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The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn't if it's going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?
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When someone attempts to make you afraid of something that hasn't happened instead of a true, present danger, suspect this nefarious ploy.
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By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
Millikan Lemaitre and Einstein
Einstein called his idea "abominable," but the world of physics came around to embracing the views of Georges Lemaître.
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What distinguishes effective from ineffective leadership training? Read on to find out.
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This was largely a philosophical question until 2005, when a surgical team in France performed the first partial face transplant.
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Leading a scientific revolution is easy: you just have to succeed where the current theory fails while equaling its successes. Good luck!
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When Mongol traders came knocking, Sultan Muhammad II shaved off their beards. Three years later, his whole empire was annihilated.
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Early, non-aggressive tumors should be called "nodules."
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Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
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Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
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Most of us only ever see a fraction of a full rainbow: an arc. But optically, a full rainbow makes a complete circle. Physics explains why.
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Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
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Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.
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Climate and ecological changes, as well as disruptions to the food chain, were already killing off the dinosaurs.
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Scientists are finding tumor signals in spit that could be key to developing diagnostic tests for various types of cancer.
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You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
map of earth eclipse path April 8 2024
The next solar eclipse to occur over heavily populated areas is on April 8, 2024. For a spectacular show; here's where the best views are!