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Timme-Laragy Awarded Nearly $6M in NIH Grants for Zebrafish Research Projects: School of Public Health & Health Sciences
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (395+ words) Zebrafish have emerged as a critical tool for researchers looking into what causes certain diseases in humans and Alicia Timme-Laragy, professor of environmental health sciences, has been awarded a pair of multi-million dollar grants to further her work with the…...
British secondhand booksellers see mystery bulk buys of obscure titles, suspect AI
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (417+ words) "The world probably does not need millions of copies of 'The Da Vinci Code.'" British secondhand book dealers say an unusual buyer is changing the market, placing large orders for old, obscure titles. As Times Now reported, sellers suspect the…...
Ring introduces better default encryption standards to address privacy concerns
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (335+ words) Data gets sent to the cloud, but it'll be deleted after being used to power smart home controls. Ring is addressing some of its privacy issues by overhauling how it handles encryption by default. The Amazon-owned company just introduced something…...
Apple Maps Now Has Ads You Can't Turn Off – Not Even If You Pay
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (212+ words) Sponsored listings hit US and Canada Maps users in late August 2026, with no opt-out for any subscription tier Paying for iCloud+ or Apple One? Same ads as everyone else. Two placements, one per screen, zero opt-out — here’s exactly what changed…...
Doomsday prediction says world ends in weeks - scientist behind it was right about AI
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (466+ words) Scientists have predicted that doomsday is approaching before the end of 2026 - and alarmingly, one of them has already proved accurate about AI. As if existence wasn't challenging enough with the cost of living crisis and a brutal job market, a…...
Your favorite park may be near a Superfund site: Here’s how to check | WKRG.com
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (480+ words) (NEXSTAR) – For many, visiting a park can feel like a reprieve, pulling you into nature and away from the cluttered, dirty reality of the world. A new study found that those pristine outdoor spaces may not be so far removed…...
Binghamton University welcomes Simons Empire Faculty Fellows in mathematics and physics
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (178+ words) The four assistant professors’ research is at the intersection of quantum materials and artificial intelligence image: Left to right: Simons Empire Faculty Fellows Lebing Chen, Sammy Luo, Yahong Yang, and Kunyan Zhang. Image Credit: view more Credit: Binghamton University, State…...
Cognitive Selfhood: The Last Human Right
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (361+ words) Posted August 26, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Over 100 years ago, Auguste Deter sat across from the physician Alois Alzheimer, struggling to answer simple questions about her life. Her memory was failing, along with other elements of cognition that most of us…...
Future unclear for U.S. federal funding of cognitive science
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (204+ words) The National Science Foundation did not include any solicitations for its social, behavioral and economic sciences directorate in its latest round of funding opportunities, nor replace any outgoing program officers—which poses an existential threat for the program, says nonprofit…...
Are We on the Cusp of AI Turbulence?
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (513+ words) When the stakes are high and time is short, those advocating interventionist economic policy have a stronger-than-usual case for urgent and direct action. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington worked with industry to speed vaccine creation and deployment. With thousands of…...