Raccoons Keep Picking Locks Even After They’ve Eaten the Reward. Scientists Say They Do It to “Forage Information”
A raccoon and puzzlebox from the experiment. Credit: Hannah Griebling The marshmallow was gone, but the trash pandas…
Study: Raccoons Don’t Just Solve Puzzles for Food, They Do It for Fun
In a new study led by University of British Columbia Ph.D. student Hannah Griebling, raccoons (Procyon lotor) continued…
How brain networks work together is key to human intelligence
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Researchers have…
Emerson Hospital’s garden therapy program helps patients bloom
Today, about a half-dozen patients are busy assembling bouquets: a musician, an artist, an activist. All have full…
Ex-8200 official discusses AI risks and opportunities
“Even our imagination is limited by the current possibilities confronting us, such that it blinds us to the…
EU Parliament blocks AI features over cyber, privacy fears – POLITICO
The European Union has beefed up its data security policies in recent years, in part due to concerns…
One in three Germans welcome killer robots, new poll says – POLITICO
The results suggest a cultural shift, as the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz no longer explicitly excludes lethal…
One million AI satellites to orbit Earth? SpaceX’s mind-blowing plan of data centers in outer space explained
SpaceX Wants a Million Satellites for AI: Is This the Future of Computing or a Space Disaster Waiting…
AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn – POLITICO
The worries are fueled by the sycophantic nature of chatbots, which aim to be helpful for their users…
Pro-Palestinian activists pressure UK nursing union over investment policy – POLITICO
A spokesperson for the RCN declined to say which companies were in its portfolio when contacted by POLITICO.…
Perplexity CEO Says On-Device AI Threatens Data Centers As Industry Faces ‘$10 Trillion Question’ — Apple, Qualcomm Positioned To Benefit
Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI, which is backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), issued a…
‘AGT’ judge Howie Mandel on OCD: ‘I’m in this nightmare’
Howie Mandel talks ‘AGT’ sexiness, live-show vibe from makeup chair During a pre-show makeup session in his dressing…