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Similarities between human and AI learning offer intuitive design insights
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research has found similarities in how humans and artificial intelligence integrate two types of learning, offering new insights about how people learn as well as…
Astrocyte Disruption Tied to Depression After Childhood Stress
Summary: Researchers have shown that astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus play a pivotal role in how stress shapes behavior, particularly after early-life adversity. In mice, stress led to smaller, less…
Tragedy has struck Lisbon’s funicular railway. Transport expert explains how these old-fashioned trains work
The Stoosbahn in Switzerland is the steepest funicular in the world. Credit: Stéphane Gottraux/Wikipedia, CC BY Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal,…
Super-sensitive sensor detects tiny hydrogen leaks in seconds for safer energy use
Zeng’s lab creates sensors that help protect the health of people and the environment. Credit: Yvonne Groner Researchers at the University of Missouri are working to make hydrogen energy as…
Bio-oil made from crop and wood waste could plug orphaned fossil fuel wells
Injecting bio-oil made from corn stalks and forest debris into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be a viable form of carbon sequestration, a new Iowa State…
AI Robots Learn Touch and Vision to Handle Objects Like Humans
Summary: A new breakthrough shows how robots can now integrate both sight and touch to handle objects with greater accuracy, similar to humans. Researchers developed TactileAloha, a system that combines…
Sex Shapes the Course of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Summary: A large multicenter study has revealed that sex influences the course and characteristics of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Women with schizophrenia tended to begin treatment later, while men with…
YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent
Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated battlefields with the rise of AI. The issue came to the fore recently with YouTube’s controversial decision to use AI-powered tools…
