Everybody dreams. Whether we remember their intricate plots or feel them slipping away the second we wake, sleep science has long known that all humans dream. Many have experienced the dread of sprinting at a snail’s pace through hellishly personalized nightmares, others discovering fantasy worlds where human flight and super strength are made possible. However, […]
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With the release of the lockdown and the official announcement of the public health emergency’s end, a good portion of the general public no longer sees COVID-19 as much more than a slight cold, and not many people associate COVID-19 with severe and non-respiratory effects. With COVID having been around since 2019, hospitals and researchers
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Living to 100 years old and beyond is no doubt one of the greatest privileges that life can offer. As of 2021, just over half a million people — less than 0.01% of the world’s population — are centenarians, a remarkable figure nonetheless. However, to live to 100 years old and be riddled with the
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Social media’s individualized, instant, and streamlined communication provides users with up-to-date information on world events, community opinions, and trending memes. However, with the uptick in AI-generated content and extremist views, social media can be incredibly deceptive, with the gap between fact and fiction looming larger and larger. Most recently, the New York Times reported that
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Previously unimaginable galaxies billions of miles away are now at our fingertips thanks to modeling powered by artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a machine to learn from experience and carry out functions similar to the human mind. AI works by recognizing patterns from large data sets and making decisions similar to
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Since the emergence of modern Homo sapiens, humans have evolved and continue to evolve every day. Humans are getting smarter and more innovative, and are adapting better to our changing environment. But we’re not the only species that is evolving. Candida auris, a type of fungi found in yeast, is known to cause candidiasis —
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Glacial retreat due to climate change is currently one of the most concerning environmental transformations. As temperatures rise, glaciers recede, unveiling vast, barren landscapes called glacial drifts. These areas, once buried beneath ice, pose unique ecological challenges for the establishment and sustainment of life. However, recent research has revealed a surprising ally in the race
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Everyone is capable of hallucinating. Some illnesses and the use of psychedelics may increase the frequency and likelihood of hallucinogenic episodes, but this does not mean hallucinations make one mentally ill or a drug addict. The human brain is faulty at best — it makes mistakes, and hallucinating is only one of many. There are
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The placebo effect is a phenomenon observed in many experiments, most often medical. This peculiar occurrence is when patients are given a control treatment, such as a sugar pill rather than the true medication being tested, yet have considerable positive gains in their condition. In other words, patients’ conditions are improving despite not receiving any
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