Topics in computer graphics

An international team of scientists has created a tool that can aid in increasing climate awareness and climate action globally by highlighting messaging themes shown to be effective through experimental research

Researchers reconstructed speech from brain activity, and are using it to build vocal reconstruction technology that recreates the voices of patients who have lost their ability to speak

Lethal climate change millions of years ago was due to volcanic eruptions, scientists conclude

New study identifies the neurons that have one job: to detect the unexpectedly erroneous, researchers call them “prediction-error neurons”

Black older adults and residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods at greater risk for cognitive decline linked to heat waves that hasten it

Not only neurons memory: new study reveals the crucial role of vascular system cells—known as pericytes—in the formation of long-term memories of life events—memories that are lost in diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease

More than 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs test positive for the opioid fentanyl, despite only 18% reporting using it intentionally

Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to later have a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waistline, according to a new study with data from 6,463 children ages 9 to 11 in the U.S

Survey study found that ChatGPT’s responses to people’s healthcare-related queries are nearly indistinguishable from those provided by humans

GPU accelerated SMT constraint solving (2021)

An international team of researchers has unlocked a large-scale genomic analysis of Setaria or foxtail millet, an important cereal crop and one of the oldest domesticated grain crops in the world

That's Interesting (1971)

A team of cognitive scientists has created a computational model that reveals our ability to plan for future events

Students whose brainwaves are more in sync with their classmates and teacher are likely to learn better than those lacking this “brain-to-brain synchrony

Eight things to know about large language models [pdf]

Virtual reality boxing game effective in reducing stress, improving cognitive function in adolescents, new study finds

School dental program prevents 80% of cavities with non-invasive treatment

Knowing we like a song takes only seconds of listening, new psychology research finds

Forest lizards have evolved genetically to live in cities — traits include longer limbs for sprinting across open areas, and larger toe pads with specialized scales for clinging to smooth surfaces like walls or glass

Russian Twitter campaigns during the 2016 presidential race primarily reached ‘a small portion of the American electorate — and this portion was more likely to be highly partisan Republicans’

New York City health inspectors issued a disproportionate number of citations to restaurants serving Asian cuisine in the early months of 2020, finds a new study by a team of researchers

Anthropologists find new ways female bones are permanently altered after giving birth: specifically, they found calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus concentrations are lower in females who have experienced reproduction

Our brains 'time-stamp' sounds to process the words we hear

Alan D. Sokal – Transgressing the Boundaries (1995)

YouTube More Likely to Direct Election-Fraud Videos to Users Already Skeptical

Teenagers become more exploratory in their behaviors with age, becoming increasingly likely to visit new places over time

By monitoring sweat glands, researcher develops algorithm to track mental states through the skin almost instantly, using a non-invasive wearables

The size of our primary visual cortex and the amount of brain tissue we have dedicated to processing visual information can predict how well we can see

New model sheds light on trends in firearm ownership in the United States, revealing potential link between firearm purchases and mass shootings

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