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(Nature) – When cognitive scientist Félix Schoeller met Joshua White, the founder of a psychedelic support phone line, at a conference in 2024, they immediately hit it off. The two developed an idea for an artificial-intelligence-powered tool called Lucy, to … Read More

(The New Atlantis) – The new doped Olympics are not about what we can do but what tech titans can do to us. The boundary between the leisurely exercise of human strength for its own sake and its exercise due … Read More

(WSJ) – Artificial food dyes have long been suspected to be harmful to your health. But new research shows that some of the natural color additives being turned to as alternatives are associated with an increased risk of Type 2 … Read More

(NPR) – The COVID-19 pandemic introduced people across the U.S. to a global health emergency that they may have never imagined. That experience is coloring how some people are thinking about Ebola and hantavirus, public health and infectious disease experts … Read More

(IEEE Spectrum) – A single breakthrough AI moment in robotics may not be the answer Over the next few decades, billions of autonomous, AI-powered robots will work alongside people in factories, perform tedious tasks in warehouses, care for the elderly, … Read More

(Washington Post via Yahoo!) – So he and his colleagues recruited 94 extreme runners, ages 35 to 50. Each had completed at least five marathons or two ultras (meaning any race longer than a standard 26.2-mile marathon). The runners underwent … Read More

(Nature) – rtificial intelligence is poised to take on a more-active role in the laboratory: two new systems, described today in Nature use teams of AI agents to develop hypotheses, propose experiments and analyse data. Each system still relies on … Read More

(WSJ) – As millions flock to GLP-1s, doctors warn the drugs can cause rapid and significant muscle loss Obesity rates are falling, the volume of food consumed in America is declining and retailers report a slump in sales of plus-size … Read More

(Futurism) – “All AI scribe systems from the 20 approved vendors showed one or more inaccuracies at the procurement testing phase.” If you’ve been to a medical appointment in the past two or three years, chances are high that your … Read More

(Nature) – It’s hard to imagine that a snail could kill a person, but a particularly venomous group of marine molluscs called cone snails can. Their stings contain a cocktail of small proteins called conotoxins, some of which can block … Read More

(Cover Media via Yahoo!) – Pope Leo XIV has announced the creation of a Vatican commission dedicated to artificial intelligence and its impact on society. (Watch Here)

(Wired) – Climate change is contributing to the conditions driving a rodent boom—dubbed a ratada—in Argentina. The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has created a global public health crisis. But the driver of it is a rodent … Read More

(After Babel) – As a social psychologist, I’m used to speaking to academic audiences, making arguments from evidence. This was different. I spoke to the graduates — members of Gen Z — to offer advice about how to flourish in … Read More

(NPR) – For years, schools nationwide have struggled with hiring and retaining special educators. In the 2024-25 school year, 45 states reported special education teacher shortages, and staff turnover is worse in schools that largely serve low-income students, like Riverview. … Read More

(KFF Health News) – Such centers are known as crisis pregnancy centers or pregnancy resource centers. They offer limited resources and medical services to pregnant women and aim to dissuade them from having abortions. Healthcare groups including the American College … Read More

(NYT) – Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa. The Ebola crisis in East Africa is rapidly escalating, with cases now confirmed in major population centers in … Read More

(Science) – By restoring some functions to intact brains from deceased donors, the startup Bexorg hopes to create a better drug development test bed for neurodegenerative diseases NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT—Just a day ago, the brain was in a living person. … Read More

(People) – James Daunt added that the chain bookstore may already be selling AI-generated books, “but we’re not really conscious of them” The CEO of Barnes & Noble is defending the sale of AI-written books. James Daunt, the chief executive … Read More

(BMJ) – Canada has become only the second country in the world to approve a generic form of the blockbuster drug Ozempic (semaglutide), made possible after its manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, did not pay a $C250 annual fee. Two generic versions … Read More

(Nature) – The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences says it has developed a key technology for bringing back extinct birds and rescuing endangered ones: an artificial egg. The device — a 3D-printed lattice shell that protects a transparent silicone membrane — … Read More