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.
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
Whether you’re hatching «new-you» resolutions or need to end a bad habit, there’s a world of transformative wellness tech at your fingertips. Though some of it may shock you – literally. Willow Group, a company that aims to leverage technology to bring people peace of mind, is led by CEO Nichol Bradford. She is the […]
Having been repressed in the 1960s for their ties to the counterculture, psychedelics are currently experiencing a scientific resurgence. In this video, Michael Pollan, Sam Harris, Jason Silva and Ben Goertzel discuss the history of psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin, acknowledge key figures including Timothy Leary and Albert Hoffman, share what the experience of therapeutic […]
Agencia SINC El ruido está por todas partes. Ya sea en la ciudad, en el campo o incluso en un parque nacional, los niveles de ruido generado por el ser humano son altos y siguen aumentando. Se sospechaba desde hace tiempo que la exposición al ruido era perjudicial para la salud, incluso durante el desarrollo, […]
Agencia SINC Mediante nuevas técnicas de inteligencia artificial, como las de aprendizaje automático, será posible determinar con precisión dónde se desencadenan algunas arritmias cardíacas. Ese es el objetivo de una investigación liderada por la Universidad Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona (UPF), publicada recientemente en la revista Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Fijar el lugar de origen de estas arritmias permitirá aumentar la […]
We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to […]
Philosophy and science haven’t always gone hand-in-hand. Here’s why that should change. Daniel Dennett, an Emeritus Professor from Tufts University and prolific author, provides an overview of his work at the intersection of philosophy and science. Many of today’s philosophers are too isolated in their pursuits, he explains, as they dedicate their intellect purely to […]
Agencia SINC En un mundo con sociedades que envejecen rápidamente, es necesario conocer en detalle la causa y la progresión de las enfermedades asociadas al envejecimiento. El músculo esquelético es el sistema motor clave del cuerpo humano y desempeña un papel fundamental en la regulación metabólica corporal. Investigadores de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra, junto con equipos […]
Ageing has always been inevitable but fasting, epigenetic reprogramming and parabiosis are just some of the scientific techniques that seem to help people stay young. Might the Peter Pan dream become real?
Yuval Noah Harari is a professor renowned for his broad and thought-provoking perspectives on human history. Harari, who is the bestselling author of «Sapiens,» recently released a new volume of this work for younger readers. He gives his Brief But Spectacular take on what it means to be human.
