The patient: A 52-year-old woman in The Hague, Netherlands
The symptoms: The woman visited an outpatient psychiatric clinic and told the doctors that when she looked at people’s faces, she saw them transform into the faces of dragons. She also…
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3 Things James O’Donnell is into right now
Overthink
This is a podcast in which two very smart people (who happen to be young and hilarious professors of philosophy) draw unexpected philosophical connections between facets of modern life. Ellie Anderson and David Peña-Guzmán have done…
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Job titles of the future: Satellite streak astronomer
But in 2019, SpaceX began deploying its internet-beaming Starlink constellation, and the astronomical community started to sound alarm bells. The satellites were orbiting too low and reflected too much sunlight, leaving bright marks in telescope…
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AI comes for the job market, security and prosperity: The Debrief
I was struck by her pessimism, which she told me was shared by friends from California to Georgia to New Hampshire. In an already fragile world, one increasingly beset by climate change and the breakdown of the international order, AI looms in…
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India is still working on sewer robots
More than 220 Bandicoot robots have been deployed in India, says Vipin Govind, head of marketing and communications at Genrobotics. The company’s reach, he says, enables “even resource-constrained municipalities” to deploy the technology…
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Deep-Sea Nodules May Produce Oxygen—Raising Concerns over Ocean Mining
Clare Fieseler’s and Jason Jaacks’ reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and co-published with the Post and Courier.
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.
Scattered across the deep…
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Eating more animal protein may slightly lower cancer mortality
New findings challenge the long-held belief that animal protein raises mortality risk, showing no harm for longevity and even a small cancer-protective effect in US adults.
Study: Animal and plant protein usual intakes are not…
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This tiny iron catalyst could transform the future of clean energy
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), often referred to as “hydrogen power banks,” are clean energy devices that generate electricity from hydrogen and oxygen with only water as a byproduct. Characterized by high efficiency, rapid…
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Quantum dots with memory power neuromorphic night vision
A new phototransistor built with ferroelectric quantum dots integrates sensing, adaptation, and memory at the hardware level. By reducing charge confinement in quantum dots, the device can detect and retain visual signals in low-light…
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X-ray, Radio Go ‘Hand in Hand’ in New NASA Image
A pulsar known as the “Hand of God” reveals strange filaments, patchy remnants, and puzzling signals, leaving scientists searching for answers. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Hong Kong/S. Zhang et al.; Radio: ATNF/CSIRO/ATCA;… Continue Reading