For cognitive neuroscientist Nadine Gaab, the termination of a five-year grant one year before it was scheduled to end couldn’t have come at a worse moment. As part of a study aimed at understanding the co-development of math and reading…
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AI leaps from math dunce to whiz — Harvard Gazette
When Michael Brenner taught the graduate-level class “Applied Mathematics 201” in fall 2023, the course’s nonlinear partial differential equations were too tough for artificial intelligence. AI managed to solve just 30 to 50 percent of the…
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Taking a second look at executive function — Harvard Gazette
Executive function — top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions — have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being included in national and international…
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You’re a deer mouse, and bird is diving at you. What to do? Depends. — Harvard Gazette
For a mouse, survival in the wild often boils down to one urgent question: flee or freeze?
The best strategy depends on which mouse you are asking. A new study by Harvard biologists has found that two closely related species of deer mice have…
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What If Our Universe Is A Hologram? » ScienceABC
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The idea of residing within a hologram remains a hypothesis. It has not been universally accepted among physicists and continues to be one of several theories attempting to elucidate the…
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Why Is Entropy Studied While Considering The Evolution Of The Universe? » ScienceABC
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Entropy follows a unidirectional arrow, where it can only increase or remain the same, and the implications of either case are enormous.
Imagine you have a box containing lots of pieces,…
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Why Did The Sequence Of The Y Chromosome Remain A Mystery Until Recently? » ScienceABC
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In spite of being the smallest chromosome, the Y chromosome was a challenge to sequence. Its DNA sequences are filled with long repetitive sequences called satellite DNA, as well as…
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Are Smartphones Friends Or Foes In Relationships? » ScienceABC
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Phubbing is a portmanteau of “phone” and “snubbing”. It refers to the act of prioritizing one’s mobile device over the people who are physically present during social…
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Why Planting Trees Won’t Help Reduce The Effects Of Climate Change? » ScienceABC
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It takes decades for forests to grow, so planting trees won’t reduce the effects of climate change, as the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the air is massive.
Many individuals…
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Why Do Some Ice Cubes Have Spikes When Taken Out Of The Freezer? » ScienceABC
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Ice cubes in a tray expand as they freeze from the surface, so the water inside is squeezed out, which is how spikes form on ice cubes.
Do the humble ice cubes in your freezer have…
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