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Like A Child, This Brain-Inspired AI Can Explain Its Reasoning

There’s no doubt that deep learning-a type of machine learning loosely based on the brain-is dramatically changing technology. From predicting extreme weather patterns to designing...

The First 3D Printer To Use Molten Metal In Space Is Headed To The ISS This Week

The Apollo 13 moon mission didn’t go as planned. After an explosion blew off part of the spacecraft, the astronauts spent a harrowing few days...

Dreams May Have Played A Crucial Role In Our Evolutionary Success As A Species

Have you ever woken from a dream, emotionally laden with anxiety, fear, or a sense of unpreparedness? Typically, these kinds of dreams are associated with...

Elon Musk Says First Neuralink Patient Can Move Computer Cursor With Mind

Elon Musk says the first human user of his startup Neuralink’s brain implant can now move a mouse cursor using their mind alone. Last September,...

AI Is Everywhere-Including Countless Applications You’ve Likely Never Heard Of

These AI tools are much less glossy than fantasy-image generators-yet they are also ubiquitous. As various AI technologies continue to progress, we’ll only see an...

Scientists ‘Astonished’ Yet Another Of Saturn’s Moons May Be An Ocean World

The list of worlds with subsurface oceans in our solar system is getting longer by the year. Of course, many people are familiar with the...

It Will Take Only A Single SpaceX Starship To Launch A Space Station

When Starship is ready, it will be the most capable heavy lift rocket ever. One of its first customers will be a commercial space station,...

Chronic Stress Increases Risk of Cancer Metastasis

Stress is inevitable. But too much of it can be terrible for our health. Chronic stress can increase our risk for heart disease and strokes....

TIL therapies: the impact on cancer research

The biotech industry has been restless the past few weeks anticipating the entry of the first-ever tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy into the market. Now,...

The Role of Vitamin B6 in Pancreatic Cancer

Vitamin B6 is beneficial in many ways, notably for its role in maintaining a strong immune system. However, when pancreatic cancer develops, its cells also...