The Military Might Finally Win the Right To Repair
Summary Senators Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren have presented the bipartisan “Warrior Right to Repair Act,” which aims to ensure that the military can repair its own equipment. This act…
Hybrid Model Reveals People Act Less Rationally In Complex Games, More Predictably In Simple Ones
Summary Researchers from Princeton University and Boston University have developed a machine learning model that predicts how people behave in games of varying complexity. Their findings indicate that individuals make…
Peter Jackson Backs Long Shot De-Extinction Plan, Starring New Zealand’s Lost Moa
Peter Jackson, renowned filmmaker, is partnering with Colossal Biosciences to explore the ambitious concept of bringing the extinct South Island giant moa back to life. With a whopping $15 million…
Chinese Satellites Complete First High-Altitude Rendezvous For Possible Groundbreaking Refueling
Summary Recent reports indicate that two Chinese satellites, SJ-25 and SJ-21, have successfully completed what is believed to be the first autonomous high-altitude orbital docking, possibly setting the stage for…
UK Police Dangle $102 Million To Digitize Its VHS Tape Archives
Summary The UK police have set aside up to £75 million ($102 million) to digitise their extensive collection of VHS tape archives. This move aims to preserve crucial evidence by…
Record-Setting Dark Matter Detector Comes Up Empty — and That’s Good News
Record-Setting Dark Matter Detector Comes Up Empty — and That’s Good News The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter detector’s recent findings reveal a significant upper limit on the interaction strength of…
Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion Market Cap, First Company To Do So
Nvidia Hits $4 Trillion Market Cap, First Company To Do So Nvidia has made history by becoming the first company to hit a market cap of $4 trillion, as its…
Animal Diseases Leapt To Humans When We Started Keeping Livestock
Animal Diseases Leapt To Humans When We Started Keeping Livestock Recent research has uncovered that zoonotic pathogens began to infiltrate human populations approximately 6,500 years ago, coinciding with the shift…
Research-integrity sleuths say their work is being ‘twisted’ to undermine science
Summary This article discusses concerns from research-integrity experts who feel their work identifying flaws in scientific studies is being misused to undermine trust in science. Several prominent scientists warn that…
Enormous inventory of plastic chemicals could shape safer future use
Enormous inventory of plastic chemicals could shape safer future use In order to create more sustainable plastics, it’s essential to first understand the safety of the chemicals they contain. Recent…