A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world’s booming enterprise in scientific and technological advancement.
Category: Research
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What Happened to All of Science’s Big Breakthroughs?
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Microsoft Bets Big on the Creator of ChatGPT in Race to Dominate A.I.
The New York Times – Business:As a new chatbot wows the world with its conversational talents, a resurgent tech giant is poised to reap the benefits while doubling down on a relationship with the start-up OpenAI.
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How Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.
The New York Times – Business:In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.
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A Music Historian Takes a Top Job at the New York Public Library
The New York Times – Music:Brent Reidy, the new director of Research Libraries, said he hoped to help democratize the 127-year-old library by reaching a younger generation.
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Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don’t Need
The New York Times – Business:Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests.
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Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow
The New York Times – Business:But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.
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The New Chat Bots Could Change the World. Can You Trust Them?
The New York Times – Business:Siri, Google Search, online marketing and your child’s homework will never be the same. Then there’s the misinformation problem.
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling.
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FDA Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men
The New York Times – Business:The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had sex with men in the previous three months.
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Alzheimer’s Drug May Benefit Some Patients, New Data Shows
The New York Times – Business:The drug, lecanemab, made by Eisai and Biogen, also carried risks of brain swelling and bleeding and should be studied further, a report of the findings said.
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China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch
The New York Times – Business:The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with fellow astronauts aboard Tiangong, the country’s newly completed outpost in orbit.