New York school deploys AI teaching robot from company linked to sex bots

When students in the Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York return to school in the fall, they will find a new teaching assistant: a robotic one powered by artificial intelligence

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Neuroscientists Identify an Uncomfortable Truth About Getting Smarter: No Pain, No (Long-Term) Fluid Intelligence Gain

Fluid intelligence is the ability to learn and retain new information… and to use that knowledge to solve a problem, learn a new skill, recall existing memories and modify them with new knowledge, etc. Think knowledge just for knowledge’s sake, but applied intelligence.

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Biodiversity fears as human-bred hybrid fish integrate into Philippines lake

Escaped ornamental aquarium fish have integrated into a local ecosystem in the Philippines, but scientists say they may be threatening the native biodiversity of the lake.

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KAIST develops robot that judges its surroundings and walks, runs, and jumps like an animal

An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like a person or an animal, autonomously chooses the appropriate gait strategy for its surroundings — changing its gait on stairs, leaping over gaps, and keeping its balance on forest trails.

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Tips to help teachers in 21st century classrooms

Where to Now? Teaching in the 21st Century is a research-informed book roviding in-depth discussions of teaching, from junior primary to Year 10 levels, while identifying and addressing the multi-faceted challenges that pre-service and early career teachers can face.

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Short-video viewing temporarily shuts down cognitive control networks, study finds

Watching preferred short videos may temporarily quiet brain regions involved in self-control and monitoring, and this effect could be linked to levels of the brain chemical glutamate.

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The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?

Psychologist Candice Odgers has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years. She fears the current debate around smartphones obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers.

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Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software

A former member of Morocco’s domestic intelligence service has helped to provide an unprecedented insight into how the north African state used hacking software – including Pegasus spyware – to target journalists, human rights defenders, French politicians and Spanish cabinet ministers and police officers.

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Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests

A study suggests that between 23% and 37% of heart disease cases, and between 23% and 38% of heart disease deaths, could be attributable to UPF consumption.

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How the 'creeping normality' of large language models is quietly reshaping the life sciences

Large language models (LLMs) are gradually transforming research in the life sciences in ways that extend far beyond improving productivity, and they are becoming a new normal before scientists have agreed on the limits of their use.

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