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Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in "Doom"
26+ min ago Published Dec 21, 2025 9:00 AM EST In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor T'th came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use of a bootstrap experimental setup consisting of a large polystyrene ball, a curved computer monitor, and a small straw…...
Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything
1+ hour, 56+ min ago Published Dec 21, 2025 7:30 AM EST In 2025, there seem to be as many narratives about AI as there are startups peddling the stuff. Will it transform society into a utopia, freeing us from all responsibilities, or will it come to life and…...
Doctors Warn That AI Companions Are Dangerous
2+ hour, 41+ min ago Published Dec 21, 2025 6:45 AM EST Are AI companies incentivized to put the public's health and well-being first? According to a pair of physicians, the current answer is a resounding "no." "Amidst these dilemmas," the paper asks, "can public health rely on…...
Elon Says His New Rocket Is as Important as the Origin of Life Itself
8+ hour, 56+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 7:30 PM EST Multibillionaire Elon Musk has never exactly been humble about his corporate empire, but his latest comments are genuinely over the top. Speaking to influencer Katie Miller " wife of Donald Trump's controversial deputy chief of staff " on…...
Rivers Turn Bright Orange in Alaska
15+ hour, 41+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 12:45 PM EST Some of Alaska's scenic rivers and streams look downright apocalyptic this year because they turned a flagrant orange color " but it's not due to local pollution, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…...
Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones
16+ hour, 26+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 12:00 PM EST New York state banned smartphones in schools this September, and teachers are weeping tears of joy. As New York Magazine reports, while the bell-to-bell ban was intended to foster a distraction-free learning environment, it's also allowing…...
Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients' Race Data and Being Racist With It
18+ hour, 41+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 9:45 AM EST Just when you thought you heard it all, AI systems designed to spot cancer have startled researchers with a baked-in penchant for racism. The alarming findings were published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, showing that…...
SpaceX Is Buying Up an Unfathomable Number of Cybertrucks
19+ hour, 56+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 1:30 PM EST Now that EV tax incentives have gone up in smoke, Tesla is expected to disappoint once again with its Q4 sales. Despite a pessimistic sales forecast, Tesla's shares have skyrocketed and are up almost 50 percent over the…...
Anthropic's Advanced New AI Tries to Run Vending Machine, Goes Bankrupt After Ordering PlayStation 5 and Live Fish
22+ hour, 11+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 11:15 AM EST Still think AI is ready to revolutionize the economy? A new experiment might change your mind. In a bold test of Anthropic's latest version of its AI Claude, The Wall Street Journal gave the large language…...
This New Statistic on Kessler Syndrome Will Give Anyone Who Cares About Space Travel an Instantaneous Stress Headache
22+ hour, 56+ min ago Published Dec 20, 2025 10:30 AM EST In 1978, NASA researcher Donald Kessler and his colleagues published a paper titled "Collision frequency of artificial satellites: The creation of a debris belt." The paper laid down a grim warning: a single collision between satellites that…...