A staff member of Japan Airlines helps customers at Osaka International Airport on the outskirts of Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, after the airlines said it was hit…
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Are we moral blank slates at birth? A new study offers some clues
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over…
The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough…
The ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special 2024 is pure Steven Moffat: Here’s why ‘Joy’ is so important to the world
The TARDIS is as much a part of Christmas as turkey, mince pies, and mulled wine, and former “Doctor Who” showrunner Steven Moffat certainly knows his way around a festive…
The Fate of the Ukrainian Polymath: A Story Worth Hearing
For several years now, the world has focused intensely on Ukraine—its struggles, resilience, and the fate of its people as a nation. In our determination to grasp the magnitude of…
Nurses need care, too—how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years. In the UK, the…
Two populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
Dark comets fly through space, but unlike comets, they don’t have dust tails. Credit: Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory The water that makes up the oceans acted as a…
Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I research the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and human reasoning as the director of the Advancing Human and Machine Reasoning lab at the…
NASA’s Terra satellite captures 2015 eclipse shadow
Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of Europe, and a partial solar eclipse from…
Bot detection is no longer working—and just wait until AI agents come along
Credit: Chris Messina, CC BY You’re running late at the airport and need to urgently access your account, only to be greeted by one of those frustrating tests—”Select all images…
