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Viral Social Media Posts Give AI Models "Brain Rot"
Training on viral tweets causes lasting cognitive damage in AI systems–and the effects prove impossible to fully reverse.
Inside the Atom: How Molecules Became Microscopic Particle Colliders
MIT physicists turned radium molecules into tabletop nuclear probes, using electrons as messengers from inside the atom's core.
The Noperthedron: A Shape That Blocks Itself
After 350 years of searching, mathematicians found a polyhedron where no copy can pass through its own tunnel.
Google's 'Willow' Quantum Chip Just Crossed an Impossible Barrier
Google's Willow chip solved a physics problem in 2 hours that would take the world's fastest supercomputer over 3 years.
Scientists Transform Materials With Light Pulses
Laser pulses can alter hematite's magnetic properties, changing it into something else - at room temperature.
Fast, cheap tunable laser could turn cars into better drivers
Scientists make tunable laser breakthrough that could transform self-driving tech, toxic gas detection, and even fiber-optic networks.
AI Doctors Lie, Even When They Know They Are Wrong
What if your AI doctor agreed with you–even when you’re wrong? Scientists reveal how chatbots spread misinformation.
When Light Appears to Outrun Itself
JWST captured light echoes racing faster than light around Cassiopeia A. The physics behind the illusion is clear, but three theoretical doors to...
How Market Competition Corrupts AI Safety Training
Stanford researchers discovered that telling AI systems to stay truthful works fine–until those systems start competing for human approval.
The Million-Solar-Mass Mystery Astronomers Found by Looking at Nothing
Researchers detected an invisible object 10 billion light-years away by noticing a tiny flaw in distorted starlight–but whether it's dark matter or something...
