Archaeologists have made several new discoveries from the Neolithic period during excavations at the Needingworth quarry in Cambridgeshire, England. The quarry is one of the largest sand and gravel extraction…
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What is a foundation model? An explainer for non-experts
Credit: Stanford University New advancements in AI are transforming many aspects of our society. At the forefront of this development are powerful machine learning algorithms known as foundation models. The…
AI in Tetris Game Alters Player Perception and Performance
Summary: In a new study, players of a modified two-person Tetris game perceived their partners as less likable when they had fewer turns, irrespective of whether a human or algorithm…
Hubble captures light-bending galaxy cluster eMACS J1823.1+7822
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, H. Ebeling A vast galaxy cluster lurks in the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Like a submerged sea monster causing waves…
Schizophrenia Risk Genes: Placenta’s Role May Outweigh Brain’s
Summary: In a paradigm shift, researchers found over 100 genes associated with schizophrenia risk operate primarily through their role in the placenta, rather than the developing brain. The research emphasizes…
New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease
Association between CpG methylation and renal function. The methylation level of each CpG site was tested for its association with baseline eGFR (a–c) and eGFR slope (d–f). The results of…
Forming and sensing optical emitters in real time
Credit: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Seeking new techniques to enable quantum networking, Harvard University researchers have developed a novel laser-based strategy for creating single-atom,…
Vietnamese anti-coal campaigner freed early from prison
Nguy Thi Khanh has been released a few months early from prison but two of her fellow campaigners remain in jail on tax evasion charges One of Vietnam’s leading environmental…
Using Generative AI To Fix the Market Demand Problem
Over at the E-Commerce Times, my friend John Mello published a piece on the broad price drops and causes for them as reported by Adobe. The market has contracted, and…
Local business group tries to keep South Africa’s coal plants alive
A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland is fighting against plans to shut down coal plants. Business interests in South Africa’s electricity capital want to keep coal-fired power plants…
