Summary: A new study reveals that consuming high-calorie, highly processed foods for just five days can reduce the brain’s sensitivity to insulin, a key factor in obesity and type 2…
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Ignoring Your Better Judgment Increases Regret and Self-Blame
Summary: A new study reveals that people feel more culpable when they follow bad advice than when they make poor decisions independently. Researchers found that going against one’s better judgment…
New device could allow you to taste a cake in virtual reality
Credit: AI-generated image Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: taste. The interface, dubbed “e-Taste,” uses a combination of sensors…
Competition-based AI study aims to lower data center costs
A testbed computing cluster, known as the “Sandbox,” is shown within the data center at Jefferson Lab. Credit: Jefferson Lab photo/Bryan Hess Who, or rather what, will be the next…
UAE sends AI-equipped drones to spot Ramadan moon
Credit: Min An from Pexels The United Arab Emirates is flying AI-equipped drones to help spot the crescent moon marking the start of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, official media…
Italy breaks ‘taboo’ with push to revive nuclear
The Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant near Sessa Aurunca, Italy. Italy’s cabinet opened the door Friday to a return to nuclear power, aiming to overturn nearly 40 years of opposition—though experts…
Apple accused of greenwashing in US lawsuit
A freshly filed lawsuit contends that two forest projects Apple cites to claim it is offsetting carbon emmissions would be growing just the same regardless of the tech firm’s involvement.…
Fundamental insights bring them a step closer to practical use
Professor Kelsey Hatzell and postdoctoral researcher Se Hwan Park stand in the Hatzell lab. Credit: Bumper DeJesus, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment From laptops to electric vehicles, lithium-ion…
Research challenges idea that bias is a technical flaw
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers challenge the widespread belief that AI-induced bias is a technical flaw, arguing instead that AI is deeply influenced by societal power dynamics. It learns from…
