Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
Artificial intelligence is already disrupting industries from banking and finance to film and journalism, and scientists are investigating how AI might revolutionize their field—or even win a Nobel Prize......»»
Studio Display webcam complaints are fair, but the importance is being overblown
Studio Display webcam complaints were one of the standout things from early product reviews. The WSJ’s Joanna Stern took the turn-of-phrase prize for her description of the image quality, describing it as reminiscent of the camera on a BlackBerry......»»
Jon Stewart gets top honors as a comedian with Mark Twain Prize for humor
Apple TV+ "The Problem With Jon Stewart" host and producer, Jon Stewart wins the Mark Twain Prize for humor for his achievements on "The Daily Show" and activism.Jon Stewart wins Mark Twain Prize for humorJon Stewart is well known for his political s.....»»
Math in 3-D: Q&A with Abel Prize Winner Dennis Sullivan
His groundbreaking work combined the mathematical field of topology with string theory -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
How to Defeat Putin and Save the Planet
This week the New York Times published an opinion piece by three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman arguing that greener energy is the best response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Friedman starts by decrying America's "umpteenth confro.....»»
US topology and chaos theorist wins mathematics Abel Prize
The Abel Prize honouring achievements in mathematics was awarded Wednesday to American Dennis Parnell Sullivan for his contributions to topology, including work on chaos theory, the Norwegian Academy of Science said......»»
The best Dyson Airwrap alternatives available for under £100
If you somehow predicted that a company best known for its high-end vacuums and air purifiers would also wind up making the world's most coveted hair tool, please come collect your prize.We're talking, of course, about Dyson and its legendary Airwrap.....»»
Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
When Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020, their CRISPR gene editor had revolutionized medicine, agriculture, and genetics in just a few short years. But already, plans were in the works to move beyond C.....»»
Using two different elements creates new possibilities in hybrid atomic quantum computers
Qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers, can be made from many different technologies. One way to make a qubit is to trap a single neutral atom in place using a focused laser, a technique that won the Nobel Prize in 2018. .....»»
MSCHF Just Turned the SATs Into a Battle Royale With a Big Cash Prize
It'll cost $52 for you to enter, but you could take home thousands -- at least. This is the latest project from art collective MSCHF: a one-off, winner-takes-all, massively multiplayer version of the SATs named the MSAT. From a report: The SAT -- for.....»»
Teenager wins $1,800 from mother for staying off social media for six years
CNN reports that in 2016, Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay off social media until he reached 18, with the promise of a cash prize on his birthday if he managed the feat......»»
Centuries-old naval warfare capture documents now online
Centuries-old documents related to the capture of ships by the British are accessible online from today, for the use of international researchers. The "Prize Papers" Project of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities Göttingen is, as a first stage,.....»»
Solving the ice problem in cryo-electron microscopy
Cryo-EM requires protein samples to be frozen before they are imaged using an electron microscope. This revolutionary technique and its application to structural biology was the focus of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2017 and has contributed to a.....»»
France"s Nobel winner for co-discovery of HIV virus dies
French scientist Luc Montagnier, who won the Nobel prize for medicine for his co-discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS, has died aged 89, the mayor of the Paris suburb where he was hospitalised said Thursday......»»
Luc Montagnier, Nobel-Winning Co-Discoverer of HIV, Dies At 89
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He was 89. [...] The disco.....»»
Advancing genome editing through studying DNA repair mechanisms
Since the discovery of CRISPR/Cas9, also known as molecular scissors, scientists around the world have been working to improve the revolutionary technique for altering DNA that earned Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna the Nobel Prize in 2020.....»»
What are Noble Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus?
Want to learn what makes these Nobel Pokémon so special? Here's everything you need to know about these massive beasts before heading out on your expedition......»»
Keep Nuclear Power Plant Open, Urge 79 Scientists, Academics and Entrepreneurs
A California newspaper covers "pleas" to the state's governor to delay the closure of a nuclear power plant: On Thursday, Dr. Steven Chu, former U.S. Secretary of Energy under the Obama administration and a Nobel laureate, and more than 79 scientist.....»»
It Takes Two is coming to the big (and small) screen
It Takes Two managed to beat the likes of Resident Evil Village and Deathloop to grab the coveted Game of the Year prize at the 2021 Game Awards, thanks to its wildly entertaining gameplay, which, while mostly platforming, covers several genres—it.....»»
FaZe Clan and MoonPay offer huge prize in new “FaZe1” challenge
FaZe Clan and MoonPay offer big prizes and the chance to join FaZe with new streaming series "Road to FaZe1" FaZe Clan and MoonPay offer big prizes and the chance to join FaZe with new streaming series "Road to FaZe1"Read More.....»»
Someone Zoom bombed an Italian senate meeting and streamed Final Fantasy VII porn
A meeting of experts from various fields to discuss data transparency in political decision making was going well for the first 30 minutes, but that all went wrong when Giorgio Parisi, a Nobel Prize winners in physics, was introduced on the Zoom call.....»»