METABLOKS / SCIENCE

Last hour

WIRED Science

You Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague

The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.

51 minutes ago

WIRED Science

You Probably Aren’t Going to Get the Plague

Today

National Science Foundation

Podcast: Could holographic 3D printing be real?

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Rajesh Menon discusses his work combining optical systems with cutting-edge nanofabrication...

2 hours ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: Could holographic 3D printing be real?

Futurism

Footage of AI Job Interviewer Going Berserk Is Genuinely Terrifying

"This is an absolute waste of my time." The post Footage of AI Job Interviewer Going Berserk Is Genuinely Terrifying appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

Futurism

Footage of AI Job Interviewer Going Berserk Is Genuinely Terrifying

Futurism

Meta’s Muse Is Spying on All Your Friends and Family

"They're trying to know you like a friend, which is honestly pretty creepy." The post Meta's Muse Is Spying on All Your Friends and Family appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

Meta’s Muse Is Spying on All Your Friends and Family

Futurism

Teenage AI Meat Proxy Stranded on “Widowmaker” Mountain After Following AI Instructions

"Claude has never been in that specific area, has never been on that route, and has never been in the outdoors." The post Teenage AI Meat Proxy Stranded on "Widowmaker" Mountain After Following AI Instructions appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

Futurism

Teenage AI Meat Proxy Stranded on “Widowmaker” Mountain After Following AI Instructions

Futurism

OpenAI Publicist Tries to Shut Down Interviewer When Sam Altman Is Asked About Woman Who Killed Herself After Talking to ...

"I want to be respectful, but I'd like to move on." The post OpenAI Publicist Tries to Shut Down Interviewer When Sam Altman Is Asked About Woman Who Killed Herself After Talking to ChatGPT appeared first on Futurism.

6 hours ago

Futurism

OpenAI Publicist Tries to Shut Down Interviewer When Sam Altman Is Asked About Woman Who Killed Herself After Talking to ...

New York Times Science

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

7 hours ago

New York Times Science

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

New York Times Science

Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Francis Halzen for Work on Neutrinos

The Nobel Committee honored Francis Halzen for his “vision and scientific leadership” of a telescope within the ice at the South Pole.

7 hours ago

New York Times Science

Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Francis Halzen for Work on Neutrinos

Futurism

Something About Russia Insisting Everything Is Fine After the Lab Leak Death Is Making Us Nervous

A technician at a lab that studied the plague died of "pneumonia of undetermined etiology." The post Something About Russia Insisting Everything Is Fine After the Lab Leak Death Is Making Us Nervous appeared first on Futurism.

7 hours ago

Futurism

Something About Russia Insisting Everything Is Fine After the Lab Leak Death Is Making Us Nervous

New York Times Science

Melting Swiss Glaciers Release Archaeological Treasures

Archaeologists are scouring mountain passes as artifacts from a bygone world all but tumble out of Switzerland’s shrinking ice.

8 hours ago

New York Times Science

Melting Swiss Glaciers Release Archaeological Treasures

WIRED Science

A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs

Bridge Neurotech is planning to build a wearable brain-computer interface that uses ultrasound.

9 hours ago

WIRED Science

A New Neurotech Startup Launches to Rival Sam Altman’s Merge Labs

Futurism

Court Finds That Using Copyrighted Material as AI Training Data Is Not Fair Use

Could this be the moment copyright holders have been waiting for? The post Court Finds That Using Copyrighted Material as AI Training Data Is Not Fair Use appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

Futurism

Court Finds That Using Copyrighted Material as AI Training Data Is Not Fair Use

Older

New York Times Science

What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In.

We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In.

WIRED Science

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Astronomers Confirm Discovery of the Youngest Known Exoplanet Ever

New York Times Science

Are Babies Conscious?

By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Are Babies Conscious?

WIRED Science

Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

New York Times Science

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

WIRED Science

Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior

A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Elusive ‘Geoneutrinos’ Are Building a New Map of Earth’s Volatile Interior