Amanda Askell, Anthropic’s in-house philosopher, is sounding pretty conflicted about whether AI models can be conscious and have feelings. The…
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Top Anthropic Researcher No Longer Sure Whether AI Is Conscious
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'Pesticide cocktails' pollute apples across Europe: Study
Environmental groups Thursday raised the alarm after finding toxic “pesticide cocktails” in apples sold across Europe, in a new study highlighting widespread contamination.
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Programmable terahertz vortices enable dual electric and magnetic skyrmion modes
Researchers have created an optical device that can generate both electric and magnetic vortex-ring-like light patterns. These structured light vortices, known as skyrmions, are highly stable and resistant to disturbances, making them promising…
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Donut-Shaped Light Could Make Wireless Signals Far More Reliable
A new metasurface lets scientists flip between ultra-stable light vortices, paving the way for tougher, smarter wireless communication. Scientists have developed a new optical device capable of producing two different types of vortex-shaped light…
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Why Waiting in Line Makes Stuff Seem More Valuable
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Whether it’s cronuts, ramen burgers, or loaded Instagram-friendly ice cream…
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Cancer Vaccines Improve Personalized Medical Care
The concept of cancer vaccines has developed over the last century with initial promise from a young doctor, William Coley. In the late 19th to early 20th century Dr. Coley developed a treatment that elicited…
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Cancer Vaccines Improve Personalized Medical Care
The concept of cancer vaccines has developed over the last century with initial promise from a young doctor, William Coley. In the late 19th to early 20th century Dr. Coley developed a treatment that elicited…
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Cancer Vaccines Improve Personalized Medical Care
The concept of cancer vaccines has developed over the last century with initial promise from a young doctor, William Coley. In the late 19th to early 20th century Dr. Coley developed a treatment that elicited…
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Where are those darn keys? Tricks for remembering where you put things
With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those exasperated moments looking for your phone when…
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'Forever chemicals' could cost Europe up to 1.7 tn euros by 2050: Report
The continued use of “forever chemicals” could cost Europe up to 1.7 trillion euros ($2 trillion) by 2050 because of their impact on people’s health and the environment, an EU-commissioned report said Thursday.
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