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‘Democratic AI’ Makes More Favoured Economic Policy Decisions

Artificial intelligence systems that are trained to align with human values could be used to develop more popular economic policies, a new study has found.

Scientists Unravel Mystery Behind Formation of First Quasars in the Early Universe

The quest to unravel the mystery behind the formation of the first quasars in the early universe has taken a significant step forward.

Famine and Disease Drove the Evolution of Lactose Tolerance in Europe

Prehistoric people in Europe were consuming milk thousands of years before humans evolved the genetic trait allowing us to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults.

Metaphor and Images Should Be Used Alongside Traditional Medical Scales for Patients to Describe Pain, Study Says

Patients should be able to use images and metaphors alongside traditional medical scales to describe their pain to doctors, a new study says.

Breakthrough in Understanding Why We Struggle to Recognise the Faces of People from Different Racial Backgrounds

Cognitive Psychologists at the University of Exeter believe they have discovered the answer to a 60-year-old question as to why people find it more difficult to recognise faces from visually distinct racial backgrounds than they do their own.

Food Stamp Work Requirements Increase Mental Health Care Use

‘These work requirements harm people with no measurable benefit to the economy’

Implanted Wireless Device Triggers Mice to Form Instant Bond

First optogenetics-based study of unrestricted social interactions within groups of animals

First-Ever Transient Pacemaker Harmlessly Dissolves in Body

Wireless, fully implantable device gives temporary pacing without requiring removal

‘Fitbit for the Face’ Can Turn Any Face Mask into Smart Monitoring Device

FaceBit can monitor wearer’s health, sense heart beat through the face

‘Gold Standard’ Lung Function Test Misses Lung Disease in Many Black U.S. Adults

Race-based interpretation of spirometry also normalizes Black adults’ lower lung function