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When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, a bizarre conspiracy theory swept through global social media: that the disease was caused by radio-frequency emissions from 5G cell phone towers. The wild theories spread across social media platforms. The belief in this conspiracy was so fervent that the media reported more than 100 incidents of arson and vandalism against 5G (and 4G) …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔍 Researchers developed a new framework for robotic swarms, mimicking the decentralized control in groups of birds, fish, and bees. ⚙️ The study introduces “curvity,” an intrinsic quality allowing robots to curve in response to external forces, enhancing swarm intelligence. 🏥 Applications include improved search-and-rescue operations, wildfire detection, and precision drug delivery systems. 🚀 The framework could …

Arm actions Twelve arm actions were identified from 15 behaviors with a total of 3,907 actions recorded from 25 wild octopuses (total 25 min, 1-min per octopus) across 6 field sites with varying ecohabitats. The majority of these actions were observed across multiple behaviors. Many actions were observed during the behaviors of crawl (11/12 actions), crawl speculative bottom searching (10/12 actions), …

Autism Behaviors Reversed In Mice Using Experimental Seizure Drug  Study Finds Stanford Scientists Successfully Reverse Autism Symptoms in Mice  SciTechDaily Autism symptoms vanish in mice after Stanford brain breakthrough  ScienceDaily Autism and epilepsy share brain pathway, Stanford team finds in mouse study  yahoo.com Source link

Looking at my parents navigate their sixties was eye-opening.  Some of their friends seem to be absolutely thriving – traveling, starting new hobbies, deepening relationships, and genuinely enjoying what many consider to be their golden years. Others? Well, let’s just say they’re struggling a bit more. The difference isn’t always health or money, though those certainly play a role. It’s …

Scientists have suggested that when artificial intelligence (AI) goes rogue and starts to act in ways counter to its intended purpose, it exhibits behaviors that resemble psychopathologies in humans. That’s why they have created a new taxonomy of 32 AI dysfunctions so people in a wide variety of fields can understand the risks of building and deploying AI. In new …

Walmart says customer behaviors are changing due to tariffs  Axios Walmart hikes sales and earnings outlook even as it says tariff costs are rising  CNBC Walmart raises guidance despite EPS miss, tariffs weighing  Quartz Walmart stock falls after earnings, profit outlook misses forecasts as US sales growth accelerates  Yahoo Finance Walmart Sees Sales ‘Momentum’ Despite Tariffs  The New York Times Source link