Any good scientist is always seeking to answer questions, and willing to question answers.
The Centers for Disease Control reports that 645,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses from 1999 -2021.
The applications for artificial intelligence (AI) technology are rapidly growing with each passing year.
The AI industry is experiencing a revolution, but not necessarily in the way people expect.
The NHS is set to implement a ban on desflurane, an anaesthetic gas, by early next year as part of its efforts to meet net-zero targets, despite some scientists contesting the move, arguing it is not supported by climate science.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to two scientists, Dr. Katalin Kariko and Dr. Drew Weissman, for their groundbreaking work on mRNA technology, which played a pivotal role in the development of Covid-19 vaccines. Their contributions have not only revolutionized vaccine development but have also significantly impacted global health during the Covid-19 pandemic.
There is a new piece in Nautilus, The Worth of Wild Ideas, stating that, "In IIT, the amount of consciousness a system has is tracked by a mathematical quantity called Phi, and, according to the theory, wherever there is non-zero Phi, there will be consciousness, at least to some degree.