One of the consequences of rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere is that levels also rise proportionately in the ocean, harming wildlife and changing ecosystems. Heimdal is a startup working to pull that CO2 back out at scale using renewable energy and producing carbon-negative industrial materials, including limestone for making concrete, in the process, and […]
Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana and then didn’t really weaken. Why?
This slow weakening is in stark contrast to a typical hurricane.
学習して進化するAIに“忘れさせる”ことは可能なのか？ 研究者たちの取り組みと課題
人工知能（AI）が機械学習によって個人情報を取り込んで“賢く”なっていくなかで、プライヴァシーを巡る懸念が世界的に高まっている。こうしたなか研究者たちは、アルゴリズムに組み込まれた個人の情報を、機械に“忘れさせる”という難題に取り組んでいる。
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Police Raid on Fossil Traders Found an Amazing Prehistoric Flying Reptile Skeleton
CNET reports:
A fossil discovered during a police raid in Brazil has turned out to be one of the best-preserved flying reptiles found yet, researchers say.
The remains belong to a tapejarid, a toothless pterosaur from the early Cretaceous period know…
Clare Wenger obituary
Gerontologist who studied how support systems for older people in rural areas adapt as aspects of society changeThe gerontologist Clare Wenger, who has died aged 84, conducted the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing, the first of its kind in the UK, wh…
A bad solar storm could cause an “Internet apocalypse”
Undersea cables would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection.
IQs are on the rise, but we don’t need hard facts any more | Torsten Bell
Skills and reasoning are more vital than ever and the internet is taking the place of memorising by roteLet’s start with the good news: we’re getting brighter. Sadly, not individually as we age, but IQs have risen over time, with new generations having…
I was a therapist to killers in Broadmoor – and felt ‘radical empathy’ for them
A forensic psychiatrist recalls her attempts to connect with some of society’s most damaged and dangerous peopleDuring my first week as a newly qualified forensic psychiatrist at Broadmoor, I had to visit one of the wards. At the foot of a staircase, I…
Vaccine mandates work, especially when they’re done right
Requirements always have to be achievable and equitable.
An oral history of Oxford/AstraZeneca: ‘Making a vaccine in a year is like landing a human on the moon’
It has shipped more than a billion doses, saved countless lives – and faced controversy over its safety and supply. Here, some of those who created the vaccine tell the story of their epic race against the virusIn December 2019, hospitals in Wuhan, Chi…