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Zombies rejoice! This is the beginning of the end of chasing down humans for a meal. Soon, you'll be able to sit in the shed and play Timesplitters 2 with Shaun and Ed. (If you haven't seen Shaun of the Dead, it's a fun little romp.) In…

Researchers at MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, have posited that historical episodes of climate change triggered ancient pandemics. I found this fascinating as we are still feeling the effects of…

The Speech Accessibility Project is actively recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults who have had a stroke or have Parkinson's disease, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This project, funded by big tech…

The University of California, Davis, is launching a bird flight research center using a nearly $3 million grant from the Department of Defense. Led by Christina Harvey, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC…

Large Language Models (LLM) like OpenAI's ChatGPT are AI types trained with vast amounts (trillions) of words that can return information in human-like text. So, when you ask ChatGPT to write you a haiku about children, it looks through its…

Bacteria isn't all bad. After all, the good bacteria are in our kombucha, yogurt, pickles, and sourdough bread. However, as "bad" bacteria become more resistant to antibiotics, the threat this poses grows. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)…

2023 devastated Silicon Valley tech workers—representing the worst 12 months since the dot.com crash two decades ago. Reasons cited for layoffs in 2023 included over-hiring during the pandemic, rising inflation, and lower consumer demand.…

In August, the news broke that Amazon would acquire iRobot. Today, they announced that they’re terminating the deal due to not getting European Union regulatory approval. Under the deal, Amazon would have invested in continued innovation by…

Having switched my major from geology to business, I’m still a sucker for all things USGS. The organization just turned to quantum technology to help with the next generation of geological challenges, establishing a Cooperative Research and…

Japan is now the fifth nation to make a soft lunar landing. Its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) successfully landed on the moon, but its solar panel failed to generate power, posing a challenge. According to the Japan…