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New York Magazine
How the Coronavirus Could Take Over Your Body (Before You Ever Feel It)
New York Magazine
9 min read · 649 saves · 2020-03-18 · How the novel coronavirus could take over your body before you ever felt it.
The Atlantic
A Famous Argument Against Free Will Has Been Debunked
The Atlantic
9 min read · 509 saves · 2019-09-10 · For decades, a landmark brain study fed speculation about whether we control our own actions. It seems to have made a classic mistake.
Elemental
Science Confirms That the Vagus Nerve Is Key to Well-being
Elemental
6 min read · 432 saves · 2019-12-19 · Markham Heid · The mysterious nerve network that quiets pain and stress — and may defeat disease
MIT Technology Review
Once hailed as unhackable, blockchains are now getting hacked
MIT Technology Review
8 min read · 320 saves · From 2019 · Often advertised as a safe place to invest and speculate, blockchain-based cryptocurrency exchanges present a tantalizing opportunity to hackers. As an increasing number of mega-hacks are revealed, even the largest platforms such as Bitcoin and Coinbase acknowledge some risk. Companies specializing in thwarting sophisticated digital thieves propose solutions such as network kill switches and eliminating smart-contract bugs. Regardless, billions of dollars per year disappear into cyberspace, without a chance of recovery. This is a must-read article for anyone considering trading on a cryptocurrency platform.
Singularity Hub
Scientists Discovered 'Mini-Computers' in Human Neurons—and That's Great News for AI
Singularity Hub
5 min read · 306 saves · 2020-01-14 · Shelly Fan · The neurons in our cortex, the outermost “crust” of our brain, seem to have uniquely evolved to sustain complex computations in their input cables.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
10 min read · 278 saves · 2020-02-20 · A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Nature
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
Nature
~20 min read · 269 saves · 2020-04-03 · A study of 246 individuals with seasonal respiratory virus infections randomized to wear or not wear a surgical face mask showed that masks can significantly reduce detection of coronavirus and…
Quanta Magazine
‘Noise’ in the Brain Encodes Surprisingly Important Signals
Quanta Magazine
9 min read · 254 saves · 2019-11-07 · Jordana Cepelewicz · Activity in the visual cortex and other sensory areas is dominated by signals about body movements, down to little tics and twitches. Scientists are now rethinking how they study and conceive of…
Quanta Magazine
A Mathematical Model Unlocks the Secrets of Vision
Quanta Magazine
7 min read · 249 saves · 2019-08-21 · Kevin Hartnett · Mathematicians and neuroscientists have created the first anatomically accurate model that explains how vision is possible.
Nature
First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed
Nature
3 min read · 246 saves · 2019-09-05 · Alison Abbott · In a small trial, a cocktail of drugs seemed to rejuvenate the body’s ‘epigenetic clock’.
