While it often feels like the internet operates in an invisible “cloud” in the sky, it’s actually the opposite — it’s powered within the depths of the oceans. Complex hardware underlies all software, and global networking is no exception. The internet relies on submarine fiber-optic cables on the seafloor that form an interconnected highway system for […]
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In the world of medicine, the need for viable, healthy tissue and organs is critical. Yet, in the United States alone, over 100,000 patients are waiting for organ transplants, while many also struggle with chronic conditions requiring tissue regeneration. A promising solution lies in 3D bioprinting, a groundbreaking technology at the intersection of biology, engineering,
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Mathematics is hard, even for artificial intelligence (AI). So, when Google DeepMind’s AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry2 achieved the impressive feat of solving 4 out of 6 problems at the International Math Olympiad (IMO), mathematicians began revisiting an old question: can AI do mathematical research? Terence Tao, a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los
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Taking a cocktail of medicines to slow the brain’s deterioration while slowly losing the ability to remember, walk, and speak, until they are trapped in isolation despite the presence of loved ones. This is the reality of millions of Americans affected by neurodegenerative diseases, and scientists are yet to find cures. While many treatments exist
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One bottle of water to generate a 100-word email using GPT-4. This is the hidden cost, on average, of outsourcing our everyday tasks to ChatGPT’s newest large language model. Artificial intelligence (AI) models require immense amounts of water for server cooling and electricity generation, which raises concerns in an era of freshwater scarcity. By 2030,
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These days artificial intelligence is being used all around us — for writing code, spitting out recipes, and even mimicking people’s voices. It seems as if AI is able to do everything, but it is important to consider the value of AI in certain fields, especially in the arts. AI platforms like Meta AI and
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The tech industry relentlessly innovates through product development, but one key area remains stagnant: its culture. Although women represent almost half of the American workforce, they make up only 20% of U.S. computer science (CS) graduates in recent years. This disparity reveals a deeper, cultural issue extending beyond the industry itself. The entrenched gender imbalance
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Welcome to the digital age! An age, also known as the information age, that Merriam-Webster defines as “a time in which information has become a commodity.” Interestingly, a commodity is in turn defined as “a useful or valuable thing, such as water or time.”After applying the basic law of substitution, the dictionary thereby states that
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“…he listened eagerly to the story of her life and she was equally eager to hear the story of his, but although they had a clear understanding of the logical meaning of the words they exchanged, they failed to hear the semantic murmurs of the river flowing through them.” A compelling exploration of conversational disconnect