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Cosmos magazine’s AI-generated articles are bad for trust in science | Jackson Ryan

by Jackson Ryan / 16min

Rolling out an AI experiment with a lack of transparency is at best ignorant, and at worst dangerous In mid-2019, I was reading a fascinating piece in Cosmos magazine, one of Australia’s eminent science publications. There was this one image of a man lying on an operating table, covered in bags of McCain’s frozen french fries and hash browns. Scientists had discovered rapid cooling of the body mi

Horses can plan ahead and think strategically, scientists find

by Donna Ferguson / 36min

Team hopes findings will help improve equine welfare after showing cognitive abilities include being ‘goal-directed’ The old English proverb “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink” has been used since the 16th century to describe the difficulty of getting someone to act in their own best interests. Now, research by equine scientists suggests the use of this phrase has been in

Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time

by Andrew Gregory Health editor / 6h

Exclusive: People with type 1 diabetes may in future only need to give themselves insulin once a week, say experts Scientists have developed a “holy grail” insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real-time and could revolutionise treatment for millions of people with type 1 diabetes worldwide. Patients currently have to give themselves synthetic insulin up to 10 times a day in ord

Should artists be terrified of AI replacing them?

by Rudi Zygadlo / 11h

There’s no point in panicking about AI – it’s already on its way I’m standing on an eroding cliff edge. As it inches towards me, various objects teeter cartoonishly before disappearing into oblivion. One by one sculptures, paintings, books, buildings and other artefacts of human creativity are swallowed up. The erosion is accelerating, vertiginous, starting to give way beneath my feet. Stormy. Cr

Yesterday

‘It’s going to be hair-raising’: high-risk slingshot move will send robot craft to Jupiter

Juice spacecraft to perform lunar-Earth flyby

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by Robin McKie, Science and environment editor / 15h

European space scientists will begin a delicate navigation that will take a probe on scenic route to outer solar system • Read more: scientists slam ‘indefensible’ axing of Nasa’s $450m Viper moon rover European space ­scientists will this week attempt one of the most daring operations ever undertaken in interplanetary flight. On Wednesday, they will direct their Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice

Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before

by Stuart Clark / 18h

Discoveries made in pursuit of nuclear fusion have potentially huge practical applications in everything from curing cancer to superior batteries for EVs When James Watt’s first commercial steam engine was installed in March 1776 at Bloomfield Colliery, Tipton in the West Midlands, it was hailed as a mechanical marvel. Yet few could have anticipated the way steam engines would change the world. D

Scientists slam ‘indefensible’ axing of Nasa’s $450m Viper moon rover

by Robin McKie Science Editor / 1d

In an open letter to the US Congress, experts say decision will undermine lunar exploration for the next decade Thousands of scientists have protested to the US Congress over the “unprecedented and indefensible” decision by Nasa to cancel its Viper lunar rover mission. In an open letter to Capitol Hill, they have denounced the move, which was revealed last month, and heavily criticised the space

Special treat for stargazers as Perseid meteor shower set to light up night sky

300+by Cecilia Nowell / 1d

Perseids will be at their height Sunday night into Monday – and viewers will be able to spot a flurry of shooting stars If you’ve been waiting to make a wish, this weekend may be your best opportunity to spot a shooting star. The Perseids – a meteor shower visible from late-July to mid-August each year – are peaking this weekend and will be at their height on Sunday night into Monday morning. Alt

Aug 9, 2024

‘Feels quite cruel’: Australians with ADHD scrambling to find medication amid shortage

by Natasha May / 1d

Patient says pharmacists she went to were suspicious because Vyvanse is a stimulant, causing her the ‘most dehumanising medical experience’ of her life Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Emma* says she was made to feel “like a drug addict” for simply trying to access medication for her ADHD. When she was prescribed Vyvanse in June, she was relieved to reali

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