Summary: Absolute pitch, once thought to be an innate ability or only attainable through early childhood training, may be learnable in adulthood. Researchers trained 12 adult musicians in an eight-week…
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AI vs. Human Therapists: Study Finds ChatGPT Responses Rated Higher
Summary: A new study suggests that ChatGPT’s responses in psychotherapy scenarios are often rated higher than those written by human therapists. Researchers found that participants struggled to distinguish between AI-generated…
US Coast Guard releases recording that appears to be audio of Titanic submersible implosion
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in…
Dual-domain architecture shows almost 40 times higher energy efficiency for running neural networks
AnDi hybrid computing system for complex FP-based regression neural network inference. Credit: Ze Wang, Tsinghua University. Many conventional computer architectures are ill-equipped to meet the computational demands of machine learning-based…
NASA’s X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests
NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The…
Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ for US users
Google says people using Maps outside the United States will see both the original Gulf of Mexico name and the ‘Gulf of America’ moniker. Google on Monday changed the name…
Faster and higher-quality production of lithium superionic conductors for all-solid-state batteries
Dr. Ha Yoon-Cheol’s team at KERI analyzed the process in which lithium, sulfur, catalysts, phosphorus pentasulfide, and lithium chloride were mixed in optimal proportions, leading to the sequential formation and…
Electric vehicles yield fewer non-exhaust emissions than non-electric, study finds
Particulate matter emissions can come from tire and brake abrasion. Credit: Jacob Levin / Virginia Tech No exhaust means no emissions, right? Not quite. It is commonly known that while…
Cerebellar Serotonin Acts as a Brake to Reduce Anxiety
Summary: New research reveals that serotonin in the cerebellum plays a crucial role in anxiety regulation. Scientists found that mice with lower cerebellar serotonin levels displayed increased anxiety-like behaviors, while…
