Summary: While more altruistic people can be distinguished from typical adults by their unselfish traits and actions, they are generally not different in other ways. Altruistic people are no more…
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Canada public broadcaster CBC quits Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
The CBC said Twitter’s new label for the Canadian broadcaster puts into question its ‘impartial and independent’ journalism. Canada’s public broadcaster CBC and its French-language version Radio-Canada said Monday they…
How High Blood Pressure Affects Mental Health
Summary: Researchers have discovered high blood pressure, depression, and emotion-related brain activity are linked to the development of hypertension. Source: Max Planck Institute Our mental health and that of our…
Europe’s largest nuclear reactor enters service in Finland
Europe’s largest single reactor is expected to remain operational for “at least the next 60 years”, according to site operator TVO. Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by…
Deepfake porn could be a growing problem amid AI race
Australian Noelle Martin poses for a photo Thursday, March 9, 2023, in New York. The 28-year-old found deepfake porn of herself 10 years ago when out of curiosity one day…
Microsoft’s bid to buy games giant faces triple anti-trust threat
Xbox owner Microsoft seeks to create the world’s third largest gaming company by revenue last year with the Activision Blizzard purchase. Depending on which side you’re on, tech giant Microsoft…
To What Extent Are We Ruled by Unconscious Forces?
Summary: Unconscious mechanisms that occur as a result of neural activity set us up for actions we are going to take. This happens before we are consciously aware of the…
Probiotic Supplementation Reduces Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Caused by Chronic Sleep Loss
Summary: Probiotics have recently attracted increasing interest for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Researchers tested the ability of probiotics to contrast oxidative stress and inflammation induced by sleep loss. Findings…
Electromechanical resonators operating at sub-terahertz frequencies
Suspended lithium niobate mechanical resonator vibrating at 100 GHz. Credit: Xie et al To further advance communication systems, increasing both their speed and efficiency, electronics engineers will need to create…
