Chengdu Science Fiction Museum opens

Chengdu Science Fiction Museum opens Chengdu Science Fiction Museum by ZHA has recently opened its doors to host the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and the Hugo Awards in China. The new Chengdu Science Fiction Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects is situated on Jingrong Lake within the Science & Innovation New City of Chengdu’s Pidu […]

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Rural communities are being left behind because of poor digital infrastructure, research shows

In an era where businesses and households depend on the internet for everything from marketing to banking and shopping, the lack of adequate digital access can be a significant hurdle. And our recent research shows that many homes and businesses in the UK are being left stranded in the digital age. Our two studies focused […]

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Porsche’s big plans for the 2024 Motorsport Season

Porsche‘s big plans for the 2024 motorsport season are to clinch titles in major endurance championships, including Le Mans, and dominate the esports series. The plan of the Porsche sports car maker revealed at the annual “Night of Champions,” also includes diverse customer racing activities. During the Weissach development center gala, Nicolas Leutwiler was honored […]

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Israeli Startup Mine secures $30 million despite ongoing war

In a surprising turn of events amid the ongoing global uncertainties, Israeli startup Mine has successfully raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. The investment was co-led by Battery Ventures and PayPal Ventures, with a substantial investment from Nationwide, a prominent insurance company. Mine CEO, Gal Ringel, emphasized the company’s resilience in […]

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How conspiracy theories can affect the communities they attack – new research

Scientists have learned a lot about why people believe in conspiracy theories and how they harm society over the past couple of decades. Yet little is known about how the groups targeted by conspiracy theories feel and behave. Our new research found that conspiracy theories can make people from their target communities want to help […]

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Education should look to the way artists are embracing AI, instead of turning its back on the technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to make a major impact on many sectors of society over the coming decades. Some of these effects may be positive, others less so. When ChatGPT was released, education, a profession that prides itself on integrity and high ethical standards, was rocked by the prospect that AI could allow […]

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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center shares information about the Climate

NASA and its partners have started the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center to share information about the climate. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, and other United States government leaders unveiled the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center Monday during the 28th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP28). “NASA data is essential […]

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Erel Margalit Calls for Paradigm Shift in Israeli Security

In a speech at the JNF-USA Conference in Denver, Colarado last week, Erel Margalit, Founder and Chairman of JVP & Margalit Startup City, outlined a vision for Israel to transcend the challenges it faces in light of the October 7 Hamas attacks. Margalit’s speech resonated with a call for a paradigm shift in Israel’s […]

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how we’re searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies

Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science. Despite the seemingly boundless expanse of the universe, which implies there’s potential for abundant life, the vast distances between stars render the search akin to locating a needle in a cosmic haystack. The Search for […]

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Rats are more human than you think – and they certainly like being around us

Rats have a somewhat unfortunate tendency to enjoy living where people live. That’s how a biologist tried to explain people’s hatred for the rodents in a television news feature about rats gnawing electrical cables in parked cars in the southern Swedish town of Malmö. The brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, is one of the species best […]

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