More than 2,000 years after Plato died, the towering figure of classical antiquity and founder of the Academy, regarded by many as the first university…
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Medics design AI tool to predict side-effects in breast cancer patients
Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict which breast cancer patients are more at risk of side-effects after treatment. Worldwide, 2 million…
View More Medics design AI tool to predict side-effects in breast cancer patientsAI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns
Artificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users…
View More AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warnsThe 10 biggest science stories of 2023 – chosen by scientists
1. India’s lunar lander reaches the dark side of the moon While western billionaires were busy sending rockets to space only for them to crash…
View More The 10 biggest science stories of 2023 – chosen by scientistsPhysicist Bob Coecke: ‘It’s easier to convince kids than adults about quantum mechanics’
Belgian physicist and musician Prof Bob Coecke, 55, wants to teach quantum physics to a mass audience. The paradox-filled theory that describes the microscopic realm…
View More Physicist Bob Coecke: ‘It’s easier to convince kids than adults about quantum mechanics’Hallucinate, AI, authenticity: dictionaries’ words of the year make our biggest fears clear
The moment we’ve all breathlessly waited for is finally here: dictionaries are announcing their words of the year. Last week, the US’s most esteemed lexicon,…
View More Hallucinate, AI, authenticity: dictionaries’ words of the year make our biggest fears clearAI laser that reads heartbeat through the throat could replace stethoscopes
Scientists have developed a laser camera that can read a person’s heartbeat at a distance and pinpoint signs that they might be suffering from cardiovascular…
View More AI laser that reads heartbeat through the throat could replace stethoscopesResearchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by Vesuvius
When the blast from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reached Herculaneum in AD79, it burned hundreds of ancient scrolls to a crisp in the library…
View More Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned by VesuviusGoogle DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potential
Scientists at Google DeepMind have built an artificial intelligence program that can predict whether millions of genetic mutations are either harmless or likely to cause…
View More Google DeepMind AI tool assesses DNA mutations for harm potentialParalysed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first
A severely paralysed woman has been able to speak through an avatar using technology that translated her brain signals into speech and facial expressions. The…
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