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Toward Mode Collapse of Natural Language
Regression toward the mean is a simple phenomenon commonly described in Statistics 101 courses. If you measure a parameter describing some phenomenon, you will find that extreme measured values tend to be followed by less extreme ones.
Tommaso Dorigo Mon, 07/20/2026 - 09:07 Categories Science & SocietyBiochar X: Helping Earthworms Navigate Organic Copper Sulfate Contamination
After President Bill Clinton ordered his US Department of Agriculture to make a government "organic" marketing designation for products that used older pesticides and genetic engineering, the industry took off and is now $150 Big Food segment in its own right.
Hank Campbell Mon, 07/20/2026 - 09:01 Categories EnvironmentQuantum Sampling Opens a New Route Through Peptide Space
A hybrid quantum-classical workflow suggests a new way to generate peptide candidates, particularly when biological training data is scarce.
Mark Pierce Mon, 07/20/2026 - 01:17 Categories PharmacologyFriendship Can Be Found In All Human Cultures, That May Be Why Chatbots Have A Place
One of the greatest pains a human can endure is to have no friends. What if we could build machines that replicated the experience of friendship?
The Conversation Sun, 07/19/2026 - 04:29 Categories TechnologyThe New Impact Factor of Journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems 20.9, ranking 2nd in “Robotics”; ranking 4th in “Engineering, Biomedi...
More than skin deep: NUS researchers develop electronic skin that senses, heals and thrives even under water
AI could help identify which environmental chemicals pose the greatest health risks
UVA Engineering’s Geoff Geise earns NAMS’ Permeance Prize for Mid-Career Excellence
PM10 In Wildfire Smoke Is A Killer - Here Is How To Protect Yourself
Wildfire smoke has been pouring across the U.S. border from fires in Canada again, turning skies an eerie shade of orange in several states in July 2026. In the West, smoke has also been spreading into communities in Colorado and neighboring states as more wildfires burn in hot, dry conditions.
The Conversation Fri, 07/17/2026 - 14:29 Categories AtmosphericGlobal study reveals how shipping and human activity shape bacteria in port waters
Pennington Biomedical postdoctoral researcher Dr. Kaja Falkenhain receives Early Career Investigator Award from American Society...
Early inflammation signal drives oral cancer development, highlights path for immunoprevention
KRAS Vaccine: First-In-Human Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer
Scientists have reported that an experimental vaccine targeting one of the most common genetic drivers of pancreatic cancer, called mutant KRAS, is safe and generated a durable immune responses aimed at preventing the cancer.
News Account Thu, 07/16/2026 - 13:31 Categories Cancer ResearchDoctors And Cancer Patients Disagree On Medical Marijuana
If you are not currently smoking marijuana, do not start. It is a carcinogen, no different than cigarettes and alcohol. Most people recognize its effects on the brain are so broad it is about as safe as lead in drinking water. But if you already have cancer, that relative risk equation may change.
Hank Campbell Thu, 07/16/2026 - 12:55 Categories PharmacologyDefining AI
Artificial Intelligence will probably be remembered as the least well-defined technological advancement of humankind.
Tommaso Dorigo Thu, 07/16/2026 - 02:45 Categories Science Education & Policy