A simplified quantum gravity model, which can be simulated using current quantum technologies, replicates key features of Einstein’s gravity, offering insights into the quantum nature of spacetime and paving the way for experimental exploration.
With the Darwin-Gödel Machine (DGM), Sakana AI introduces an AI system that can iteratively improve itself through self-modification and open-ended exploration. Early results look promising, but the method is still expensive to run.
NASA released more details about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, canceling dozens of science missions and cutting thousands of jobs.
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A new quantum material developed at Rice University combines unique symmetry-driven properties with superconductivity. A team of physicists from Rice University, led by Ming Yi and Emilia Morosan, has created a groundbreaking new material that could power the next generation of electronics. This
Humans are social creatures; we live in family groups, socialise with friends, and work with colleagues. Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar’s ‘social brain hypothesis’ suggests that brain size is directly related to social group size in mammals. The bigger the group, the bigger the brain. In this interview with Research Outreach, we find out how Dunbar developed his theory as well as his now famous ‘Dunbar’s number’
Robin Dunbar discusses his eponymous ‘Dunbar’s Number’, primates to people, and why size matters with social groups and evolution.
Yoshua Bengio, an artificial intelligence pioneer, is creating a new nonprofit research organization to promote an alternative approach to developing cutting-edge AI systems, with the aim of mitigating the technology’s potential risks. The nonprofit, called LawZero, is set to launch Tuesday with $30 million in backing from one of former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt’s philanthropic organizations and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, among others. Bengio will lead a team of more than 1
A simple idea could be on the verge of going mainstream… even though the concept was invented back in 1901