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OpenAI's Multitalented AI Writes, Translates, and Slanders | James Vincent
Source: Geospatial World A step forward in AI text-generation that also spells trouble Feb. 14, 2019 (The Verge) -- OpenAI’s researchers knew they were on to something when their language modeling pr ...
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How exercise may protect against Alzheimer's | Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Credit: CC0 Public DomainFeb. 9, 2019 (MeidcalXpress) -- Athletes know a vigorous workout can release a flood of endorphins: "feel-good" hormones that boost mood. Now there's evidence that exercise p ...
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Sociologists study the impact religion has on child development | Kara Soria
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Feb. 7, 2019 (Phys.org) -- Religion can be a mixed blessing for children as they get older, research shows. Third-graders' psychological adjustment and social competence wer ...
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Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells | Jiu-Chao Yin, Gail Mccormick
A simple treatment using four small molecules converts human astrocytes - a common type of cells in the nervous system - into new neurons, which develop complex structures after four months, as pictu ...
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Anti-cancer virus fits tumor receptor like a 'key in a lock' | Nadishka Jayawardena
A cryo-EM map of the receptor decorated capsid in which a single protomer was replaced with the atomic model. Seneca Valley Virus capsid proteins are shown in blue, green, and red, and the ANTXR1 rec ...
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Antibiotics are 'avoidable trigger' for bowel disease | Elizabeth Mann
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 25, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time how antibiotics can predispose the gut to avoidable infections that ...
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Antarctic Ocean carbon dioxide helped end the Ice Age | J. W. B. Rae
Deep-sea coral – data was generated on deep-sea corals from 1000m below the sea surface in the Antarctic Ocean. Credit: University of Bristol Oct. 25, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A team of scientists, led by ...
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Politics interferes with the ability to assess expertise | Joseph Marks
Oct. 23, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Learning about someone's political beliefs interferes with a person's ability to assess expertise, as people judge like-minded peers as being more expert in fields complet ...
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A call to add a well-being index to national economic measures | Bob Yirka
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 19, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A trio of economists is suggesting that it is time to add a well-being index to national economic measures. Carol Graham with the Brookings Insti ...
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Research shows signaling mechanism in the brain shapes social aggression | Shawn Tan
Credit: Martha Sexton/public domain Oct. 19, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- Duke-NUS researchers have discovered that a growth factor protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and its recept ...
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Males have greater reproductive success if they spend more time taking care of kids | Stacy Rosenbaum
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 15, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Males have greater reproductive success if they spend more time taking care of kids -- and not necessarily only their own, according to new resea ...
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