Scientists just found a protein that reverses brain aging(sciencedaily.com)

110 points by stevenjgarner 1 year ago | 55 comments

Researchers discover why plastic sheds dangerous fragments(sciencedaily.com)

68 points by docmechanic 1 year ago | 55 comments

Erythritol linked to brain cell damage and stroke risk(sciencedaily.com)

69 points by OutOfHere 1 year ago | 37 comments

DNA floating in the air tracks wildlife, viruses, even drugs(sciencedaily.com)

104 points by karlperera 1 year ago | 76 comments

Scientists have recreated the Universe's first molecule(sciencedaily.com)

19 points by LAsteNERD 1 year ago | 9 comments

Triplet Superconductor(sciencedaily.com)

50 points by jonbaer 7 months ago | 9 comments

Plastics are poisoning us(newyorker.com)

361 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 416 comments

New Yorker article by Elizabeth Kolbert on how plastics release and attract toxic chemicals and spread everywhere, from human placentas to deep ocean trenches.

Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers(news.unl.edu)

426 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 301 comments

University of Nebraska–Lincoln news article on a study finding microwaving plastic baby food containers releases billions of nanoplastics that harm cultured kidney cells.

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

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.

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.

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.