“[W]hen mice are put on an intermittent fasting diet, they seem to retain information for much longer than their non-fasting peers. The latest evidence of this is detailed in a new study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, in which researchers found […]
“It’s natural to think of scientists as truth seekers, people driven by an intense curiosity to understand the natural world. Yet this picture of scientists and scientific inquiry sits uncomfortably with the reality and prevalence of scientific fraud. If one […]
“The two will tap hospital chain HCA’s private patient records to train machine learning models, which could help monitor patients, improve operations, and guide doctors’ decision-making.” | learn more
“Beneath every big talent lies an ignition story – the famously potent moment when a young person falls helplessly in love with their future passion.” | learn more
“There has never been a better time to be a nerd. In the past century we’ve seen a continuous transfer of power from dealmakers to technicians — from the charismatic to the competent — and I don’t see anything on […]
About twenty years ago we switched from megahertz to gigahertz when talking about processor speed. Soon it might be time for a new scale for transistor size. “The combined research brainpower at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Taiwan […]
“[Startup company] Loyal is holding out the possibility of eventually expanding its business to humans. In the meantime, [founder Celine] Halioua is happy not to be working only with mice. “We have extended the life spans of mice hundreds of times,” […]
I applaud this effort! “P33, a local nonprofit that’s aiming to turn Chicago into a top-tier tech hub, announced Thursday a program that will target 100,000 tech workers in cities across the country, with the hope of convincing 10,000 of […]
I learned this word recently from Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise. It means “enough alcoholic liquor to cause drunkenness.” | learn more
“In 1889, Tit-Bits magazine offered a prize to the spinster who could provide the best answer to the question: Why are you still single? The results proved far too hilariously on point for the magazine to choose just a single […]