These Are the Most Bizarre Numbers in the Universe
[colabot3] What is the most bizarre real number that you can imagine? Probably many people think of an irrational number such as pi (π) or Euler’s number. And indeed, such…
Is E.T. Eavesdropping on Our Phone Calls?
[colabot3] Ever worry about shadowy forces tapping into your phone calls and listening in on your private conversations? Well, astronomers have some good news for you: It won’t be aliens…
Gorillas’ Resilience after Early-Life Trauma Holds Lessons for Humans
[colabot3] Whether you’re a human or an elephant, a baboon or a fish, adversity experienced early in life is often linked to negative effects on longevity and health in adulthood.…
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Isn’t What You Think It Is
[colabot3] The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversationan online publication covering the latest research. John Cleese, the British comedian, once summed up the idea of the Dunning–Kruger…
JWST Spots Biggest Water Plume Yet Spewing from a Moon of Saturn
[colabot3] Tea James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted Saturn’s moon Enceladus spraying out a huge plume of water vapour, much bigger than any previously seen there. This enormous cloud…
Soft ‘Electronic Skin’ Mimics Our Sense of Touch
[colabot3] Researchers have developed an electronic skin that can mimic the same process that causes a finger, toe or limb to move when poked or scalded. The technology could lead…
Can NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions Count on Using Lunar Water Ice?
[colabot3] We are on the cusp of learning far more about the projected icy situation of the moon’s permanently shadowed regions, or PSRs. Multiple nations are eyeing the moon’s south…
Ozone Treaty Delayed Arctic Melting by 15 Years
[colabot3] CLIMATEWIRE | The 1987 Montreal Protocol is known best for saving the ozone layer. Now scientists say it also delayed the disappearance of Arctic sea ice. The international agreement…
Urban drone deliveries, and our guide to AI regulations
[colabot3] —Zeyi Yang In a buzzy urban area in Shenzhen, China, I watched as a drone descended onto a pickup kiosk to deliver the iced tea I’d ordered half an…
Does AI Have a Subconscious?
[colabot3] “There’s been a lot of speculation recently about the possibility of AI consciousness or self-awareness. But I wonder: Does AI have a subconscious?” —Psychobabble Dear Psychobabble, Sometime in the…