MIT’s massive database of 8,000 new AI-generated EV designs could shape how the future of cars look
An open-source database made by MIT engineers houses over 8,000 aerodynamic car designs and could train future AI models to design EVs in the future.
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High-dose caffeine improves reaction time but increases nervousness
A recent study in Spain found that an intake of 6 mg/kg of caffeine improved participants’ reaction times in a series of reaction tasks. It also made participants more nervous, alert, and active. The research was published in the European…
Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2024
When we introduced last year’s annual list of the best games in this space, we focused on how COVID delays led to a 2023 packed with excellent big-name blockbusters and intriguing indies that seemed to come out of nowhere. The…
Man vs. AI race scrapped after AI car crashes into wall on warm-up lap
A2RL provided flights from San Francisco to Tokyo and accommodation so Ars could attend its race. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. TOKYO—Racing is hard. It’s hard on the teams, it’s hard on the owner’s bank account, it’s hard…
Space photo of the week: James Webb and Chandra spot a cosmic ‘Christmas Wreath’ sparkling in the galaxy next door
There’s a cosmic ‘Christmas Wreath’ hanging in the Small Magellanic Cloud, the James Webb and Chandra telescopes revealed in a sparkly new image.
‘Rising temperatures melted corpses out of the Antarctic permafrost’: The rise of one of Earth’s most iconic trees in an uncertain world
As the Atlantic grew wider, the ancestral population of all of today’s oaks may have been straddling the continents of the Northern Hemisphere. If so, the ancestor of the oaks we know today was a widespread population that was cleaved…
Artificial intelligence decodes the brain’s intelligence pathways
In a new study published in PNAS Nexus, scientists have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can predict different types of human intelligence by analyzing connections in the brain. Using neuroimaging data from hundreds of healthy adults, they found that predictions were…
Do black holes really evaporate — and how do we know?
In 1974, Stephen Hawking proposed that black holes could evaporate. But do we understand how this might happen?
Individuals with dark traits have a heightened connection to certain types of fictional characters
A new study published in Psychology of Popular Media sheds light on why some people are drawn to morally ambiguous fictional characters, such as villains and antiheroes. The research suggests that antagonistic personality traits like Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and everyday…
James Webb telescope solves 20-year-old Hubble conundrum — and it could finally explain why the universe’s oldest planets exist
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed 20-year-old Hubble observations that could finally explain how ancient stars can host massive planets.
