The conventional method for chest compressions doesn’t have a great success rate. Doctors are pumping it up with a high-tech plunger.
Category: Research
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Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says
A quantum computer came up with better answers to a physics problem than a conventional supercomputer.
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Silicon Valley Confronts the Singularity
The frenzy over artificial intelligence may be ushering in the long-awaited moment when technology goes wild. Or maybe it’s the hype that is out of control.
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How Could AI Destroy Humanity?
Researchers and industry leaders have warned that A.I. could pose an existential risk to humanity. But they’ve been light on the details.
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Hospice Is a Profitable Business, but Nonprofits Mostly Do a Better Job
Nearly three-quarters of hospice organizations are now for-profit. Complaints of fraud and profiteering are growing.
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A.I. or Nuclear Weapons: Can You Tell These Quotes Apart?
Many experts on artificial intelligence are warning of its potential dangers and calling for regulation, just as others once did with the atomic bomb.
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Birds Sing, but Are They Making Music? What Scientists Say.
Scientists are finding more evidence that birdsong parallels human-made music.
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The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.)
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Silicon Valley Chosen for $4 Billion Chip Research Center
Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif.