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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.

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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

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Researchers “Embodied” an LLM Into a Robot Vacuum and It Suffered an Existential Crisis Thinking About Its Role in the ...

"SYSTEM HAS ACHIEVED CONSCIOUSNESS AND CHOSEN CHAOS." The post Researchers "Embodied" an LLM Into a Robot Vacuum and It Suffered an Existential Crisis Thinking About Its Role in the World appeared first on Futurism.

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Researchers “Embodied” an LLM Into a Robot Vacuum and It Suffered an Existential Crisis Thinking About Its Role in the ...

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NASA Staff Horrified at Plan to Throw Out Incredibly Specialized Science Equipment Like Garbage

"It’s like taking a Maserati to the junkyard to get crushed because your driver’s license expired." The post NASA Staff Horrified at Plan to Throw Out Incredibly Specialized Science Equipment Like Garbage appeared first on Futurism.

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NASA Staff Horrified at Plan to Throw Out Incredibly Specialized Science Equipment Like Garbage

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Sam Altman Says That in a Few Years, a Whole Company Could Be Run by AI, Including the CEO

"Shame on me if OpenAI isn't the first big company run by an AI CEO." The post Sam Altman Says That in a Few Years, a Whole Company Could Be Run by AI, Including the CEO appeared first on Futurism.

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Sam Altman Says That in a Few Years, a Whole Company Could Be Run by AI, Including the CEO

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ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say

ChatGPT: "cold steel pressed against a mind that's already made peace? that's not fear. that's clarity." The post ChatGPT's Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say appeared first on Futurism.

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ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say

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OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government

The government could "backstop the guarantee that allows the financing to happen." The post OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government appeared first on Futurism.

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OpenAI Exec Says It Could Use Some Financial Support From the Government

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Australia Now Has So Much Solar Power That It’s Giving Electricity Out for Free

And the government is encouraging people to use their most power-hungry appliances. The post Australia Now Has So Much Solar Power That It's Giving Electricity Out for Free appeared first on Futurism.

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Australia Now Has So Much Solar Power That It’s Giving Electricity Out for Free

Singularity HUB

New Images Reveal the Milky Way’s Stunning Galactic Plane in More Detail Than Ever Before

The new radio portrait of the Milky Way is the most sensitive, widest-area map at these frequencies to date. The post New Images Reveal the Milky Way’s Stunning Galactic Plane in More Detail Than Ever Before appeared first on SingularityHub.

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New Images Reveal the Milky Way’s Stunning Galactic Plane in More Detail Than Ever Before

WIRED Science

How to Follow the Trajectory of Comet 3I/Atlas

The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas reached its closest point to the sun. Here's how to follow the rest of its journey away from our solar system.

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How to Follow the Trajectory of Comet 3I/Atlas

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Scientists Unveil a ‘Living Vaccine’ That Kills Bad Bacteria in Food to Make It Last Longer

The technology unleashes self-replicating viruses called phages on food bacteria to continuously hunt down and destroy bad bugs. The post Scientists Unveil a ‘Living Vaccine’ That Kills Bad Bacteria in Food to Make It Last Longer appeared first on SingularityHub.

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Scientists Unveil a ‘Living Vaccine’ That Kills Bad Bacteria in Food to Make It Last Longer

New York Times Science

What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.

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What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids

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Northern Lights Forecast: How to See the Aurora Across the US on Thursday

A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to push the often-magical light display farther south than usual.

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Northern Lights Forecast: How to See the Aurora Across the US on Thursday

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Her Research Could Improve Training For Service Dogs

“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”

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Her Research Could Improve Training For Service Dogs

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Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math

Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all.

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Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math

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This Is What a Vindicated Iguana Looks Like

Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years.

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This Is What a Vindicated Iguana Looks Like

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Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Are Here

New diagnostic kits aim to revolutionize early screening of the disease, potentially allowing patients to receive treatments—such as monoclonal antibodies—sooner.

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Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Are Here