science
The Human Flatus Atlas plans to measure the explosivity of farts
Feedback is excited to learn that University of Maryland researchers are measuring farts in a bid to build a Human Flatus Atlas, a project that seems destined for an Ig Nobel Source link
AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases Source link
Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible
Duplicating the information held in quantum computers was thought to be impossible thanks to the no-cloning theorem, but researchers have now found a workaround Source link
Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing
Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify birds and may even protect against age-related cognitive decline Source link
Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds
Antibodies harvested from the blood of paediatricians are up to 25 times better at protecting against the common respiratory infection RSV than existing antibody therapies, and are now being developed as preventative treatments Source link
We need to get better at identifying postpartum depression in dads
Around 40 per cent of people are unaware that men can experience postpartum depression too — that has to change Source link
Hannah Fry: 'AI can do some superhuman things – but so can forklifts'
Mathematician Hannah Fry travels to the front lines of AI in her new BBC documentary AI Confidential with Hannah Fry. She talks to Bethan Ackerley about what the technology is doing to us – for better and for worse Source link
Artists gaze into space in stunning new exhibition
A new show at the Royal West of England Academy brings together a series of works that interweave art and science Source link
Ultramarathons could be bad for your blood
Running 170 kilometres over mountainous terrain caused people’s red blood cells to accumulate more age-related damage than those of less ambitious athletes Source link
Did a cloud-seeding start-up really increase snowfall in part of Utah?
A technology that uses a coiled wire to electrify aerosols has boosted snowfall amid a drought in the western US, according to the company developing it, but the results haven’t convinced other scientists Source link