Ken Burns and I have just met at Bowling Green, the tiny park at the bottom tip of Manhattan, when he brings up “all the lives that have been through here.” He doesn’t mean the tourists lined up to take selfies with the bronze bull, or anyone in the last century or even the one before that. Although he lives …
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Most gadgets are iterative in the value they bring to our lives. The 15.6-inch Espresso Pro portable monitor is different, having utterly transformed the way I work remotely over the last month of testing. See, I spend a lot of time working from my van, which makes me miss my dual-monitor setup at home — it’s hard to adapt to …
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The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature. While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our team, led by pediatric oncologist Elias Sayour, …
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Sign up for Big Think on Substack The most surprising and impactful new stories delivered to your inbox every week, for free. For most of human history, we could only imagine what made us who we are. Then, just over two decades ago, the Human Genome Project — the international scientific effort to decode the three billion letters of human …
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Nvidia stock (NVDA) climbed another 2% in pre-market trading on Thursday, reaching $192.82 and setting up for a potential new intraday high. The rally comes as new AI momentum sweeps across markets and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) delivered stronger-than-expected revenue growth. CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that demand for artificial intelligence is expanding faster than ever. “Demand for Blackwell …
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Welcome to Neurotransmissions, a new column on dementia from Jason Karlawish. This is the first in a three-part series on the dramatically changing world of dementia. Dementia is a big problem. An estimated 7.2 million Americans are living with it, and in the coming decades, there will be even more — as many as 13.8 million by 2060. The diseases …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌊 Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed water-walking robots inspired by nature’s own engineers. 🔬 The innovative HydroSpread technique allows for direct fabrication on water, eliminating fragile transfer steps. 🤖 Prototypes like HydroFlexor and HydroBuckler mimic aquatic insects, showcasing controlled, repeatable motion. 🌍 This breakthrough could revolutionize environmental monitoring and disaster response with fleets of …
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IN A NUTSHELL 📡 Smart dust technology merges science fiction with reality, offering revolutionary potential in data collection and analysis. 🌱 Tiny sensors are being developed for environmental monitoring, capable of detecting changes in humidity, light, and temperature. 🔍 As the market grows, ethical concerns about privacy and surveillance are increasingly important to address. ⚖️ The balance between technological advancement …
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