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Can a game stop vaccine misinformation? This one just might

Modern vaccines have saved over 150 million lives. Yet misinformation about them can still have deadly consequences. A gunman recently opened fire at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, wrongly believing that the coronavirus vaccine had caused his depression.

The Conversation

A brain-computer chip can read people's minds with up to 74% accuracy

Researchers said the technology could one day help people who cannot speak communicate more easily.

Euronews

Why Gen Z Is Ditching College to Build Startups Instead—And It's Actually Paying Off

Earlier this summer before his freshman year at Stanford University was set to begin, Sebastian Tan read Peter Thiel's "Zero to One." The book changed the trajectory of his life.

Benzinga

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Stanford University laying off hundreds due to Trump cuts

University has also cut $140 million from its budget, citing ‘federal policy changes’

The Independent UK

How Nvidia’s billionaire CEO went from Denny’s dishwasher to leading a company with a $2 trillion market cap

“I’m still working on being a good CEO,” Jensen Huang said in an interview at his alma mater, Stanford University.

Fortune

Meta just revealed a new XR display prototype — and it may be the biggest leap in smart glasses yet

Meta and Stanford University just revealed a new breakthrough XR display prototype that can produce real 3D holograms in a lens thin enough for glasses.

Tom’s Guide

Meta's mixed reality glasses make my Meta Quest 3 look like a boulder

Meta’s newly published research gives us a glimpse at its future XR plans: it wants to make ultra-slim XR goggles.

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Your organs have their own age – and it may predict health risks better than your birthday

HEALTH: We’re used to guessing someone’s age by spotting wrinkles or a receding hairline. But figuring out how old their brain, arteries, or kidneys are? That’s a whole different challenge, writes James Liddell

The Independent UK

Ex-wife of Berkeley professor arrested after his shooting death amid custody battle

Przemyslaw Jeziorski was shot dead in Greece while in the country to settle a custody dispute

The Independent UK

Marc Andreessen blasts elite colleges over DEI policies in leaked messages

Andreessen Horowitz founder criticized Stanford University and MIT in private messages to top Trump administration officials over their alleged reverse discrimination.

Fortune

Stanford University will cut $140m from its budget, citing ‘federal policy changes’

The university has lost millions of dollars in federal grants and faces further hardship from a proposed endowment tax

The Guardian - US

How generative AI is affecting people’s minds

Psychology experts have many concerns about the potential impact of AI on the human mind.

Al Jazeera

US Army recruits tech execs. This is who will be joining as reserve members

We take a closer look at the first four tech executives joining the US military as reserve members.

Euronews

Social success not about who you know – it’s about knowing who knows whom

Knowledge trumps popularity in the long haul of trying to be influential, researchers say

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“There’s a freedom of thought that doesn’t exist elsewhere”: How and why California became the heart of the synthesizer world

Many of the biggest players in the genesis of modern music-making hailed from California, but just what made the state such fertile ground for the synth pioneers to flourish?

Fortune

This Stanford professor built a 'Terminator' AI fund manager that crushed 93% of human stock pickers. He says junior analysts' jobs are in jeopardy

The decisiveness of the outperformance surprised even the researchers themselves.

Al Jazeera

US to revoke Chinese student visas: What’s the likely impact?

One in four foreign students in the US is from China. They add billions of dollars to the US economy.

Reason

"Statement on Academic Freedom and Harvard by Right-of-Center Scholars, Lawyers, and Former Government Officials"

Published in today's Chronicle of Higher Education (registration required there, reprinted here with permission): We write as generally right-of-center lawyers,… The post "Statement on Academic Freedom and Harvard by Right-of-Center Scholars, Lawyers, and Former Government Officials" appeared first on Reason.com.

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LiveScience

Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.

International Business Times UK

Bill Gates' Children Set To Inherit Less Than 1% Of His £85.7bn Fortune: Who Are They?

Bill Gates has pledged to donate 99% of his fortune by 2045, leaving under 1% to his three children. Here's some quick facts about Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe Gates.

The Independent UK

Warning issued for common appliance - found in two out of five homes - that increases cancer risk for children

Gas stoves are currently in around 40 percent of US households

Fortune

Not all degrees are worthless: These universities give you the highest odds of becoming a multimillionaire

If return-on-investment is a top priority for your college experience, you may want to consider one of these universities, where Gen Z grads can earn over $4 million in accrued earnings—and it's not Harvard.

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Dr. Zhong Liu: Leading Cutting-Edge Research in AI Sleep Medicine and AI Cardiovascular Dynamics at Harvard Medical School

As a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Zhong Liu has made groundbreaking advancements not only in fundamental theoretical research and AI algorithms but also in infusing new energy into life sciences AI algorithms and interdisciplinary medical technologies with his diverse academic background.

LiveScience

'We're already on the precipice of disaster': Deadly measles outbreaks could explode across the US in the next 25 years if vaccinations fall, model predicts

Researchers modeled how measles might spread in the U.S. in the coming decades, showing that more than 50 million cases could occur if current vaccination rates fell by half.

Euronews

Scientists say they can now calculate the trillions in climate damage caused by fossil fuel giants

Experts believe the research could help bolster climate laws and make polluters pay for their role in global warming.

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