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AI trained on novels tracks how racist and sexist biases have evolved

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 15:00
Questioning a chatbot that has been trained on bestselling books from a particular decade can give researchers a measure of the social biases of that era
Categories: Science

AI trained on novels tracks how racist and sexist biases have evolved

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 15:00
Questioning a chatbot that has been trained on bestselling books from a particular decade can give researchers a measure of the social biases of that era
Categories: Science

Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 14:00
In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their bodies or mimicking non-threatening objects
Categories: Science

Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 14:00
In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their bodies or mimicking non-threatening objects
Categories: Science

Gigantic star has gone through a rapid transformation and may explode

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 12:00
A red supergiant star appears to have changed in just a few years – an astronomical blink of an eye – which suggests it may be getting ready to explode in a supernova
Categories: Science

Gigantic star has gone through a rapid transformation and may explode

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 12:00
A red supergiant star appears to have changed in just a few years – an astronomical blink of an eye – which suggests it may be getting ready to explode in a supernova
Categories: Science

Word Deduction 4

Newest Brain Teasers - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 08:00
Without my first, I signify disinclination
Without my last, I am a deposit location
Without both, upon me is built a habitation

What am I?


Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Categories: Brain Teaser

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 20, 2025)

Daily Brain Teaser - Thu, 20/02/2025 - 02:00
Ubiquitous Counterpart

Though my counterpart looks different than me
We have a certain equivalency

I might define a classical song
I can start off as short or long

Often, I collaborate with my peers
To bring different sounds to your ears

Often, when found at the ending
From me you won't hear a thing

What am I?


Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Categories: Brain Teaser

Why exercising outdoors is better for your health

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
Numerous studies have found that exercising outside has a slight edge on boosting both our physical and mental health, even when the conditions outside are less than ideal
Categories: Science

Why exercising outdoors is better for your health

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
Numerous studies have found that exercising outside has a slight edge on boosting both our physical and mental health, even when the conditions outside are less than ideal
Categories: Science

Robot Iris turns out to be a straw man in horror-comedy Companion

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
Starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, this film sets out to deconstruct men's objectification of women, and asks good questions about why we want robots at all. Shame about the logical hole at its centre
Categories: Science

Striking artworks reveal the beauty of mushrooms and other soil life

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
A new exhibition at Somerset House in London, SOIL: The World at Our Feet, wants us to rediscover how key soil is to our lives and to the planet’s future
Categories: Science

Riveting case studies reveal how neurology shapes who we are

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
A terrifying but fascinating book, Our Brains, Our Selves by Masud Husain shows how our identities hang by slender neurological threads
Categories: Science

How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
We need to think more carefully about how we categorise the universe, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Categories: Science

Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
In Feedback's true crime exclusive, we look into calls for a fresh inquest into the murder of Catherine Eddowes in the 19th century – and discover that a rather crucial part of the puzzle may be missing
Categories: Science

Striking artworks reveal the beauty of mushrooms and other soil life

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
A new exhibition at Somerset House in London, SOIL: The World at Our Feet, wants us to rediscover how key soil is to our lives and to the planet’s future
Categories: Science

Riveting case studies reveal how neurology shapes who we are

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
A terrifying but fascinating book, Our Brains, Our Selves by Masud Husain shows how our identities hang by slender neurological threads
Categories: Science

How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
We need to think more carefully about how we categorise the universe, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Categories: Science

Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
In Feedback's true crime exclusive, we look into calls for a fresh inquest into the murder of Catherine Eddowes in the 19th century – and discover that a rather crucial part of the puzzle may be missing
Categories: Science

Robot Iris turns out to be a straw man in horror-comedy Companion

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 19/02/2025 - 20:00
Starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, this film sets out to deconstruct men's objectification of women, and asks good questions about why we want robots at all. Shame about the logical hole at its centre
Categories: Science

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