Technology and Engineering
When Algorithms Cannot Be Fair: The Hidden Choices That Lock Bias Into AI
A new philosophical framework distinguishes remediable algorithmic bias from discrimination built into a system's representational choices, and proposes upstream ontological...
New AI Fingerprinting Method Separates Stolen Models From Innocent Lookalikes
Researchers in China have developed a deep neural network fingerprinting method that explicitly separates stolen model copies from independently trained...
Nerve Fibers Invade the Aging Lens, Revealing How Cataracts Take Hold
A single-cell atlas of 554 human cataract capsules reveals that nerve-like fibers invade the aging lens through an NRG1-ERBB3 signaling...
Ovarian Cancer AI Study Retracted After Ultrasound Dataset Turns Out to Contain Thyroid Images
A 2024 study claiming high-accuracy deep learning detection of ovarian cancer was retracted after its ultrasound dataset was found to...
New Arabic Deepfake-Text Benchmark Reveals Where AI Detectors Fail
A new multi-domain Arabic dataset and benchmark shows that deepfake-text detectors excel within familiar domains but falter sharply on government...
Puberty Appears to Shield Boys From Fatty Liver Disease, But Not Girls, Study Finds
A longitudinal study of 1,544 Beijing children found that advancing pubertal development is associated with significantly lower odds of MASLD...
Europe Tests Its Anti-Disinformation Arsenal in Landmark 3.5 Million Euro Project
A new 3.5 million euro Horizon Europe project coordinated by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz will test twenty existing European counter-disinformation...
Firefighters’ Choice of Coolant Shapes How Much Strength Concrete Keeps After a Blaze
A new study shows that the fire suppression method used to cool burning concrete dramatically affects how much strength the...
New Integrated Scoring Tool Tracks Drought, Salt, and Water Stress in Uzbekistan’s Farmland
Researchers have built a unified scoring framework that combines climate, soil, and groundwater data to assess the health of irrigated...
Eigenvector Alignment, Not Training Error, Predicts How Kernel Machines Generalize
A new theoretical study shows that in kernel ridge regression, generalization hinges on the alignment between learning targets and the...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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