3 neurons may control your decision to eat

It turns out that the neural circuit behind the jaw movement most essential to survival—eating—is surprisingly simple.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Oct. 29, 2024 ~11 min

Three lessons the west can learn from China’s economic approach to AI

Pragmatism fuels the country’s innovative strategy.

Jialu Shan, Research Fellow at the TONOMUS Global Center for AI and Digital Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) • conversation
Oct. 29, 2024 ~7 min


Your brain processes short messages super quickly

New research suggests "the human brain's processing capacity for language may be much faster than what we might think."

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Oct. 29, 2024 ~7 min

People don’t like stories they think AI wrote

"AI is good at writing something that is consistent, logical, and coherent. But it is still weaker at writing engaging stories than people are."

Eric Hamilton-Florida • futurity
Oct. 29, 2024 ~4 min

Colombian Scientists Develop Substance to Protect Bees from Chemicals

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 28, 2024 ~3 min

Interactive mouthpiece opens new opportunities for health data, assistive technology, and hands-free interactions

“MouthIO” is an in-mouth device that users can digitally design and 3D print with integrated sensors and actuators to capture health data and interact with a computer or phone.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 28, 2024 ~7 min

A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots

Inspired by large language models, researchers develop a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 28, 2024 ~7 min

Ancient Meteorite Was a 'Fertilizer Bomb' for Life on Earth

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 27, 2024 ~4 min


Study Finds How Egg and Sperm Connect

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 27, 2024 ~3 min

Scientists: Brown Dwarf Identified 30 Years Ago Is Two Objects

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 27, 2024 ~5 min

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