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antifusion1 t1_ivjxwbj wrote on November 8, 2022 at 2:58 PM

Reply to comment by FrostedCupcakeqp in India ISRO planning to set up its own space station by 2035. Theoretical studies are being conducted by QuantumThinkology

Americas 11%? Perhaps they ARE trying? Perhaps it's possible to do two things at once? https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-10-17-poverty-rate-india-was-slashed-says-report-globally-12bn-still-poor

mschuster91 t1_jat12ky wrote on March 3, 2023 at 9:18 PM

Reply to comment by heresacorrection in Does being sick impair the body’s ability to form memories during that time? by Temporary_turbulance

Covid has been linked to severe memory degradation (https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-01-19-attention-and-memory-deficits-persist-months-after-recovery-mild-covid). Anecdata: was out sick for two weeks, can barely remember anything from that time. Friend was out sick for months and struggled with massive

Arowx OP t1_je4unoi wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Reply to comment by Spetznaaz in Chat-GPT 4 is here, one theory of the Singularity is things will accelerate exponentially, are there any signs of this yet and what should we be watching? by Arowx

chip promises to be more than 300 times faster and denser than current electronic chips. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-06-16-researchers-develop-worlds-first-ultra-fast-photonic-computing-processor-using

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Researchers have developed a technique to precisely manipulate and place nanowires with sub-micron accuracy. This discovery could accelerate the development of even smaller and more powerful computer chips

Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market

Bacterial armour plating has implications for antibiotics

Scientists have discovered that plastic pollution in Antarctica is as bad as everywhere else on the planet. Most of the microfibres were found in air samples, meaning that Antarctic animals and seabirds could very well be breathing them in.

The latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking.

Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than one million adults in China each year from 22 different causes. The study included over 512,000 adults who were recruited during 2004-08 from 10 diverse urban and rural areas

Nearly 1 in 10 young people experience physical pain and suicidality

Satellite imagery reveals that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food

Fossil fuel producers pay for carbon clear up. Compelling fossil fuel producers to pay for carbon clean-up could end these fuels’ contribution to global warming without pitting climate action against meeting society’s energy needs—at a relatively affordable cost.

Compound extreme heat and drought will hit 90% of world population – Oxford study

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk.

Researchers have shown that 18.4% of the general UK population report that certain sounds, such as loud chewing, and repetitive sniffing, cause a significant problem in their lives. The condition is known as misophonia

TIL When random people of varying physical attractiveness get placed into a room, the most physically attractive people tend to seek out each other and to congregate with only each other.

antifusion1 t1_ivjxwbj wrote on November 8, 2022 at 2:58 PM

mschuster91 t1_jat12ky wrote on March 3, 2023 at 9:18 PM

Arowx OP t1_je4unoi wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:58 PM