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Quiz question: It’s a Greek letter and a guy’s name. What does it mean?

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Futurism

Horrified School District Pleads Police to Stop Using Electric Shock Torture Gloves on Students

"I can't even imagine walking down the hallway and seeing a peer of mine being electrocuted in a place that is supposed to be a safe space for students." The post Horrified School District Pleads Police to Stop Using Electric Shock Torture Gloves on Students appeared first on Futurism.

3 hours ago

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Horrified School District Pleads Police to Stop Using Electric Shock Torture Gloves on Students

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Patients Are Skipping Going to the Doctor Because AI “Receptionists” Can’t Understanding What They’re Saying

"I ended up just hanging up and not bothering to try and book an appointment." The post Patients Are Skipping Going to the Doctor Because AI "Receptionists" Can't Understanding What They're Saying appeared first on Futurism.

4 hours ago

Futurism

Patients Are Skipping Going to the Doctor Because AI “Receptionists” Can’t Understanding What They’re Saying

Futurism

AI-Generated Children’s Stories Contain Bizarre Patterns

"The same tropes kept coming up." The post AI-Generated Children's Stories Contain Bizarre Patterns appeared first on Futurism.

5 hours ago

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AI-Generated Children’s Stories Contain Bizarre Patterns

Futurism

The Results of Middle and High School Students Using AI Are Extremely Ominous

In an age of AI, getting good grades is a mirage. The post The Results of Middle and High School Students Using AI Are Extremely Ominous appeared first on Futurism.

8 hours ago

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The Results of Middle and High School Students Using AI Are Extremely Ominous

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Government Spending on Mass Transit Would Be Incredible for Small Towns, Study Finds

New York isn't the only city that could have incredible transit. The post Government Spending on Mass Transit Would Be Incredible for Small Towns, Study Finds appeared first on Futurism.

9 hours ago

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Government Spending on Mass Transit Would Be Incredible for Small Towns, Study Finds

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Devious New Font Turns AI Scrapers Into Mincemeat

The font makes "the text itself polluted, harder, and more expensive to collect without permission." The post Devious New Font Turns AI Scrapers Into Mincemeat appeared first on Futurism.

10 hours ago

Futurism

Devious New Font Turns AI Scrapers Into Mincemeat

New York Times Science

Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’

In a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast.

11 hours ago

New York Times Science

Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’

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We May Be Wrong About How the Brain Stores Memory

In a new study, mice recovered their memories by regrowing brain connections lost during artificial hibernation. The post We May Be Wrong About How the Brain Stores Memory appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

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We May Be Wrong About How the Brain Stores Memory

New York Times Science

England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.

1 day ago

New York Times Science

England’s Ancient Trees Are Dying in the Heat

WIRED Science

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

“People have talked about the Colorado River crisis for decades—we’re now in it,” says one expert. “Everyone you talk to is like, ‘Shit, man.’”

1 day ago

WIRED Science

The Super El Niño Won’t Fix the West’s Water Crisis

WIRED Science

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

Singularity HUB

Long Foreseen, the Problem of AI Alignment Is Finally Reality. Solving It Won’t Be Easy.

AI is like a genie. The way in which algorithms grant our wishes may make us regret letting them out of the bottle. The post Long Foreseen, the Problem of AI Alignment Is Finally Reality. Solving It Won’t Be Easy. appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 days ago

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Long Foreseen, the Problem of AI Alignment Is Finally Reality. Solving It Won’t Be Easy.

New York Times Science

This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet

Researchers believe a young man buried inside a Scottish castle was a victim of the long-feared siege weapon, more powerful than a typical catapult.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

This Skeleton is the First Confirmed Death by Trebuchet

WIRED Science

Salmonella Is Everywhere

From granola to guacamole, a wide variety of foods have been recalled lately over salmonella risks. Experts say common-sense precautions go a long way.

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Salmonella Is Everywhere

New York Times Science

NASA’s Attempt to Save the Swift Telescope Has Failed

NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will soon burn up in the atmosphere.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

NASA’s Attempt to Save the Swift Telescope Has Failed