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Both humans and AI hallucinate—but not in the same way
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six months. However, trust in these models has…
The lesser-known risk factors for heart disease
Most people know that the risk factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, smoking, raised cholesterol and being overweight. However, many people who have a heart attack do not…
Scrooges block progress in Bonn
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events They say money makes the world go round and climate…
Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?
Many states have imposed sweeping restrictions that all but ban abortion since the June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned the 50-year-old constitutional right to the procedure. These laws have…
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to…
Black Hole Shadow and Powerful Jet Seen Together
This is what the black hole’s shadow looks like when it is cast on the powerful relativistic jet emanating from the center of the radio galaxy. This is the shadow…
Understanding the effects of temperature and light in ecological experiments—the delicate balance between complexity and inference – Functional Ecologists
Dr. Dan Buonaiuto—currently a postdoc in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA—discusses his recently published Commentary “Experimental designs for testing the interactive effects of temperature…