Mice Just Passed the Mirror Test. Here’s What That Says About Our Sense of Self

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:26:47

Here’s a fun test: Dab some blush onto the forehead of a six-month-old baby and plop them in front of a mirror. They might look at their reflection with curiosity but ignore the rouge. Redo the experiment at two years old. Now they’ll likely furrow their brows, touch the blush, and try to wipe it […]

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A Revolution in Computer Graphics Is Bringing 3D Reality Capture to the Masses

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:23:55

As a weapon of war, destroying cultural heritage sites is a common method by armed invaders to deprive a community of their distinct identity. It was no surprise then, in February of 2022, as Russian troops swept into Ukraine, that historians and cultural heritage specialists braced for the coming destruction. So far in the Russia-Ukraine […]

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Scientists Unearth Brand New Links Between Genes and Disease in Our Blood

https://singularityhub.com/2023/10/06/scientists-unearth-brand-new-links-between-genes-and-disease-in-our-blood/

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You’ll Soon Be Able to Buy Genetically Engineered Glow-in-the-Dark Petunias

https://singularityhub.com/2023/09/24/youll-soon-be-able-to-buy-genetically-engineered-glow-in-the-dark-petunias/

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The Limits of Our Personal Experience and the Value of Statistics

https://singularityhub.com/2023/09/22/the-limits-of-our-personal-experience-and-the-value-of-statistics/

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AI Can Now Design Proteins That Behave Like Biological ‘Transistors’

https://singularityhub.com/2023/08/22/ai-can-now-design-proteins-that-behave-like-biological-transistors/

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JetZero’s Next-Gen Aircraft Could Change How We Fly for the First Time in Decades

https://singularityhub.com/2023/06/02/jetzeros-next-gen-aircraft-could-change-how-we-fly-for-the-first-time-in-decades/

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Maine Senator Eric Brakey’s Passionate Anti-War Speech

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/13/mainer-going-viral-for-passionate-speech-against-ukraine-resolution/

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Mainer going viral for passionate speech against Ukraine resolution - Responsible Statecraft

The measure passed the state legislature by huge margins but Eric Brakley believes his words have resonance outside the Beltway.

Scientists Just Revealed the Most Detailed Geological Model of Earth’s Past 100 Million Years

https://singularityhub.com/2023/03/09/scientists-just-revealed-the-most-detailed-geological-model-of-earths-past-100-million-years/

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This Startup Is Making Ultra-Strong Building Panels Out of Grass

https://singularityhub.com/2023/02/15/this-startup-is-making-ultra-strong-building-panels-out-of-grass/

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Goffin’s Cockatoos Join Humans and Chimps as Third Species Shown to Carry Toolsets for Future Tasks

https://singularityhub.com/2023/02/12/goffins-cockatoos-join-humans-and-chimps-as-third-species-shown-to-carry-toolsets-for-future-tasks/

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Maryland Wants to Be the First US State to Switch to a 4-Day Work Week

https://singularityhub.com/2023/02/02/maryland-wants-to-be-the-first-us-state-to-switch-to-a-4-day-work-week/

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Will We All Work 4 Days in the Future? A US Trial Has Employees Saying Yes

https://singularityhub.com/2022/12/07/will-we-all-work-4-days-in-the-future-a-us-trial-has-employees-saying-yes/

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People Are Loving the World’s Biggest Four-Day Work Week Trial

https://singularityhub.com/2022/09/28/people-are-loving-the-worlds-biggest-four-day-work-week-trial/

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Decarbonizing the Energy Sector by 2050 Could Save the World $12 Trillion

https://singularityhub.com/2022/09/19/decarbonizing-the-energy-sector-by-2050-could-save-the-world-12-trillion/

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Frank Drake Has Passed Away, but His Equation for Alien Intelligence Is More Important Than Ever

https://singularityhub.com/2022/09/09/frank-drake-has-passed-away-but-his-equation-for-alien-intelligence-is-more-important-than-ever/

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The World Is Awful. The World Is Much Better. The World Can Be Much Better.

https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/11/the-world-is-awful-the-world-is-much-better-the-world-can-be-much-better/

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MIT Researchers Created Artificial Synapses 10,000x Faster Than Biological Ones

https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/01/mit-researchers-created-artificial-synapses-10000x-faster-than-biological-ones/

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Scientists Hunt for an Elusive Particle to Unlock the Mystery of Dark Matter

https://singularityhub.com/2022/07/31/scientists-hunt-for-an-elusive-particle-to-unlock-the-mystery-of-dark-matter/

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No Pigs Were Harmed for These Pork Sausages, But They’re Real (Cultured) Meat

https://singularityhub.com/2022/07/29/no-pigs-were-harmed-for-these-pork-sausages-but-theyre-real-cultured-meat/

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