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'A dangerous proposition': How AI is warping the social fabric and the ways we collectively imagine the future
Live Science - 18 Jul 2026 12:50
In this excerpt from "Predicted: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life," author Mona Sloane examines how artificial intelligence is reconfiguring our understanding of the world and how we imagine the future.
Common antidepressant may ease long COVIDs crushing fatigue
Science Daily - 18 Jul 2026 21:55
A low-cost antidepressant may offer new hope for people struggling with long COVID fatigue. In a randomized clinical trial involving 399 adults, fluvoxamine significantly reduced fatigue and improved quality of life comp...
BCI Neurofeedback Amplifies Brainwaves to Detect Micro-Errors
Neuroscience News - 18 Jul 2026 17:39
A new study demonstrates that non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) training accelerates perceptual learning by actively amplifying the Error Positivity (Pe) neural signature.
Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians
Live Science - 18 Jul 2026 15:00
Women on ancient Roman farms were in charge of making wine, oil - and profits. Historians dismissed them as housekeepers
This Weeks Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 18)
Singularity Hub - 18 Jul 2026 14:00
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Weeks Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 18) appeared first on SingularityHub.
'Fireball' meteorite that smashed into New Jersey home contains ingredients of life from an ancient proto-planet, study finds
Live Science - 18 Jul 2026 12:00
Amino acids and other "pre-biotic" molecules were spotted in a meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024.
Science news this week: Gold tongues discovered in tombs, sugar found in space, a new monkey identified in the Congolian rainforest, and ancient impact crater 'geoguessed' by an amateur astronomer
Live Science - 18 Jul 2026 11:00
July 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend
Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging
Science Daily - 18 Jul 2026 09:55
Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantially faster declines in memory and thinking, especially if they were under 60 or h...
How quantum circuits based on neutral atoms could find and fix errors
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2026 09:20
Quantum computers, devices that process information by leveraging the laws of quantum mechanics, have been found to outperform classical computers in some advanced tasks. Instead of storing information in the form of cla...
What is the roundest animal?
Live Science - 18 Jul 2026 09:00
It's fairly uncommon to find a spherical creature, although they're more common in the sea than on land. So which one is the roundest?
Earths biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate
Science Daily - 18 Jul 2026 08:36
Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more than 100 million years ago. Researchers found a compl...
How physics and mathematical modeling help us make better clothes
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2026 08:30
A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets-and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accomplishment, they will benefit from the athletic wear and raincoa...
AI unlocks QLED recipe that doubles efficiency and boosts lifetime 40-fold
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2026 08:00
A technology has been developed that allows artificial intelligence to inversely determine the process conditions for quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) devices-conditions that previously required extensive trial an...
Intermittent fasting helped people keep weight off for a year
Science Daily - 18 Jul 2026 07:59
A 12-week intermittent fasting program produced weight-loss benefits that were still visible a year later. Participants who ate within an eight-hour window maintained more weight loss than those who followed their usual ...