Summary: A new study discovered a link between alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and alteration of a group of genes known to influence neuronal plasticity and pain perceptions. The team used…
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A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves
An experimental prototype of the Battery Sleuth authenticator device installed in a vehicle. Credit: Kang Shin Skyrocketing vehicle theft rates in some U.S. cities have drawn attention to an inconvenient…
Intentions Matter: How Source Intent Influences Perceptions of Truth
Summary: Psychologists revealed people’s judgments of truthfulness are influenced by what they perceive as the information source’s intentions. They found that even when individuals knew the factual accuracy of a…
Evaluating the ability of ChatGPT and other large language models to detect fake news
Graph summarizing the outcome of the study Credit: Kevin Matthe Caramancion Large language models (LLMs) are an evolution of natural language processing (NLP) techniques that can rapidly generate texts closely…
San Francisco’s race for robo-taxis cleaves sharp divide over safety
Safe Street Rebel, a group of anonymous anti-car activists, protests the spread of driverless taxis. A driverless taxi slows down on a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded…
Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt
A Twitter app icon on a mobile phone is displayed April 26, 2017, in Philadelphia. Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a…
Pupil Size Regulated by Orexin, Not Stress Hormones
Summary: Researchers have discovered that the neurotransmitter orexin, not the stress hormone noradrenaline, regulates pupil size, challenging prior understanding. Orexin neurons affect pupil size in response to emotional states and…
How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis
Coldwater Creek flows Friday, April 7, 2023, in Florissant, Mo. The creek was contaminated when nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project flowed into the waterway past homes, schools and businesses.…
