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The human mind is always searching for meaning in ambiguity. Could misinterpretations of the external world create the experience…
AI models can simulate the answers thousands of people would provide to a survey, but the results aren’t a reliable measure…
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To travel between solar systems, a spacecraft would need extremely sophisticated – if not impossible – technology.
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AI is now the machine deciding whether your payment goes through. And when it makes a mistake, the system isn’t designed…
When people harness the logic of natural selection, they can often find efficient and effective ways to solve complex problems.
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Your body adjusts your food intake and activity to maintain a balanced weight and avoid starvation. Researchers have proposed…
SpaceX is poised to test its latest, most powerful rocket and to become a publicly traded company, all while under pressure…
Quantum computers are still a work in progress but quantum sensors are already in use at hospitals, laboratories and by…
The Sun is a complex physical body. It generates incredible amounts of heat and a strong, often tangled, magnetic field.
On your mental number line, are the numbers smaller on the left or on the right? Two comparative cognition researchers explain…
The ancient Kush city of Jebel Barkal rose up in the Nile River Valley starting around 2000 BCE. New research dug deep to…
Anthropic developed an AI interviewer it claims can help social scientists conduct research at scale. But AI models lack…
What do US researchers make of all the Trump administration science-related policy changes? A survey of 280 academic scientists…
Aviation marker balls don’t help with electricity flow or improve the efficiency of the power lines. But they do have…