When he was in need of inspiration, the inventor Thomas Edison used to take a nap in a chair while holding a metal ball in each hand. The moment he dropped off, the balls would drop too and crash to...
Meta says its AI could help mathematiciansTada Images/Shutterstock An AI system developed by Meta can find solutions to maths problems that have eluded mathematicians for over a century, researchers at the firm claim. The problems involve mathematical tools called Lyapunov...
October 22, 20245 min readWe Need More Meds, Not Beds, to Help People Recovering from AddictionPeople recovering from substance use disorders need homes, jobs and medication-centered, quality health care, not just a bed in a residential treatment centerBy Zoe Adams...
William Housty's grandparents taught him the sacred duty of preparing for the salmon's arrival each year. Before the first silver flashes appeared in the creek, his grandfather — following the wisdom passed down from his own elders — would clear...
Will AI give us a rose-tinted view of ourselves?Huber & Starke/Getty Images Many people are scared that artificial intelligences may one day rise up and kill humanity, but after losing hours playing around with a digital ego-booster, I’m instead beginning...
There is a new largest known primePanther Media GmbH/Alamy After a six-year drought, we now have a new largest known prime number, thanks to an amateur mathematics sleuth who deployed an army of graphics processing units (GPUs) to crunch through...
The US Department of Homeland Security is trialling chemical sensors that detect the first whiff of smoke in the air and alert fire crews while a potential blaze is still smouldering Source link...
The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, combats the climate crisis and decides on access to abortion Source link...
Sixty-six million years ago a 10-kilometer-wide space rock fell out of the sky over what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. When it hit Earth, it blew a Maryland-sized hole in the crust, igniting global firestorms...
These ancient swords have been modified by forgersAlex Rodzinka Imaging technology has revealed that ancient swords smuggled into the UK recently have been altered by modern-day forgers, who replaced many of the original iron blades with bronze ones. What’s more,...
