AI Revolutionized Protein Science, but Didn't End It(quantamagazine.org)

84 points by sblank 2 years ago | 16 comments

A DNA ‘parasite’ may have fragmented our genes(quantamagazine.org)

139 points by theafh 3 years ago | 67 comments

Biology might not be quantum, but its math is quantumlike(quantamagazine.org)

112 points by pseudolus 1 month ago | 49 comments

Quanta Magazine article arguing that while biology may not rely on quantum effects, the mathematics describing biological systems resembles quantum math.

Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking(quantamagazine.org)

533 points by sonabinu 1 year ago | 303 comments

Quanta Magazine Q&A with mathematician David Bessis arguing that everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking.

Mathematical Thinking Isn't What You Think It Is(quantamagazine.org)

30 points by isaacfrond 1 year ago | 8 comments

How Isaac Newton discovered the binomial power series (2022)(quantamagazine.org)

79 points by FromTheArchives 1 year ago | 16 comments

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

LLMs use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge(news.mit.edu)

336 points by CharlesW 2 years ago | 121 comments

MIT News article on research showing LLMs often retrieve stored facts via simple linear functions, and a technique to probe what a model knows about subjects.

GLP-1 may slow biological aging(universityofcalifornia.edu)

136 points by dzink 9 days ago | 121 comments

University of California news article reporting a UC San Diego study suggesting a popular GLP-1 weight loss drug may slow biological aging.

AI tools are spotting errors in research papers(nature.com)

555 points by kgwgk 1 year ago | 200 comments

Nature news article on a growing movement using AI and large language models to detect errors in research papers, sparked by a flawed black plastic utensils study.

We need scientific dissidents(chronicle.com)

355 points by Georgelemental 3 years ago | 848 comments

Chronicle of Higher Education opinion essay arguing that the early artificial consensus on Covid's origins shows the need for scientific dissidents.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.