“Cancel culture” has a bad reputation. There is growing anxiety[1] over this practice of publicly shaming people online for violating social norms[2] ranging from inappropriate jokes[3] to controversial business practices[4].
Online shaming can be a wildly
Deepfakes – essentially putting words in someone else’s mouth in a very believable way – are becoming more sophisticated[1] by the day and increasingly hard to spot. Recent examples of deepfakes include Taylor Swift nude images[2], an audio recording of
The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons[1]. On average, each of these cells make thousands of different connections to facilitate communication across the brain. Neural communication is thought to underlie all brain functions – from
As artificial intelligence creeps further into people’s daily lives, so do worries about it. At the most alarmist are concerns about AI going rogue[1] and terminating its human masters.
But behind the calls for a pause on the development of AI[2] is a
Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy[1], is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy’s debilitating
Despite many efforts to find better, more effective ways to treat cancer, it remains a leading cause of death by disease[1] among children in the U.S.
Cancer patients are also getting younger. Cancer diagnoses among those under 50 has risen by about 80%