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Aug 29, 2024

The West Coast Is at Risk: New Megathrust Fault Research Indicates That the Next Big Earthquake Could Be Imminent

Posted by in category: futurism

Large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis have historically affected the western regions of the U.S. and Canada and are likely to do so in the future.

Off the southern coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northern California, a 600-mile-long strip exists where the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subducts eastward beneath North America.

This area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a megathrust fault, a place where tectonic plates move against each other in a highly dangerous way. The plates can periodically lock up and build stress over wide areas―eventually to be released when they finally lurch against each other.

Aug 29, 2024

LA Times Today: Dangerous L.A. fault system rivaling the San Andreas tied to recent earthquakes

Posted by in category: futurism

L.A. Times metro reporter Ron Lin spoke to several seismology experts and joined Lisa McRee to share their perspectives on the significance of the most recent temblor and which types of buildings are of concern.

Aug 29, 2024

Neuralink’s first patient says he’s named his brain-implant device and is using it to learn French and Japanese

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

Neuralink’s first patient says he’s given his brain-chip implant a name seven months after it was surgically implanted.

Noland Arbaugh, who is quadriplegic and became the first person to get the computer-controlling implant developed by Elon Musk’s brain-interface company, said Wednesday that he had named the device “Eve” and was working with it to improve himself in different ways.

Aug 29, 2024

Watch Stunning Timelapse of First Ever Lunar-Earth Flyby

Posted by in category: space

The JUICE spacecraft recently swung past the Moon and Earth in a rare maneuver on its journey to Jupiter.

Aug 29, 2024

Gut health tied to psychological resilience: New research reveals gut-brain stress connection

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience

Recent research has found that resilient individuals have healthier gut microbiomes and more active brain regions for emotion regulation, highlighting a strong gut-brain connection that supports better stress management and overall mental well-being.

Aug 29, 2024

Can Better Biotech Finally Replace Lab Animals?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

We have to do this ❤️

Replacing research animals with tools that better mimic human biology could improve medicine.

By Rachel Nuwer

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Aug 29, 2024

Medicinering vid adhd kopplat till minskad risk att dö

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have shown that there is a connection between medication against ADHD and a reduced risk of dying prematurely.


Forskare från Karolinska Institutet har visat att det finns ett samband mellan medicinering mot adhd och minskad risk för att dö i förtid. Risken för dödsfall av onaturliga orsaker, som olyckor och överdoseringar, kan minska med en fjärdedel, enligt den nya studien publicerad i JAMA.

Aug 29, 2024

Echocardiograms can be performed remotely using the robot arm

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

It provides new options for patients with poor access to this essential testing.

Aug 29, 2024

Why AI Is Creating A Revolution In SaaS Pricing Models

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Alvaro Morales is the co-founder and CEO of Orb, a flexible usage-based billing engine for modern software pricing models.

Many SaaS companies want to leverage AI in their products. However, since AI is so new, pricing remains volatile. Costs can drop drastically for an AI model when the next iteration is out, and many companies lower their pricing in response to a competitor launch to gain or retain market share.

In addition to the fluctuating and unpredictable model prices, AI pricing is mostly based on usage. Customer usage is usually difficult to predict, which affects the costs your product will incur if it relies on AI models.

Aug 29, 2024

Researchers map 50,000 of DNA’s mysterious ‘knots’ in the human genome

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

Researchers have mapped 50,000 of DNA’s mysterious “knots” in the human genome. The innovative study of DNA’s hidden structures may open up new approaches for treatment and diagnosis of diseases, including cancer.

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