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Study finds how Alzheimer's disease may damage brain in two phases

Alzheimer's disease may cause brain damage in two stages, according to new research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that uses sophisticated brain mapping methods. Read further on Dynamite News:

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AI could soon be making major scientific discoveries. A machine could even win a Nobel Prize one day

It may sound strange, but future Nobel Prizes, and other scientific achievement awards, one day might well be given out to intelligent machines. It could come down just to technicalities and legalities.

The Conversation

MIT Eliminates Tuition For Families Earning Under $200K, Will Cover All Costs For Low-Income Students

The updated threshold will be met by 80% of American families.

International Business Times

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MIT Eliminates Tuition for Families Earning Under $200K, Will Cover All Costs for Low-Income Students

MIT, one of the top-ranked universities in the world, will cover tuition for undergraduate students from American families with incomes under $200,000.

Latin Times

Why color may not objectively exist

Ask a simple question, undermine your entire reality

Salon

24 brain networks kick in when you watch movies, study finds

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich."

LiveScience

New MIT study shows what you already knew about AI: it doesn't actually understand anything

It's just very good at putting one word after another...

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I chatted to an MIT-built AI version of my future, 60-year-old self and we did NOT get along

Leaving my future self on read.

PC Gamer

MIT unveils ultra-efficient 3D nanoscale transistors that could revolutionize future electronics

Ultrathin nanoscale 3D transistors made out of advanced semiconductor materials operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices by harnessing quantum properties, potentially enabling ultra-low-power AI applications.

Tom’s Hardware

Can you ‘undo’ political polarization? Left and right might be closer than we think, study finds

University of California, Berkeley, research shows people are committed to protecting democratic institutions despite differences

The Guardian - US

Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot can now 'play fetch' — thanks to MIT breakthrough

The future of smarter robots may lie in combining neural networks with advanced computer vision.

LiveScience

This laser technology could save the planet and help AI industry claw back more than $100 billion — half of GPUs are 'wasted' because of limited bandwidth, and this US startup wants to change that

Xscape Photonics' ChromX laser technology could help AI industry and save the planet

TechRadar

Humanist chaplain Greg Epstein: ‘Our bowed interactions with our phones look like worship’

The Harvard ethicist and author on the similarities between digital technology and religion, the value of scepticism, and how to develop a positive relationship with our devices

The Guardian - UK

What's driving France's sudden deportation of Kurdish activists?

France has a history of granting political asylum to Kurdish nationalists from Turkey who risk prison and torture back home. But recent deportations of Kurdish activists show a growing rift between the French state and its judiciary. One of these deportations has since been ruled illegal on appeal.

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The Conversation

Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust.

Space

1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'

The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.

Inverse

Rare “Black Hole Triple” Discovered! A Ghost Star Haunted Its Sibling Stars After It Perished

The discovery of a black hole miraculously holding onto one nearby and one faraway star may change what we know about how these scary objects are created.

Tom’s Hardware

MIT researchers make progress on 3D-printed electronics, using semiconductor-free logic gates

MIT researchers attempt to make electronics without semiconductors, and succeed in some ways.

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I run a $100M VC fund for immigrants—here’s why they’re often better than those born here

Adapting to a new country gave me the relentless drive to launch successful tech companies—and then to seek out that same spirit in others.

International Business Times

Role Of Government, Poverty Research Tipped For Economics Nobel

Closing the season, the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the Nobel economics prize on Monday, with specialists on credit, the role of government, and wealth inequality seen as possible contenders.

LiveScience

'Future You' AI lets you speak to a 60-year-old version of yourself — and it has surprising wellbeing benefits

An MIT-led project asked young users to talk to an AI-powered simulation of their 60-year-old selves through a chatbot interface. The experience led to decreased anxiety and a boost in optimism.

Space

NASA images Uranus with epic team up of Hubble Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons Pluto probe have teamed up to image the ice giant Uranus, which will help inform future direct imaging of exoplanets.

LiveScience

How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

TechRadar

This AI tool lets you confront your future self – and you might like what you find

MIT researchers showcase Future You with AI simulation of users from 30 years in the future.

International Business Times

Antisemitic Incidents In US Reach Record High: ADL

The Anti-Defamation League has been around for 'over 110 years, and we have never seen data like this before,' said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

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