Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts| Scientific American
A new study demonstrates the power of music to alter our emotional perceptions of other people| Scientific American
This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to you| Scientific American
Sunshine may hold healing rays for a variety of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists are turning this surprising discovery into treatments| Scientific American
The cholera bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, flourishes in countries suffering from poor sanitation and urban crowding. Now a new study suggests that the presence of human beings can make the disease more communicable. Findings published today in the journal Nature indicate that passage through the human digestive system produces a version of the bacteria up to 700 times more infectious than the same bacteria originating in water or soil.| Scientific American
Trillions of tiny animals may be coordinating their movements in ways that affect every organism on the planet| Scientific American
Here’s why the CDC is so concerned about deadly flesh-eating bacteria and ways to avoid being infected| Scientific American
A recent study found that Hurricane Ian led to a spike in cases of vibriosis, a life-threatening illness caused by water-borne Vibrio bacteria| Scientific American
Rip currents pose a danger to swimmers at the beach, but they also play an important ecological role in the ocean| Scientific American
When infections such as COVID go global, what chance do we have of ridding the world of the pathogen responsible?| Scientific American
After Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and other major tragedies, the U.S. has examined itself to see how to prevent the next catastrophe. We need to do the same for the COVID pandemic| Scientific American
The declaration was made because of the risk the virus poses to countries outside China, where limited person-to-person spread has occurred| Scientific American
Historians of the 1918 influenza pandemic discuss lessons for what the future of COVID might look like| Scientific American
Here’s how to plan COVID-safer holiday get-togethers, using websites that show viral levels in wastewater| Scientific American
COVID has jostled people’s emotional equilibrium. Therapy apps, telehealth, lay counselors and psilocybin are poised to change the foundations of caregiving| Scientific American
Measures meant to tame the coronavirus pandemic are quashing influenza and most other respiratory diseases, which could have wide-ranging implications| Scientific American
Assigning a cause of death is never straightforward, but data on excess deaths suggest coronavirus death tolls are likely an underestimate| Scientific American
When the U.S.’s national public health emergency for COVID expires on May 11, some costs will shift to the private sector and consumers| Scientific American
Companies are experimenting with deep-sea tech to produce cheaper fresh water| Scientific American
Desynchronizing a monkey’s brain with electricity caused a performance boost| Scientific American
When asked, ChatGPT declared that its training material—the language we humans use every day—was to blame for potential bias in stories it generated| Scientific American
Author Susan Cain explains the fallacy of "groupwork," and points to research showing that it can reduce creativity and productivity| Scientific American
Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t disappeared| Scientific American
A water-moving science project from Science Buddies| Scientific American
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American| Scientific American
An advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend authorizing the Moderna and Pfizer shots for the youngest children| Scientific American
There’s a myth that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Experts explain why it might take some people longer—or shorter| Scientific American
The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology| Scientific American
Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your summer vacation| Scientific American
The sun’s magnetic poles are about to reverse as part of a regular 11-year sunspot activity cycle| Scientific American
Unique studies of gravity waves, atmospheric holes and dazzling coronal displays will accompany April’s total solar eclipse across the U.S., Mexico and Canada| Scientific American
Sensors will monitor solar emissions that threaten GPS and radio signals| Scientific American
Open-office designs create productivity and health problems. New insights from Deaf and autistic communities could fix them| Scientific American
Schools are missing an opportunity to boost learning by not tapping the teenage fixation on social life| Scientific American
In the early 20th century, a mathematician and economist sought the optimal strategy for Holmes to escape Moriarty’s pursuit| Scientific American
African-American women working behind the scenes as “human computers” were vital to the Space Race| Scientific American
Many people are concerned about microplastics reaching our brain—but few realize how this connects with petroleum production and the climate crisis| Scientific American
Truly global participation in the process will create more than just a Paris Agreement for plastics| Scientific American
Atmospheric currents are transporting plastic pollution into remote, pristine areas, showing the global nature of the problem| Scientific American
Mounting evidence shows the endocrine-disrupting chemicals in plastics are harmful to human health| Scientific American
A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production| Scientific American
Tiny bits of plastic have seeped into soil, fish and air, posing a threat to animal and human health| Scientific American
Within days of each other, Hurricane Jova in the Pacific and Hurricane Lee in the Atlantic rapidly ballooned into Category 5 storms| Scientific American
Is generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins—and how to reduce it| Scientific American
From the technology upsetting jobs and causing intellectual property issues to models making up fake answers to questions, here’s why we’re concerned about generative AI.| Scientific American
A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden| Scientific American
Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows| Scientific American
Carbon capture technology is a PR fig leaf designed to help Big Oil delay the phaseout of fossil fuels| Scientific American
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is already billions of dollars over budget and decades behind schedule. Not even its leaders can say how much more money and time it will take to complete| Scientific American
Systems like ChatGPT are enormously entertaining and even mind-bogglingly human-sounding, but they are also unreliable and could create an avalanche of misinformation| Scientific American
Harris would continue the Biden administration’s landmark climate efforts; Trump would roll the country back to more oil and gas| Scientific American
Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence| Scientific American
Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record| Scientific American
Fears of “social contagion,” used to support anti-transgender legislation, are not supported by science| Scientific American
Low emotional security can intensify our relationships to our belongings| Scientific American
Climate change made heat waves in the U.S. Southwest, Europe and China hotter and more likely| Scientific American
Heat waves broke temperature records around the world this past summer, but it will still be one of the coolest summers of the next few decades| Scientific American
The year 2023 is officially the hottest on record, edging close to the mark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. But that doesn’t mean that the goals of the Paris climate accord are out of reach| Scientific American
A social psychologist found that showing people how manipulative techniques work can create resilience against misinformation| Scientific American
We each have more power to be a science communicator than we realize| Scientific American
Scientists are specifying how much damage climate change is adding to extreme weather events, potentially influencing court cases, insurance claims and public policy| Scientific American
Boris Eldagsen submitted an artificial-intelligence-generated image to a photography contest as a “cheeky monkey” and sparked a debate about AI’s place in the art world| Scientific American
Vaccinologist Peter Hotez explains how the movement to oppose science and scientists has gained power| Scientific American
Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory| Scientific American
How do giant filter-feeding whales find their tiny prey? The answer could be key to saving endangered species| Scientific American
It’s important that we use accurate terminology when discussing how AI chatbots make up information| Scientific American
When dangerous heat waves hit cities, better risk communication could save lives| Scientific American
Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the brain produces our inner world of colors, sounds, smells and tastes. A thought experiment with “pain-pleasure” zombies illustrates that the mystery is deeper than we thought| Scientific American
Why do people spend so much time talking about themselves?| Scientific American
Evidence shows microplastics can end up in many different organs and may harm reproductive health| Scientific American
Famed AI wins in Go let human players rethink their moves in a whole new way| Scientific American
Some amount of chatbot hallucination is inevitable. But there are ways to minimize it| Scientific American
“We’re still in a pandemic,” says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization| Scientific American
The last time North Americans caught a total solar eclipse, the sun was in a lull of activity. This year’s eclipse will be very different| Scientific American
Unlike in adults, suicide risk among children is lowest during the summer and higher during the school year. Understanding these patterns can help prevent and treat suicidality| Scientific American
People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience serious health problems or die during a three-year study| Scientific American
To understand how AI is contributing to climate change, look at the way it’s being used| Scientific American
As AI-generated content fills the Internet, it’s corrupting the training data for models to come. What happens when AI eats itself?| Scientific American
Artificial-intelligence-powered image-generating systems are making fake photographs so hard to detect that we need AI to catch them| Scientific American
OpenAI just released an updated version of its text-generating artificial intelligence program. Here’s how GPT-4 improves on its predecessor| Scientific American
Is it possible for an artificial intelligence to be sentient?| Scientific American
Scientist Matthew Lieberman uncovers the neuroscience of human connections—and the broad implications for how we live our lives| Scientific American
Wealth naturally trickles up in free-market economies, model suggests| Scientific American
Our conception of time depends on the way we measure it| Scientific American
Scientists are beginning to unravel a mystery that has long vexed philosophers| Scientific American
I developed what appears to be a photographic memory when I was 16 years old. Does this kind of memory truly exist, and, if so, how did I develop it?| Scientific American
The human drive to resolve uncertainty is so strong that people will look for answers even when it’s obvious those answers will be painful| Scientific American
Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs| Scientific American
How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years| Scientific American
Prescribing weight loss to Black women ignores barriers to their health| Scientific American
The chatbot was the ideal test taker—it exhibited no trace of test anxiety, poor concentration or lack of effort. And what about that IQ score?| Scientific American
A new investigation shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation| Scientific American
We must reckon with his and other scientists’ racist ideas if we want an equitable future| Scientific American
The science and art of password setting and cracking continues to evolve, as does the war between password users and abusers| Scientific American
AI may equal human intelligence without matching the true nature of our experiences| Scientific American
The zealous drive by politicians to limit our salt intake has little basis in science| Scientific American
Children as young as seven years old may hesitate to ask questions in school because they worry classmates will think they are “stupid”| Scientific American
