Why you need to worry about the ‘wet-bulb temperature’
Scientists think we need to pay attention to a measure of heat and humidity – and it’s edging closer to the limits of human survivability
Microplastics May Be a Significant Cause of Male Infertility
Due to the problematic degradation properties of plastics, the decomposition of
plastic results in the formation of numerous microplastics (MPs), less than 5 mm
in diameter. These MPs enter the soil and the ocean, eventually passing through
the air, water, ...
‘Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand’: Stars Are Quietly Inking Deals to License Their AI Doubles
In 2008, while working with Will Smith on the set of a film that never ended up getting made, Remington Scott had an epiphany. The visual effects director was watching Smith stand in a photogrammetry booth, with dozens of cameras capturing the actor’s facial features from every possible angle. “ ...
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Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever
No, this is not a Black Mirror episode.
The first fully A.I.-generated drug enters clinical trials in human patients
This week, generative AI hit a new milestone: The first fully AI-generated drug reached clinical trials in human patients.
New Paper Links Climate Change to Shrinking Brain Size in Humans
A new study suggests a link between past climate changes and a drop in the size of the human brain – an adaptive response that emerges in an analysis of climate records and human remains over a 50,000-year period.