Science, Spoken

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June 06, 2024 From the Archives: What Science Says About Social Media and Mental Health
We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New.

Here’s what the science really says about teens and screens—and how to start the conversation with young people of any age.

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11 min
June 06, 2024 Why the EU’s Vice President Isn’t Worried About Moon-Landing Conspiracies on YouTube
During a tour of Silicon Valley, EU vice president Věra Jourová said she expects tech giants to prioritize stamping out content that could distort democracy.

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10 min
June 05, 2024 Woman Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant Has It Removed
Surgeons at NYU took out the pig kidney because it wasn’t getting enough blood flow.

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7 min
June 04, 2024 AI Is a Black Box. Anthropic Figured Out a Way to Look Inside
What goes on in artificial neural networks work is largely a mystery, even to their creators. But researchers from Anthropic have caught a glimpse.

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13 min
June 03, 2024 Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable die to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.

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11 min
June 02, 2024 From Security, Spoken: Deepfake Porn Is Out of Control
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New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing—and the world's biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to the nonconsensual fakes.

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12 min
May 31, 2024 From Business, Spoken: Why Read Books When You Can Use Chatbots to Talk to Them Instead?
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Book publishers are experimenting with chatbot editions of new titles, providing "conversational companions" for readers.

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8 min
May 31, 2024 Chatbots Are Entering the Stone Age
Anthropic and other big AI startups are teaching chatbots “tool use,” to make them more useful in the workplace.

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9 min
May 30, 2024 Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant
Noland Arbaugh is the first to get Elon Musk’s brain device. The 30-year-old speaks to WIRED about what it’s like to use a computer with his mind—and gain a new sense of independence.

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9 min
May 29, 2024 From What's New: Stop Planting Trees, Says Guy Who Inspired World to Plant a Trillion Trees
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Ecologist Thomas Crowther’s research inspired countless tree-planting campaigns, greenwashing, and attacks from scientists. Now he’s back with a new plan for nature restoration.

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12 min

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