Is the Psychedelic Therapy Bubble About to Burst?
A new paper argues that excitement has veered into misinformation—and scientists should be the ones to set things straight......»»
This sci-fi game predicted our current AI landscape four years ago
The 2019 indie visual novel Eliza is set in a world where therapy has been automated. Four years later in our own world, apps are doing exactly that with AI......»»
Examining the propagation of ultrasonic waves through liquids containing encapsulated bubbles
Scientists from the University of Tsukuba obtained a new theoretical equation for the propagation of ultrasonic waves through liquids containing encapsulated bubbles. They found that including the compressibility of the bubble shell was vital for acc.....»»
NASA looks back at 50 years of gamma-ray burst science
Fifty years ago, on June 1, 1973, astronomers around the world were introduced to a powerful and perplexing new phenomenon called GRBs (gamma-ray bursts). Today sensors on orbiting satellites like NASA's Swift and Fermi missions detect a GRB somewher.....»»
This Machine Makes You Hallucinate
Prolonged exposure to strobe lights has a psychedelic effect, which researchers are investigating as a way to heal the brain......»»
New research offers insight into fast radio bursts
Researchers using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have detected a "fast radio burst" in a nearby galaxy that questions what we know about how the phenomena form......»»
Are search engines bursting the filter bubble? Study finds political ideology plays bigger role than algorithms
Political ideology and user choice—not algorithmic curation—are the biggest drivers of engagement with partisan and unreliable news provided by Google Search, according to a study coauthored by Rutgers faculty published in the journal Nature......»»
Gene Therapy in the Womb Is Inching Closer to Reality
Treatment in utero could cure diseases before birth. Recent advances in lab animals may bring medicine closer to achieving it—but this field is still in its infancy......»»
Eruption of Tonga underwater volcano found to disrupt satellite signals halfway around the world
An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure wave triggered by volcanic eruptions could produce an equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) in the ionosphere, severely disrupting satell.....»»
One more dead in horrific eye drop outbreak that now spans 18 states
Bacteria in the recalled drops are so drug-resistant, docs turn to phage therapy. Enlarge (credit: Getty | UniversalImagesGroup) Another person has died in an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant bacteria linked to con.....»»
Horror game "Layers of Fear" launches for Apple Silicon Macs on June 15
"Layers of Fear" is an upcoming first-person psychedelic horror game, and on launch day, it will be available with native support for Apple Silicon Mac computers."Layers of Fear"The new version of the game is being remade in Unreal Engine 5, a game d.....»»
French painters inspire new insights into the physics of soap bubbles
It's one step closer to better control of bubble size, shape for practical applications. Enlarge / Still life of a boy blowing a bubble (circa 1734) by 18th century French painter Jean Siméon Chardin. (credit: Public domain).....»»
Flip-flopping magnetic fields hint at a solution for puzzling fast radio bursts from space
Fast radio bursts—intense, milliseconds-long flashes of radio energy from outer space—have puzzled astronomers since they were first spotted in 2007. A single burst can emit as much energy in its brief life as the Sun does in a few days......»»
Flooding in Somalia displaces 200,000 people: official
Around 200,000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia, a regional official told AFP on Saturday, as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads......»»
A ‘Monumental’ Math Proof Solves the Triple Bubble Problem
A decades-old conjecture about the best way to minimize the surface area of a three-bubble cluster seemed unprovable—until a breakthrough result......»»
Most therapy apps don’t include privacy; Replika AI ‘worst app ever’
Therapy apps are proving increasingly popular, as people seek help with their mental health without the inconvenience and high cost of in-person counseling. But for the second year running, researchers have found that the majority of them are failin.....»»
Ibogaine inspires new compounds to treat addiction, depression
Scientists have developed two new drug candidates for potentially treating addiction and depression, modeled on the pharmacology of a traditional African psychedelic plant medicine called ibogaine. At very low doses, these new compounds were able to.....»»
Why champagne has stable “bubble chains” and other carbonated drinks do not
Surfactants give champagne its signature stable rising column of bubbles. Enlarge / Researchers investigated the stability of bubble chains in carbonated drinks like champagne and sparkling wine. (credit: Madeline Federle and Col.....»»
Physicists unlock secret of why champagne bubbles form straight chain as they rise
Surfactants give champagne its signature stable rising column of bubbles. Enlarge / Researchers investigated the stability of bubble chains in carbonated drinks like champagne and sparkling wine. (credit: Madeline Federle and Col.....»»
Medtronic gets FDA approval for new iPhone & Apple Watch connected diabetic therapy system
Medtronic has announced that its long-awaited 780G diabetic therapy system has gained FDA approval which includes support for iPhone and Apple Watch monitoring.The new Medtronic 780G systemThe Medtronic 780G system encompasses the insulin therapy pum.....»»
50,000 Worms Tangled Up in a Ball Unravel in an Explosive Burst when a Predator Appears
California blackworms make a contribution to the math and physics of knot tying by demoing twisting motions that help them escape a tangled worm ball.....»»