National Geographic Reveals its 2022 Pictures of the Year
"National Geographic has published its 2022 Pictures of the Year. The headline story of its December issue, these selections are the result of reviewing more than two million photos that were captured in the field this year."
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National Geographic Reveals its 2022 Pictures of the Year
National Geographic has published its 2022 Pictures of the Year which includes the best 118 photos from the more than two million captured.Jaron Schneider (PetaPixel)
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Radical new therapy for Parkinson’s will use stem cell transplants
"Lab-grown nerve cells will replace those destroyed by disease – scientists hope treatment may be available in five years"
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'It’s hard not to get caught in the act': meet the people who help total strangers
"Charitable donations peak in December, but what about the rest of the year? Sally Howard meets the people dedicated to random acts of kindness – and learns why giving anonymously is even better for you"
What is ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that’s taking the internet by storm
Artificial Intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI on Wednesday announced ChatGPT, a prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural language and responding in natural language... It has since taken the internet by storm, with people marvelling at how intelligent the AI-powered bot sounds.
It wrote a poem about Slashdot, here:
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Looks like we're all safe...
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What is ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that’s taking the internet by storm
ChatGPT's ability to generate human-like responses has generated much buzz.Zohaib Ahmed (The Indian Express)
Reflex
Bent at a reflex angle as she reflects on the wall.
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A young woman bends forward next to a wall, posing for her friend's camera.
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Sol Cinema
A solar-powered cinema in a caravan. Part of the Golden Key event outside St Paul's Cathedral, London.
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A close-up of the open window of a caravan through which a woman in a maroon usher's uniform with golden epaulettes and matching hat has poked her head. She is wearing slightly comical bright red glasses. To the left of the window are the words "Popcorn" and "Tickets". To the right is a sign saying, "Warning. Children left unattended will be sold to the circus".
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Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after billion-dollar Sandy Hook court ruling
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist ordered to pay $473m in damages on top of nearly $1bn verdict handed down in October
Concerto for tiny violins and sad trombone.
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Victorian-Era People Who Never Existed: These Portraits Were AI-Generated
An artist used the latest version of AI image generator Midjourney to create these ultra photorealistic images of people in the 19th century."
There's a bit of an uncanny valley going on in the fourth one, but overall they're unbelievably good. Now, if only they can animate these and make movies with them...
Incoherent, creepy and gorgeous: we asked six leading artists to make work using AI – and here are the results
Artificial intelligence is creating increasingly sophisticated images. But what does it mean for the art world? Gilbert and George, Gillian Wearing, Mat Collishaw, Elizabeth Price, Polly Morgan and Lindsey Mendick found out
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Flexing it! Mind-bending female photography – in pictures
A new book by Prix Pictet features recent work by 64 women on the theme of sustainability, from freefalling office workers to funeral customs in rural China
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My secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop
Thirty years ago last week—on November 25, 1992—my BBS came online for the first time. I was only 11 years old, working from my dad's Tandy 1800HD laptop and a 2400 baud modem. The Cave BBS soon grew into a bustling 24-hour system with over 1,000 users.
Benj Edwards will get many of you in full-on nostalgia mode as you relive your early years online.
#technology #tech #BBS #SocialMedia
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Scientists make ‘exciting’ breakthrough in Amelia Earhart mystery
Hidden letters and numbers discovered on aluminium panel believed to be from famous aviator’s aircraft
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Major breakthrough in the search for Amelia Earhart
Previous hopes surrounding a panel thought to be Amelia Earhart's plane have been dashed by forensic researchMatt Jackson (Express.co.uk)
Area
What's the area of this place? Three pancras square? I wouldn't have said it's more than one pancra.
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A woman stands outside a building. On the side of the wall are the words "3 Pancras Square".
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Photographer Captures ‘Face of Poseidon’ in Stormy Waves
A photographer who captured a clear face in a wave says he was “blown away” by the picture.
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That's not Poseidon. It's Roy Wood!
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Long Covid: the patient who’s made an app to track symptoms
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Groundbreaking new compound eradicates the MRSA superbug
A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics has been discovered by scientists at the University of Bath in the UK led by Dr Maisem Laabei and Dr Ian Blagbrough.The novel compound – a polyamine – seems to destroy Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium that causes (among other things) deadly Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, by disrupting the pathogen’s cell membrane.
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Groundbreaking new compound eradicates the MRSA superbug
A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics has been discovered by scientists.Joseph Shavit (Brighter Side News)
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Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all
Never mind the yuck factor: precision fermentation could produce new staple foods, and end our reliance on farming
#science #environment #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown
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‘No one had seen anything like it’: how video game Pong changed the world
It started as a trick played on a young IT engineer, and has inspired art installations and even social experiments. Its creators – and those they influenced – hail the bleeping genius of a coin-op classic
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San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force
'The San Francisco Police Department is currently petitioning the city's Board of Supervisors for permission to deploy robots to kill suspects that law enforcement deems a sufficient threat ...'
What could possibly go wrong?
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