September 26, 2025
(Longreads) – As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time. Last May, I found myself in the basement of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and … Read More
September 26, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 393, no. 9, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 25, 2025
(USA Today via MSN) – A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as “kissing bug” disease, an endemic after cases have been reported in eight different states. Since 2013, “kissing bugs” have … Read More
September 25, 2025
(MedPage Today) – Simple approach covers a key prevention gap in young children Toting around young children in baby wraps treated with insect repellent cut their malaria infection rate by two-thirds, according to findings of a randomized trial in Uganda. … Read More
September 25, 2025
(New York Times) – Low- and middle-income countries will be able to purchase an effective preventative at a reduced price. The arrangements may help stem the epidemic 40 years after it began. A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. … Read More
September 25, 2025
(Nature) – Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism and more. At the time, Branyas was living in the small town of Olot, in the Catalonia region of Spain, … Read More
September 25, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Some AI chatbots rely on flawed research from retracted scientific papers to answer questions, according to recent studies. The findings, confirmed by MIT Technology Review, raise questions about how reliable AI tools are at evaluating scientific … Read More
September 25, 2025
(IEEE Spectrum) – The Turing Test is defunct. We need a new IQ test for AI Buzzwords in the field of artificial intelligence can be technical: perceptron, convolution, transformer. These refer to specific computing approaches. A recent term sounds more … Read More
September 25, 2025
(BBC) – Doctors at one of Gaza City’s last functioning hospitals say they are overwhelmed with casualties from Israeli strikes and are having to carry out operations in filthy conditions with few or no anaesthetics. One Australian medic volunteering at … Read More
September 25, 2025
(Ars Technica) – f an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, “Be my guest this time,” accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they’ll take your money. This … Read More
September 25, 2025
(Popular Science) – In 1907, Duncan MacDougall put dying patients on a scale. MacDougall hoped to discover whether a soul had mass with his macabre experiment, and if so, how much. His tests with patients, later known as the 21 … Read More
September 25, 2025
(Nautilus) – Kimmel uses this story to open his new book, The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction—and How to Overcome It. In it, Kimmel, now a lawyer and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale School … Read More
September 24, 2025
(The Optimist Daily) – In a brilliant advancement for emergency care, every stroke centre in England is now equipped with a life-saving artificial intelligence tool that could help nearly half of stroke patients avoid serious disability. The NHS recently rolled … Read More
September 24, 2025
(Washington Post) – Patti’s team is watching them closely, tracking which fish develop tumors, to try to find clues to one of the most unsettling medical puzzles of our time: Why are so many young people getting cancer? The trend … Read More
September 24, 2025
(CBS News) – Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are difficult to treat due to the so-called NDM … Read More
September 24, 2025
(BBC) – One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington’s – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors. The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson’s and … Read More
September 24, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – In fact, many of the people in the subreddit, which is dedicated to discussing AI relationships, formed those relationships unintentionally while using AI for other purposes. Researchers from MIT found that members of this community are … Read More
September 24, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Hours deep into a recent migraine, I turned to ChatGPT for help. “How do I get my headache to stop?” I asked. The bot suggested that I drink water and pop a Tylenol—both of which I had … Read More
September 24, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Two years ago, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott went under for almost half a day, during which time multiple artists worked together on producing a full leg sleeve depicting, among other things, a Pegasus, a moose, … Read More
September 24, 2025
HEC Forum (vol. 37, no. 3, 2025) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
September 23, 2025
(TechCrunch) – For years, Big Tech CEOs have touted visions of AI agents that can autonomously use software applications to complete tasks for people. But take today’s consumer AI agents out for a spin, whether it’s OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent or … Read More
September 23, 2025
(New York Times) – Gene therapies for rare diseases are frequently developed then discarded by drug companies because they can’t afford to produce the treatment for more patients. The problem is economics. The science is there to cure Mr. Atteberry’s … Read More
September 23, 2025
(New York Times) – A young Greenlandic woman living in Denmark will regain custody of the infant girl taken from her shortly after birth. The case has become the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland. Where the authorities misstepped, according … Read More
September 23, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – “Our focus is really on what we can do to pull the doctor out of the visit,” says Akido’s CTO. These patients—some of whom are on Medicaid—can access specialist appointments on short notice, a privilege typically … Read More
September 23, 2025
(Gizmodo) – Anyone who’s tried to lose weight knows there’s no shortage of products or fad foods out there that will supposedly speed up your slimming. One such advertised food, apple cider vinegar, will have less credibility behind it now, … Read More
