Summary: Large language models (LLMs) can identify when they are being given personality tests and adjust their responses to appear more socially desirable. Researchers found that LLMs, like GPT-4, showed…
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Sheep earwax can record a dangerous diet
A bit of ear goop can reveal if sheep are eating dangerously poisonous plants. Earwax from sheep that have eaten death camas contains the plants’ toxins within a few days…
Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health
Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care costs. Therefore, it is noteworthy that President-elect Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a…
Hybrid machine learning model predicts financial market volatility with increased accuracy
Daily volatility prediction results from all tested models on the out-of-sample testing set on the S&P 500 Index. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering With volatility so closely tied to…
Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off, officials…
Doctors raise alarm on children’s health crisis in Chile’s copper hub
In the waiting room of doctor Iván Silva’s medical centre, Nadia Saavedra and her husband Claudio sit quietly as their three-year-old son Pablo attends his regular physiotherapy session. When Pablo…
Disney princesses face hidden health risks, warn experts
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Although Disney princesses seem to live happily ever after, they face serious real world health hazards, warn experts in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Sanne…
5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist
The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell…
Saintly figures found in Berlin
Archaeologists excavating in the Molkenmarkt, the oldest square in Berlin, have uncovered a rare collection of saint figures. The Molkenmarkt (meaning “whey market”) is located in the Alt-Berlin quarter of…
James Webb Space Telescope witnesses Firefly Sparkle galaxy ‘being assembled brick by brick’ (image, video)
A relic galaxy has been uncovered from the early universe, revealing new clues about what our own galaxy, the Milky Way, may have looked like billions of years ago. In…
