Category: Insight
These Scientists Are Battling Dangerous Superbugs With a ChatGPT-Like AI
by Shelly Fan at Singularity Hub: Bacteria and antibiotics have been in a roughly century-long…
How a Mind-Controlling Parasite Could Deliver Medicine to the Brain
Shelly Fan in Singularity Hub: The brain is like a medieval castle perched on a cliff,…
Why Have So Many Cultural Practices Survived Without Written Records?
by Helena Miton at Aeon Magazine: You can’t speak like they spoke. You can’t farm…
A Journey Into Rebel-Held Myanmar
By Charles Petrie at Neom Magazine: I was making the trek into Myanmar to get…
What the Epic of Gilgamesh Reveals About Sumerian Society
Paul Cooper at Literary Hub: One Sumerian epic poem called Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta gives…
A Spectacular, Close-up Look at the Starfish With a ‘Hands-on’ Approach to Parenting
From Aeon Magazine: Most starfish take a rather laissez-faire approach to parenting, releasing millions of…
This Professor Has a Path Toward Human-Level AI. It Isn’t LLMs.
by Alex Kantrowitz at Big Technology: In Deepak Pathak’s telling, nobody is building human-level artificial…
The Psychology of Olympians and How They Master Their Minds to Perform
by Mike McGreary at Singularity Hub: Participating in the Olympic Games is a rare achievement,…
We May Finally Know How the Placebo Effect Relieves Pain
Grace Wade in New Scientist: A newly identified brain pathway in mice could explain why…
This Is What Could Happen if AI Content Is Allowed to Take Over the Internet
by Shelly Fan at Singularity Hub: Generative AI is a data hog. The algorithms behind…
Researchers Use Groovy Science to Understand Gut Feelings
Iris Kulbatski in The Scientist: The gut’s sensory system is a touchy subject thanks to specialized…