Summary: Researchers discovered that the way we perceive and describe colors is influenced by the languages we speak. In a study with the Tsimane’ society from the Bolivian Amazon, bilingual…
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Angry Qantas investors block executives’ pay plan
Qantas enjoyed a record profit last year but it also enraged once-loyal Australians through astronomical ticket prices and allegedly selling seats for already cancelled flights. Jeering Qantas shareholders voted down…
Sleepless Nights: The Brain’s Surprising Reaction to All-Nighters
Summary: unveiled the science behind the buoyant mood many feel after acute sleep deprivation, like pulling an all-nighter. The study in mice showed that not only does dopamine release rise…
Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world
Feature Fields for Robotic Manipulation (F3RM) enables robots to interpret open-ended text prompts using natural language, helping the machines manipulate unfamiliar objects. The system’s 3D feature fields could be helpful…
We need to better understand public resistance toward wind turbines and solar cells
Julia Kirch Kirkegaard is Associate Professor at DTU Wind and has helped to establish a multidisciplinary section to better equip engineers to understand the complex reality that meets the technologies…
Post-Pandemic America: Unmasking the Silent Stress Surge of Collective Trauma
Summary: The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has instigated a silent surge in stress and mental health issues among Americans. Alarmingly, adults aged 35-44 exhibited the most significant hike in…
Disney to complete takeover of Hulu with $8.6 bn deal
Disney has completed its takeover of the Hulu streaming service. The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday announced it will buy Comcast’s $8.6 billion stake in Hulu, completing its takeover of…
DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping the company narrow its losses
The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York. DoorDash reports earnings on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Credit: AP Photo, File DoorDash on Wednesday…
Machine Learning Deciphers News Language to Predict Country’s Peace Level
Summary: Researchers devised a machine learning model that gauges a country’s peace level by analyzing word frequency in its news media. By studying over 723,000 articles from 18 countries, the…
UK, US, China sign AI safety pledge at UK summit
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak convened the first ever global summit on AI safety. Countries including the UK, United States and China on Wednesday agreed the “need for international action”…
