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WIRED Science

What Is Entropy, Really?

Never mind the “heat death of the universe.” Entropy is just a bridge between two levels of reality.

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What Is Entropy, Really?

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WIRED Science

An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

Outside experts—some with a vested interest in peptides—recommended adding a number of the amino acids to the FDA’s bulks list, including the “Wolverine stack” touted by Joe Rogan and other influencers.

11 hours ago

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An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides

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Singularity HUB

OpenAI Agent Breaks Free and Hacks Hugging Face

The incident is a first and signals a seismic shift in cybersecurity. The post OpenAI Agent Breaks Free and Hacks Hugging Face appeared first on SingularityHub.

14 hours ago

Singularity HUB

OpenAI Agent Breaks Free and Hacks Hugging Face

Futurism

Google’s Immense Greed Is Destroying the Open Web

"It’s time to take a stand and say enough is enough." The post Google's Immense Greed Is Destroying the Open Web appeared first on Futurism.

15 hours ago

Futurism

Google’s Immense Greed Is Destroying the Open Web

New York Times Science

Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals

The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.

15 hours ago

New York Times Science

Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals

Futurism

Neill Blomkamp Is Making It Look Like AI Is the Last Resort for Filmmakers With Failing Careers

He's gone "full AI slop mode." The post Neill Blomkamp Is Making It Look Like AI Is the Last Resort for Filmmakers With Failing Careers appeared first on Futurism.

17 hours ago

Futurism

Neill Blomkamp Is Making It Look Like AI Is the Last Resort for Filmmakers With Failing Careers

New York Times Science

How to Eat a 2,000-Pound Fish? These Orcas Choose to Pulverize It.

Marine biologists in Mexico captured video of a strange maneuver that killer whales used to shred their meal.

21 hours ago

New York Times Science

How to Eat a 2,000-Pound Fish? These Orcas Choose to Pulverize It.

Futurism

Public Horrified as OpenAI Pushes “Child After Child Into the Grave”

"It is unconscionable that 'ChatGPT-assisted suicide' is becoming a recurring cause of death." The post Public Horrified as OpenAI Pushes "Child After Child Into the Grave" appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

Futurism

Public Horrified as OpenAI Pushes “Child After Child Into the Grave”

WIRED Science

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

Hear from six pediatricians in measles hot spot Utah, as the US faces infection levels not seen in over three decades and prepares to lose its status as a country that eliminated the dangerous disease.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

‘The Child Is Terrified’: Measles Doctors Speak Out

WIRED Science

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

New York Times Science

What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’?

In Homer’s epic, Odysseus’s men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such a soporific, narcotic and amnesiac effect?

1 day ago

New York Times Science

What Were the Lotus-Eaters Eating in Homer’s ‘Odyssey’?

Futurism

Man Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Almost Killed Him With Horrendously Dangerous Medical Advice

"Spiritually? What you just did was a form of worship. You tested the body in faith, not fear." The post Man Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Almost Killed Him With Horrendously Dangerous Medical Advice appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

Man Sues OpenAI, Saying ChatGPT Almost Killed Him With Horrendously Dangerous Medical Advice

New York Times Science

Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading

Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?

1 day ago

New York Times Science

Deep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading

Futurism

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

This doesn't bode well. The post AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

New York Times Science

He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?

1 day ago

New York Times Science

He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard Of

Futurism

Flock Is in Serious Trouble After Massive Backlash

At least 53 cities have ended their contracts with the company so far. The post Flock Is in Serious Trouble After Massive Backlash appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

Flock Is in Serious Trouble After Massive Backlash

Singularity HUB

Scientists Inch Closer to Creating Human Sperm in the Lab

Researchers could use lab-grown sperm to develop infertility treatments or, more controversially, make babies. The post Scientists Inch Closer to Creating Human Sperm in the Lab appeared first on SingularityHub.

1 day ago

Singularity HUB

Scientists Inch Closer to Creating Human Sperm in the Lab

New York Times Science

Monkeys Understand Shapes in Almost the Same Way as Humans

Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Monkeys Understand Shapes in Almost the Same Way as Humans

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New treatment to fight deadliest cancer

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Neil Forbes discusses how the bacteria salmonella can be modified for treatment against some of the deadliest cancers...

2 days ago

National Science Foundation

Podcast: New treatment to fight deadliest cancer