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Which posts caught your attention last year? The bottom half of the top 10 is all about the decline of Twitter and Facebook, and the rise of AI slop. | Continue reading

I followed this curiosity, to see if a tool that can generate something mostly not wrong most of the time could be a net benefit in my daily work. The answer appears to be yes, generative models are useful for me when I program. It has not been easy to get to this point. My under … | Continue reading

When asked by Stephen Colbert if he would accept a preemptive pardon by President Biden, former Congressman Adam Kinzinger said nope — he'll take a prison cell, you very much. "Because I didn't do anything wrong," he on the Late Show last night. — Read the rest The post GOP's Ada … | Continue reading

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but for developing neurons, this first step relies on collaboration from multiple signaling pathways. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital used fluorescent imaging techniques to track the sequence of molecu … | Continue reading

An international team led by McGill University researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors. | Continue reading

Geometry is an important branch of mathematics, which we use to understand the properties of 2D and 3D space such as distance, shape, size and position. We use geometry every day: cutting paper to wrap a present, calculating the area of a room to tile a floor, and interpreting pi … | Continue reading

In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen. In turn, pollinators rely on flowers for food, including both nectar and pollen. If you're a gardener, you might want to support this partnership by planting flowers. But if you live in an area wit … | Continue reading

When states give driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too—even the littlest ones. Babies born to immigrants from Mexico and Central America are bigger and healthier in states that make that change, our research shows. The longer a law is in effect … | Continue reading

When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we'd find that learning management systems that rely on technology to improve teaching would make educators' jobs easier. Instead, we found that teachers whose schools were using learning management systems … | Continue reading

Scientists have revealed a parasite's role in boosting male insect appeal by modulating host processes to facilitate female attraction, thereby enhancing the parasite's own transmission and survival. | Continue reading

Meta's new policy changes toe the party line The post Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Even Come Up With An Original Way To Kiss The Ring appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading

Glowing mushrooms are often associated with tropical environments, but they can also be found in Switzerland. In fact, Zurich-based artists Heidy Baggenstos and Andreas Rudolf have been working with bioluminescent organisms for more than 10 years. "We want to show that these biol … | Continue reading

In 1964, while Beatlemania was sweeping the world, many young Uruguayan musicians grew moptops and emulated the British Invasion sound. Los Shakers, formed in 1964 by brothers Hugo and Osvaldo Fattoruso, led the "Uruguayan Invasion." Inspired by the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, t … | Continue reading

When a celebrity dies, there is often an outpouring of grief from their fans. This sense of grief can often be even stronger when the person dies young. In October 2024, there was an outpouring of grief from fans when former One Direction singer Liam Payne died. | Continue reading

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks. This vital process prevents the formation of harmful aggregates and makes nutrient … | Continue reading

New York University researchers have explored how a variety of public policies — not just those explicitly targeting mental health — can effectively prevent suicides. Their findings reveal that economic and social initiatives, such as increasing the minimum wage and reducing alco … | Continue reading

Around 370 million years ago, Earth gradually descended into the longest lived and probably the most intense ice age witnessed by complex life: the Late Paleozoic ice age. At its peak, huge continental ice sheets spread across much of the globe and the sea level fell by more than … | Continue reading