4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (326+ words) Have you ever written a letter to your future self? The theory goes, this type of “future self-continuity” exercise helps us to emotionally invest in our own stability and swap short-term impulses for smarter choices with long-term outcomes. But that’s…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (327+ words) One AI can monitor another, but the safeguard may miss signs of trouble One way to keep tabs on AI agents is to have another AI monitor their written reasoning for signs of trouble. New research suggests that safeguard can…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) Analysis of 2.5 million people points to mostly neurological genes linked to the pain disorder A vast genetics study uncovered 26 fibromyalgia risk factors, many linked to genes with neural roles. The work suggests the disorder is one of the brain and…...

3+ week, 37+ min ago   (262+ words) Though textbooks assign them a passive role, motor neurons can help coordinate movements Certain motor neurons organize fruit fly sucking through a domino-like activation sequence, with each neuron activating its target muscle while sending signals back to the brain to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1237+ words) Scientists are largely clueless about the origins of static electricity. A quirky group of researchers aims to change that....