82 m. ago Bombing Iran's underground nuclear plant might not be effective, one expert says

A U.S. attack on Iran's key underground nuclear facility would not be a guaranteed success, according to a national security expert.

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97 m. ago The Robinhood founder who might just revolutionize energy, if he succeeds

Baiju Bhatt is building something the space industry has largely dismissed, and it might be more groundbreaking than anyone realizes. When Baiju Bhatt stepped away from his role as Chief Creative Officer at Robinhood last year, only those close to him could have predicted his next move: launching a space company built around tech that […]

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2 h. ago A former plantation becomes a space for healing, art and reparative history

Through a powerful blend of creative interpretation and ancestral memory, an Alabma town reckons with its past and begins to write a new chapter of shared truth.

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8 h. ago Proposed framework could ensure equitable access during global transition to clean energy

New research led by The University of Manchester has outlined a more equitable way to plan the transition to low-carbon energy systems that reduces regional disparities in access to energy and water services.

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9 h. ago Coordinating computers in a relativistic universe: Expert ponders how algorithms might function across space

Will algorithms designed for interconnected computers hold up if some of the machines are not here on Earth but flying about in space, onboard satellites or spacecraft?

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9 h. ago Vera Rubin Observatory Brings Universe’s Darkest Mysteries Into Focus

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!”

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10 h. ago In an era where empathy feels unfamiliar, AI now translates emotions

A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea) has developed AI technology that helps individuals deeply understand others' emotions by analyzing individual personality traits and values and generating personalized analogy.

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15 h. ago Containing Iran means crushing their nuclear ambitions before it's too late

America's containment strategy against Iran includes missile defense, space detection, and naval forces, highlighting why preventing a nuclear Iran is crucial to U.S. strategy.

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25 h. ago Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

As President Trump ponders swift military action in Iran, there were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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25 h. ago Cornyn: Biden Admin, Democrats Tell Americans 'Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes’

Senate Republicans on Wednesday opened a high-profile Judiciary Committee hearing by playing two videos aimed at exposing what they called a coordinated effort to mislead the public about President Biden’s mental fitness. The post Cornyn: Biden Admin, Democrats Tell Americans ‘Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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25 h. ago Schmitt: Biden Admin, Democrats Tell Americans 'Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes’

Senate Republicans on Wednesday opened a high-profile Judiciary Committee hearing by playing two videos aimed at exposing what they called a coordinated effort to mislead the public about President Biden’s mental fitness. The post Schmitt: Biden Admin, Democrats Tell Americans ‘Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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27 h. ago Why a group of women athletes is appealing the NCAA's landmark antitrust case

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kate Johnson from the University of Virginia women's volleyball team about how the NCAA's plan to backpay college athletes could lead to pay inequity.

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28 h. ago Websites are tracking you via browser fingerprinting, researchers show

Clearing your cookies is not enough to protect your privacy online. New research led by Texas A&M University has found that websites are covertly using browser fingerprinting—a method to uniquely identify a web browser—to track people across browser sessions and sites.

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28 h. ago The MIT Press acquires University Science Books from AIP Publishing

The textbook publisher will transfer to the MIT Press next month, in time for fall 2025 course adoptions.

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28 h. ago Psycholinguist talks nonsense to ChatGPT to understand how it processes language

A new study appearing in PLOS One by a psycholinguist at the University of Kansas explores how ChatGPT, the popular artificial-intelligence chatbot, responded to nonwords.

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29 h. ago Electric car warning signals prove hard to locate at low speeds, study finds

As electric cars become more common, vulnerable road users are encountering more and more warning signals from them. Now, new research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, shows that one of the most common signal types is very difficult for humans to locate, especially when multiple similar vehicles are in motion simultaneously.

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32 h. ago Semitransparent organic solar cell uses molecular asymmetry for enhanced stability

A new type of semitransparent organic solar cell (ST-OSC) with an efficiency of more than 10% has been developed, bringing us closer to a future where windows and mobile display screens could function as invisible power sources.

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33 h. ago Universities abandon Jewish students amid dangerous tide of social media disinformation

Disinformation on social media threatens truth on American university campuses, with Jewish students affected by antisemitic content amid declining platform moderation.

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34 h. ago Study says AI will transform the economy, but gaining an edge will require human passion and ingenuity

In the coming years, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will doubtlessly proliferate, seeping into most corners of U.S. society and transforming economies around the globe. But don't expect AI to confer a competitive advantage, at least over the long haul, according to a new paper co-authored by University of Utah business scholar Jay Barney.

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34 h. ago Computer tracking, an 'electronic collar': Gilles Deleuze's 1990 postscript on the societies of control

Gilles Deleuze was one of the most original and imaginative thinkers of postwar France. A lifelong teacher, he spent most of his career at the University of Paris VIII, influencing generations of students but largely shunning the mantle of public intellectual.

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