4 h. ago New MIT study brings potential downsides of ChatGPT use to light

The research found that the brains of people who used ChatGPT to help write essays were less engaged than others. The post New MIT study brings potential downsides of ChatGPT use to light appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago Different anesthetics, same result: unconsciousness by shifting brainwave phase

MIT study finds an easily measurable brain wave shift may be a universal marker of unconsciousness under anesthesia.

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2 w. ago Study helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate

Biofilms deposited by living organisms reduce the accumulation of small particles, while areas of bare sand can be microplastics hotspots.

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2 w. ago Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable

The method’s overall carbon emissions are on par with those of other green hydrogen technologies.

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4 w. ago No stranger to ethics questions, Trump's second term brings new potential conflicts

Ethics issues for President Trump have come to a head. The U.S. government accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar for the Air Force One fleet, and he headlined a dinner for top Trump meme coin investors.

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4 w. ago Study: Climate change may make it harder to reduce smog in some regions

Ground-level ozone in North America and Western Europe may become less sensitive to cutting NOx emissions. The opposite may occur in Northeast Asia.

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