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Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good.

Even though storm prediction is improving, tornadoes are still hard to predict, with a warning typically of only about 10 to 15 minutes. This is why tornado prediction is hard, and what's being done to improve it.

When the MIT molecular biologist quantified how much more lab space men were given, she unleashed a US-wide reckoning about how women are held back in academia.

An “einstein” is a shape that tiles an infinite flat surface without repetition. It all began with a hobbyist “messing about and experimenting with shapes.”

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Even with quantum teleportation and the existence of entangled quantum states, faster-than-light communication still remains impossible.

Should you be excited about or scared of GPT-4? The right answer may be both. The more time I spend with A.I. systems like GPT-4, the less I’m convinced that we know half of what’s coming.

A picture is emerging of a healthy lifestyle which is key to the condition’s prevention – exercise, being sociable, and looking after your ears