Voice actors from Latin America to Africa are working together to get better contracts and laws that keep their voices safe from AI Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp Armando Plata, a voice actor, is surprised to hear his voice being used for various purposes, like promoting a shopping mall in Bogota, narrating an adult …
Hitting the snooze button on your alarm won’t make you more tired, grumpier, or less able to think clearly during the day than getting up right away Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp Scientists have been curious for a while about whether snoozing affects how awake you feel or the quality of your sleep. To …
Solid electrolyte batteries sound great in theory, but making them affordable has been a tough challenge Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp Toyota claims they’ve cracked it – they’re planning to start making revolutionary solid-state batteries by 2028. These batteries will be lighter, more powerful, and could give electric cars a 1200-kilometer range with just …
Environmental advocates are concerned that the world is heading in the wrong direction when it comes to forests Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp Even though world leaders promised to stop cutting down forests, about 6.6 million hectares of forests were lost in 2022. This is 4 percent more than in 2021, according to a …
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Conceived by Dominic Cummings, the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) is on a mission for high-risk, high-reward research funding Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp ARIA in the UK picked eight scientists to get up to £50 million each for their research. They can spend it as they want, hoping it helps the …
Ocean modelling suggests coastal cities around the world need to start preparing for several metres of sea level rise over the coming centuries Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp A computer model of the ocean says that even if the world reaches its 1.5°C climate goal, warm seawater will melt the ice shelves holding back …
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The adult human immune system comprises over one trillion cells and typically weighs approximately one kilogram, varying with an individual’s size Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp Your immune system might weigh about 1 to 1.2 kilograms and have around 1.8 trillion cells. Ron Milo at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel explains that …
Like animals, a robot called M4 has parts that can be wheels, hands, or propellers. It’s inspired by how animals move Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp A robot, like animals, can change its wheels into propellers and hands. This helps it crawl, roll, and even fly. It might help deliver packages in faraway places …
Robot fools people into believing it can think like a human Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp A robot that looks very human and can talk with people in a friendly way made them believe it can think for itself. Scientists called this robot ‘iCub.’ It’s like a child-sized robot, made by Italian scientists, to …
Early cyborg experiments were conducted in the pursuit of scientific knowledge Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Pocket WhatsApp Cyborgs in stories are all over, like in movies and books. But who was the first person in real life to become part machine? To find out, we can look at Kevin Warwick. He got a scar on …
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