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Large asteroid to pass between Earth and the moon on Saturday
The asteroid was only discovered earlier this month.
AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says
Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentres.
How blockbuster obesity drugs create a full feeling — even before one bite of food
Scientists identify brain area that holds two groups of neurons: one for pre-meal sensations of fullness and one for post-meal satiety.
US Startup To Supply 320 MW Geothermal Energy To Power 350,000 Homes In California
Southern California Edison will purchase the power from Fervo Energy’s 400 MW Cape Station project currently under construction in southwest Utah.
Mars Rover’s SHELOC Instrument Back Online
After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online.
Ultra-Processed Foods Need Tobacco-Style Warnings, Says Scientist
UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term.
Japan Plans 310-Mile Conveyor Belt That Can Carry Freight of 25,000 Trucks a Day
The Tokyo-Osaka automated logistics system will use conveyor belts or small, autonomous carts to move cargo.
How bees could help war-hit families in Ukraine
Beeswax wraps are traditionally used to extend the life of sandwiches, but they can be used for other products as well,
== truth or conspiracy?
Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims
Temu “surprised” by the lawsuit, plans to “vigorously defend” itself.
4 Tbps interconnects for next-generation datacenters.
DNA-Based Bacterial Parasite Uses Completely New DNA-Editing Method
Its error rates are too high for safe use but might be improved.
== paywall??
Lego bricks are making science more accessible
Scientists use the iconic colorful bricks to build everything from bioprinters to microscopes—increasing the accessibility of science in the process.
Phosphate In NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Suggests Ocean World Origins
The largest sample returned from an asteroid could contain insights into our solar system’s past and the origin of life on Earth.
Scientists closing in on why some people never get COVID
A new study identified a specific gene in people who didn’t get infected.
World’s smallest elephant in danger of dying out
The diminutive elephant, which stands at three feet smaller than its bigger Asian cousins, is found only on the island of Borneo.
Exam Submissions By AI Found To Earn Higher Grades Than Real-Life Students
The findings come as concerns mount about students submitting AI-generated work as their own.
Australian Bank Spots Scams via How Users Hold Their Phones
Can the angle at which you hold your phone help your bank protect against scams?
Air Freight Greenhouse Gas Emissions Up 25% Since 2019, Analysis Finds
Boom in air cargo due to shoppers’ expectations of speedy delivery and shift in post-pandemic economy, researchers say
This DIY brick sauna is helping frogs fight disease
And you can build it for around $60.
Newly Identified Tipping Point For Ice Sheets Could Mean Greater Sea Level Rise
Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say.
Researchers Upend AI Status Quo By Eliminating Matrix Multiplication In LLMs
Running AI models without floating point matrix math could mean far less power consumption.
This cute pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin
Researchers are experimenting with a method to attach synthetic skin to machines.
Epileptic teen receives first ever seizure-controlling brain implant
The breakthrough device has reduced the 13-year-old’s daytime seizures by 80 percent.
== yjc
Too rare for us to keep
The lobster was discovered during a fishing expedition on Saturday.
== yjc, I was messing with my first web server around then, it was Netscape software
What the internet looked like in 1994, according to 15 webpages born that year
The earliest web pages are a far cry from today’s cyber wastelands.
You really are a mosquito magnet. Here’s what you can do about it.
New research proves these bloodsuckers can pick you out in a crowd.
== yjc, probably worth a read
How to Adopt the Japanese Approach to Accepting Life’s Challenges, “Ukeireru”
Experts explain how the concept may help you overcome almost anything, including the death of a loved one.
== paywall?
Meet the architect creating wood structures that shape themselves
Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable.
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers
Automakers focus on bigger vehicles amid lenient emissions regulations, higher profit margins.
== this likely applies to US as well
Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada
Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario see about 500 cases of anaplasmosis a year each.
Why Washington’s Mount Rainier Still Makes Volcanologists Worry
Geologists have found evidence that at least 11 large lahars from Mount Rainier have reached into the surrounding area, known as the Puget Lowlands, in the past 6,000 years.
Tuesday SpaceX Launches a NOAA Satellite to Improve Weather Forecasts for Earth and Space
Satellite data from NOAA’s GOES-U and its sibling satellites will revolutionize how we monitor our planet and beyond.
EFF: New License Plate Reader Vulnerabilties Prove The Tech Itself is a Public Safety Threat
Pose risks to public safety, that may outweigh the crimes they are attempting to address in the first place.
Our Brains React Differently to Deepfake Voices, Researchers Find
In a new study, researchers have identified two brain regions that respond differently to natural and deepfake voices.
Dark Matter Found? New Study Furthers Stephen Hawking’s Predictions About ‘Primordial’ Black Holes
Scientists have been trying to directly observe dark matter, the elusive and invisible substance that accounts for most of the universe’s mass, for decades.
Supernova Slowdowns Confirm Einstein’s Predictions of Time Dilation
Analyzing 1,504 supernovae into the distant universe, astronomers have shown the clearest evidence yet for cosmological time dilation as predicted by Einstein.
Youth Plaintiffs In Hawaii Reach Historic Climate Deal
A settlement with Hawaii’s DOT will add an advisory youth council and increase investments in clean transportation.
== paywall??
Why Going Cashless Has Turned Sweden Into a High-Crime Nation
Beyond its borders, Sweden is an important test case on fighting cashless crime because it’s gone further on ditching paper money than almost any other country in Europe.
Health-care evacuations are the ’new normal.’ Here are lessons from Alberta’s last wildfire season
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital’s experience as staging area prepared it for this year
== got to love a quote that includes gnerative AI, blockchain and venn diagrams in one sentence
"The people talking about generative AI right now were the people talking about Web3 and blockchain until recently-the Venn diagram is a circle."
Ben Waber, chief executive of AI workplace company Humanyze, ponders the pitfalls of the AI hype train to the Wall Street Journal