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Science and Technology January 17, 2023

ChatGPT, DALL-E 2 and the collapse of the creative process

by Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston and Alec Stubbs, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2022, OpenAI – one of the world’s leading artificial…

The target chamber at the National Ignition Facility has been the site of a number of breakthroughs in fusion physics. U.S. Department of Energy/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory It's a spherical looking chamber with several scientists gathered around equipment in the center.

Science and Technology December 15, 2022

Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion – a nuclear physicist explains

by Carolyn Kuranz, University of Michigan [This article was first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a…

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Biology December 1, 2022

Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans

By Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Magdalena Martínez García, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón IiSGM [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

The older individuals pictured here, on the wooden floor of an indoor basketball court, were participating in an exercise class consisting of stretching, and aerobic repetitive motion movements. At this point in their exercise session, the participants were working the muscles of their arms and shoulders, by holding an inflatable volleyball with both hands, and lifting the ball over, and behind their head, resting it on their neck. This exercise also helped to stretch the muscles as well.

Biology December 1, 2022

50-year-old muscles just can’t grow big like they used to – the biology of how muscles change with age

by Roger Fielding, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities…

man in fire-resistant suit dropping a turkey into hot grease from a distance with explosion occuring

Food science November 26, 2022

Why do frozen turkeys explode when deep-fried?

by Kristine Nolin, University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Deep-frying a turkey is a great way to get a delicious, moist meal for…

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Biology November 22, 2022

People don’t mate randomly – but the flawed assumption that they do is an essential part of many studies linking genes to diseases and traits

Richard Border, University of California, Los Angeles and Noah Zaitlen, University of California, Los Angeles [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The idea that correlation does…

Science and Technology November 16, 2022

Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety

by Michael Dodge, University of North Dakota [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] I love a good space launch, and I have been eagerly awaiting NASA’s…

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Psychology October 28, 2022

Why do people have slips of the tongue?

by Cecile McKee, University of Arizona [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Have you visited Yew Nork? Does your stummy ache? What dog of bag food…

Psychology October 27, 2022

Why do controversial and narcissistic figures like Elon Musk acquire a following? A Kennesaw State researcher hopes to answer that question

Kennesaw State University posted the following news release about a KSU researcher hoping to determine why controversial and narcissistic individuals are able to attract large followings: Why is Elon Musk…

Science and Technology October 22, 2022

AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning – and raising questions about an innate grammar

by Morten H. Christiansen, Cornell University and Pablo Contreras Kallens, Cornell University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Unlike the carefully scripted dialogue found in most…

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