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Dec 30, 2023

17 Marta Halina — Resource constraints and the evolution of cognition

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UCLA department of integrative biology and physiologyluskin endowment for leadership symposiumpushing the boundaries: neuroscience, cognition, and lifemarta…

Dec 30, 2023

Scientists destroy 99% of cancer cells with groundbreaking new method

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A special form of molecule has been found to “tear apart” the membranes of cancer cells once activated, a promising new study by scientists at Rice University in Texas has revealed.

Known as aminocyanine molecules – and commonly used as synthetic dyes in medical imaging – their atoms can vibrate in unison and form a “plasmon” when hit with near-infrared light, causing cancer cells’ membranes to rupture.

And this treatment – through the use of what researchers are calling “molecular jackhammers” – is unbelievably effective, going by the study’s results.

Dec 30, 2023

OpenAI’s Annualized Revenue Tops $1.6 Billion as Customers Shrug Off CEO Drama

Posted by in categories: business, robotics/AI

OpenAI recently topped $1.6 billion in annualized revenue on strong growth from its ChatGPT product, up from $1.3 billion as of mid-October, according to two people with knowledge of the figure.

The 20% growth over two months represented in that figure—a measure of the prior month’s revenue multiplied by 12—suggests that the company was able to hold onto its business momentum in selling artificial intelligence to enterprises despite a leadership crisis in November that provided an opening for rivals to go after its customers.

Dec 30, 2023

Quantum Shadows: Revolutionary Method Reveals Images Hidden in Noise

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, quantum physics

Innovative quantum-inspired imaging technique excels in low-light conditions, offering new prospects in medical imaging and art conservation.

Researchers at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Physics with colleagues from Stanford University and Oklahoma State University have introduced a quantum-inspired phase imaging method based on light intensity correlation measurements that is robust to phase noise. The new imaging method can operate even with extremely dim illumination and can prove useful in emerging applications such as in infrared and X-ray interferometric imaging and quantum and matter-wave interferometry.

Revolutionizing Imaging Techniques

Dec 30, 2023

A 15-metric ton meteorite crashed in Africa. Now 2 new minerals have been found in it

Posted by in category: futurism

In a large meteorite found in Somalia, scientists have discovered two minerals that don’t naturally form on Earth.

Dec 30, 2023

02 Karl Friston —The physics of sentience

Posted by in categories: biological, neuroscience, physics

UCLA Department of Integrative Biology and PhysiologyLuskin Endowment forLeadership SymposiumPushing the Boundaries: Neuroscience, Cognition, and LifeKarl Fris…

Dec 30, 2023

Science fiction novel VALIS Audiobook Prj new

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Dec 30, 2023

‘Devil comet’, bigger than Mount Everest, racing towards Earth and is set to explode soon

Posted by in categories: futurism, space

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NEW DELHI: The “Devil Comet,” officially known as 12P, is currently making its way towards Earth and is anticipated to undergo a significant eruption soon. This comet, which is nearly three times the size of Mount Everest, is classified as a cryovolcano, which means it erupts due to the build-up and ignition of gas and ice, much like a frozen soda can exploding. The comet is notably large, with a diameter of 18.6 miles, comparable to the size of a small city.

According to Astronomy.com, it’s a short-period comet, completing an orbit around the Sun approximately every 71.2 years, a pattern similar to the well-known Halley’s Comets like this, with an orbital period of less than 200 years, are categorized as short-period comets.

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Dec 30, 2023

There’s ‘no way’ AI will completely replace human musicians, says award-winning composer—here’s why

Posted by in categories: media & arts, robotics/AI

Though there are AI tools that can create music, don’t expect them to replace your favorite artist any time soon. Here’s why.

Dec 30, 2023

Unexpected cosmic clumping could disprove our best understanding of the universe

Posted by in category: cosmology

The death of cosmology in an age of chaos.


The new tension, centered around a value for cosmic lumpiness known as S8, could join the Hubble tension in dethroning our best picture of how the universe evolved.