music streaming landscape, Spotify has officially confirmed the cessation of its services in Uruguay. This decisi

Study shows ChatGPT writes better school essays than studentsIn a study published in Scientific Reports, a research team from the University of Passau compared the quality of machine-generated content with essays written by secondary school students. The upshot: The AI-based chatbot performed better across all criteria, especially when it came to language mastery.

AI: A tool for climate resilience and farmingAI probably won’t replace the need for humans in the climate change fight, but it could make their work faster and more effective.

Volcanoes or Asteroid? AI Ends Debate Over Dinosaur Extinction EventFree-thinking computers reverse-engineered the fossil record to identify the causes of a cataclysm. To address the long-standing debate about whether a massive asteroid impact or volcanic activity caused the extinction of dinosaurs and numerous other species 66 million years ago, a team at Dartmout

Accelerated Melting: Greenland’s Glacier Retreat Doubled in 20 YearsThe new findings are ubiquitous, even among Earth’s northernmost glaciers. New study documents how Greenland’s peripheral glaciers have changed from 1890 to 2022 Using satellite images and a unique archive of historical aerial photos, researchers compiled the most complete picture of Greenla

Extreme rainfall increases exponentially with global warming: StudyState-of-the-art climate models drastically underestimate how much extreme rainfall increases under global warming, according to a study published Monday that signals a future of more frequent catastrophic floods unless humanity curbs greenhouse emissions.

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