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OpenAI’s chatbot shows racial bias in advising home buyers and renters

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Ships could store their CO2 emissions in the ocean

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Quantum biology: New clues on how life might make use of weird physics

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Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm

[ad_1] In an ongoing swarm of earthquakes that began hitting Japan in 2020, the shifting weight of surface water may have spurred the shaking [ad_2]

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What neurodiversity means for psychiatrists and the people they help

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What is artificial general intelligence, and is it a useful concept?

[ad_1] If you take even a passing interest in artificial intelligence, you will inevitably have come across the notion of artificial general intelligence. AGI, as

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What are fractals and how can they help us understand the world?

[ad_1] Fractal geometry is common in nature Shutterstock/Sabine Hortebusch You have almost certainly seen computer-generated fractals – beautiful, trippy images in which colourful, intricate structures

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Why we still don't know exactly how bird flu is spreading between cows

[ad_1] Early evidence suggests that a bird flu virus called H5N1 may be infecting dairy cows through contaminated milking equipment – but poor surveillance has

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X-ray laser fires most powerful pulse ever recorded

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Cattle used for cuddling therapy may prefer women over men

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