Record-breaking stellar black hole found nearby | ESO News
Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole in our galaxy, thanks to the wobbling motion it induces on a companion star. This wobbling was measured over several years with the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. Additional data from other telescopes, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, confirmed that the mass of this […]
Sam Altman: there’s no “magic red button” to stop AI
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speak to The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about what the future of AI will really look like.
How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED
In a scorching talk, marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway dissects the data showing that, by many measures, young people in the US are worse off financially than ever before. He unpacks the root causes and effects of this «great intergenerational theft,» asking why we let it continue and showing how we could make it […]
Un orangután, el primer animal que ven curarse con planta medicinal – N+
Rakus es un orangután macho de Sumatra que sufrió una herida debajo de un ojo. Para sanar, él arrancó selectivamente hojas de una planta conocida por sus propiedades analgésicas y cicatrizantes. Las masticó y aplicó el jugo resultante con precisión durante siete minutos sobre la herida. Luego cubrió la herida con las hojas masticadas hasta […]
Wild orangutan used medicinal plant to treat wound, scientists say
Scientists say they’ve observed an orangutan named Rakus appearing to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant. It’s the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild. Read more: https://bit.ly/4blWW9t
El ‘Tyrannosaurus rex’ no era tan listo como se pensaba
Agencia SINC Desde hace décadas, distintos grupos de investigación han examinado el tamaño y la anatomía del cerebro de los dinosaurios y han utilizado estos datos para inferir su comportamiento y estilo de vida. La información sobre sus cerebros proviene principalmente de moldes endocraneales, es decir, de las estructuras minerales que rellenan la cavidad craneal de […]