Science and Technolgy blog
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your connected gadgets need software updates to retain not just their security but also, frequently, key features. If you read Ars Technica regularly, you probably don’t need to hear that. You…
A man experiencing excessive thirst drank lots of milk, with dangerous consequences.
A new study published in PNAS Nexus reveals that large language models, which are advanced artificial intelligence systems, demonstrate a tendency to present themselves in a favorable light when taking personality tests. This “social desirability bias” leads these models to…
Last time we checked in on terrifying drone developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainians were dropping molten thermite along Russian trench lines and attaching surface-to-air missiles to naval drones. Possessing a far smaller population than Russia, Ukraine…
What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over “hinderers” before uttering their first word. Now, nearly 20 years later, a study that…
When thousands of pages started disappearing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website late last week, public health researchers quickly moved to archive deleted public health data. Soon, researchers discovered that the Internet Archive (IA) offers one…
We’ve covered the Framework Laptop 13 primarily as a consumer Windows laptop, reviewing versions with multiple Intel and AMD processors. But the system’s modular nature makes it possible to expand it beyond Windows PC hardware, as we’ve seen with experiments…
A study published in JAMA Neurology has discovered a troubling new health concern: prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia, with the risk being particularly high among certain vulnerable populations. Scientists have long known…
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been demanding an overhaul of a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, and now his telecom policy director has been chosen to lead the federal agency in charge of the grant money. “Congratulations to my…
It is not difficult to understand the unease on the European continent about the rise of SpaceX and its controversial founder, Elon Musk. SpaceX has surpassed the European Space Agency and its institutional partners in almost every way when it…
