50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2023
Paranoid computer; Mount Everest not the highest1973, CRASH PROTECTION: “New automobile frame includes [structure] changes (gray) and the addition of energy-absorbing material (color). The slanting structure at the rear of the engine is to deflect the engine toward the ground, rather than into the passenger compartment, in a head-on collision. In late 1997 and 1998
What Causes Déjà Vu?
Does this all feel a little familiar? Called déjà vu, that sensation may be your brain correcting its own errors Credit: francescoch/Getty ImagesIt’s an eerie feeling: You walk into a place you know you’ve never been before but are overwhelmed by a sense of familiarity—a memory you can’t quite reach. Has this all happened before?
Will an AI Be the First to Discover Alien Life?
SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, is deploying machine-learning algorithms that filter out earthly interference and spot signals humans might missThe Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia is one of several helping to look for alien civilizations. Credit: Jim West/Alamy Stock PhotoFrom the hills of West Virginia to the flats of rural
A ‘De-extinction’ Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo
Colossal Biosciences, the headline-grabbing, venture-capital-funded juggernaut of de-extinction science, announced plans on January 31 to bring back the dodo. Whether “bringing back” a semblance of the extinct flightless bird is feasible is a matter of debate. Founded in 2021 by tech entrepreneur Ben Lamm and Harvard University geneticist George Church, the company first said it
A Famed Dolphin-Human Fishing Team Up Is in Danger of Disappearing
A call for help sounds to ensure survival of a 140-year-old fishing partnership pairing cetaceans and humans Credit: Lars Mik Photography/500px/Getty ImagesPeople in Laguna proudly refer to their southern Brazilian city as the “national capital of fish-herding dolphins.” For at least 140 years, artisanal fishers and bottlenose dolphins have worked together in careful synchrony to catch
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