The artificial intelligence (AI) hub OpenAI may have made a significant advance in the drive to supplement or replace human wit and wisdom with the machine. Its conversational chatbot “ChatGPT,” launched on Nov. 30, has taken the tech world by storm. By Dec. 5, it had reached 1 million users, as claimed by OpenAI CEO…
‘Like We Just Split the Atom’: ChatGPT AI Shakes Up Tech
Distant Black Hole Is Caught in the Act of Annihilating a Star
WASHINGTON—Astronomers have detected an act of extreme violence more than halfway across the known universe as a black hole shreds a star that wandered too close to this celestial savage. But this was no ordinary instance of a ravenous black hole. It was one of only four examples—and the first since 2011—of a black hole…
Plan to Shutter Rikers Island Jails Could Endanger New Yorkers: Report
New York’s quest to replace the troubled Rikers Island jail complex with smaller facilities across the five boroughs could lead to either hazardous overcrowding or the release of dangerous detainees, according to a Dec. 1 report from the conservative Manhattan Institute. In a Nov. 30 interview with The Epoch Times, the report’s author, Manhattan Institute…
The Andromeda Galaxy’s Cannibalistic Feasts Revealed by a Dark Stream
An international team of scientists, led by an astrophysicist from the University of Sydney, has found the leftovers of a colossal cannibalistic feeding event in the far outskirts of the Andromeda galaxy. Honor students Tim Adams from Sydney University and Yuan Li from the University of Auckland discovered a structure of stars, known as a globular cluster (GC),…
Almonds May Help Control Calories, Study Shows
As rates of overweight and obesity continue to rise throughout the developed world, a new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition has found that a handful of almonds may be one of the more effective snacks for making a dent in weight loss. Researchers from the University of South Australia observed a group…
Georgia Tech’s Lunar Flashlight Heads to the Moon
After years of preparation, a team of Georgia Tech researchers and students will watch their small satellite leave Earth and begin its mission to the moon. SpaceX will launch Lunar Flashlight on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Georgia Tech team will then pivot to its role as mission control. Fourteen operators, including six undergraduate…
Green Leafy Vegetables Reduces Risk of Fractures Later in Life
A large-scale study has found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K1, found in green leafy vegetables, have up to a 31 percent reduced risk of fractures and are 50 percent less likely to be hospitalised. The researchers at Edith Cowan University’s Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute examined 1,400 older Australian…
Cost Effective Planet X-ray Developed: Deep Planetary Scan Examines Martian Core
Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new and cost-effective deep scanning technique that can provide a window into the interior of the planets in Earth’s solar system. The new approach uses only one on-planet instrument and has provided ANU seismologists with a scan of the Red Planet’s interior, including its core. Dynamo theory suggests that…
Protein May Help Women Keep Their Weight Down
A new study has found that extra protein in one’s diet is sufficient to reduce weight gain, a change many women around menopause experience due to declining estrogen levels and lifestyle factors. Researchers at the University of Sydney previously found that women are more susceptible to gaining weight because of hormonally-induced protein breakdown, increasing the…
LIVE 5 PM ET: NASA Holds Artemis I Mission Status Briefing
NASA officials hold an Artemis I mission status briefing to discuss Orion’s flight at the mid-point of the mission. Expected participants include: Bill Nelson, NASA administrator; Mike Sarafin, Artemis I mission manager; Rick LaBrode, flight director; and Howard Hu, Orion program manager. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…
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