Archive for the ‘science’ category: Page 17
Dec 12, 2023
Opinion: “Proof” We’re Living in a Simulation Shows Why Americans Massively Distrust Science
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: science
You’ve seen the headlines. “A scientist may have proven we live in a simulation!” scream the papers.
“Wow, that’s amazing!” think millions of people as they click the headline to unlock the universe’s secrets.
Our excited curiosity turns to disappointment when we read the article and discover the truth.
Dec 8, 2023
The Science of Looking Younger, Longer
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: biological, life extension, science
In Episode 6 of the Lifespan podcast, Dr. David Sinclair and co-host Matthew LaPlante discuss cosmetic aging and how to improve skin, nails, and hair. They talk about why superficial aging occurs and how external signs of aging are often a reflection of biological age. The latest science behind various beautifying therapies is highlighted, including newer interventions like low-level laser therapy and platelet-rich plasma injections. #DavidSinclair #Longevity #SkinCare T.
Dec 8, 2023
Unlocking the Secrets of Aging: Science, Studies, and Interventions for Longer, Healthier Lives
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension, science
In this episode, Dr. David Sinclair and co-host Matthew LaPlante discuss why we age. In doing so, they discuss organisms that have extreme longevity, the genes that control aging (mTOR, AMPK, Sirtuins), the role of sirtuin proteins as epigenetic regulators of aging, the process of “ex-differentiation” in which cells begin to lose their identity, and how all of this makes up the “Information Theory of Aging”, and the difference between “biological age” and “chronological age” and how we can measure biological age through DNA methylation clocks. #Aging #DavidSinclair #Longevity
Dec 8, 2023
Deepmind AI tool catapults materials science 800 years into the future
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: robotics/AI, science
Prepare for a radical acceleration in technological development. A Google Deepmind AI has achieved “an order-of-magnitude expansion in stable materials known to humanity,” finding about 800 years’ worth of new materials with revolutionary potential.
The discovery of new materials with unusual properties can start technological snowballs rolling that eventually push society in new directions – but up to this point, it’s been a painstakingly slow process involving a lot of trial-and-error experimentation.
Inorganic crystal materials, for example, may show enormous promise once you first synthesize them, but all this potential could lead nowhere if the crystals don’t remain stable; it’s no good discovering that a new crystal could improve the performance of batteries or electronics if it’s going to fall apart and degrade.
Dec 8, 2023
Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: futurism, science
There has been a sharp uptick in crimes specifically targeting Muslim and Jewish people since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in October 2023.
Dec 7, 2023
IBM unveils new quantum computing chip to ‘explore new frontiers of science’
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: particle physics, quantum physics, robotics/AI, science
Computer and AI giant rolls out machine using ‘Heron’ chips using subatomic particles instead of ones and zeros.
Dec 7, 2023
Google reveals Gemini AI, its ‘largest science and engineering project ever’ that aims to beat ChatGPT
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI, science
Google has revealed “Gemini”, which it says is its largest science and engineering project ever.
It is also the company’s latest attempt to catch up with rival OpenAI to develop artificial intelligence, and try and build a better system than its ChatGPT.
As such, Gemini will come to Google’s Bard, the chatbot that it released in the wake of ChatGPT in an attempt to catch up. But it will also roll out to Google’s Pixels phones and elsewhere.
Dec 5, 2023
AI meets materials science: the promise and pitfalls of automated discovery
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, science, transportation
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Last week, a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley published a highly anticipated paper in the journal Nature describing an “autonomous laboratory” or “A-Lab” that aimed to use artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to accelerate the discovery and synthesis of new materials.
Dubbed a “self-driving lab,” the A-Lab presented an ambitious vision of what an AI-powered system could achieve in scientific research when equipped with the latest techniques in computational modeling, machine learning (ML), automation and natural language processing.