AI misunderstands some people’s words more than others
The idea of a humanlike artificial intelligence assistant that you can speak with has been…
How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits
Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water…
Oyster ‘blood’ holds promise for combating drug-resistant superbugs: new research
Superbugs that are resistant to existing antibiotics are a growing health problem around the world.…
Online privacy policies can be 90,000 words long. Here are 3 ways to simplify them
Think about the last app you downloaded. Did you read every word of the associated…
The technology that runs Congress lags so far behind the modern world that its flag-tracking system just caught up to 2017-era Pizza Hut
On a typical day, you can’t turn on the news without hearing someone say that…
Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue
There has recently been a shift online from centralized platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to…
Earth is bombarded with rocks from space – but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?
Every day, about 48.5 tonnes of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into…
UK government’s AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology
The UK government recently published its plan for using AI to boost growth and deliver…
Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking weightlessness could help researchers develop treatments
As space travel gains traction and astronauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, studying…
Discovery in South Africa holds oldest evidence of mixing ingredients to make arrow poison
In 1983 archaeologists excavating a cave in South Africa discovered an unusual femur bone. It…