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He studied the chemistry of cells and enzymes, which led to the discovery of DNA. Kx3wuVkBZFQ scientist-issues-warning-about-current-wuhan-lab-work Scientist Issues Warning About Current Wuhan Lab Work At today's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, Dr. Steven Quay explained why he thinks COVID-19 leaked from a lab in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and warned about current work being done there. 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PeSNEXKxarU ai-explaned-ai-wont-be-agi-until-it-can-at-least-do-this AI Explaned | AI Won't Be AGI, Until It Can At Least Do This The clearest demonstration yet of why current LLMs are not just ‘scale’ away from general intelligence. hIuXXvWY6-4 google-deepmind-ai-brain-unlocks-the-secrets-of-real-brains DeepMind AI Brain Unlocks The Secrets of Real Brains The Harvard-Google DeepMind collaboration has created an artificial neural network that can control a virtual rat's movements in an ultra-realistic physics simulation, mimicking how biological brains coordinate complex behaviors. SWYTNsk5gqo did-this-ancient-egyptian-book-predict-the-future Did This Ancient Egyptian Book Predict The Future? The Book of Thoth is said to have been written by the ancient Egyptian God of knowledge of the same name. It has had a strange, mystical impact on the thousands of years following its discovery. Some say it is a “book of spells” and some say it has already predicted the future. DT0TP_Ng4gA variable-minds-science-is-reconsidering-evolution Variable Minds | Science Is Reconsidering Evolution Richard Dawkins' Selfish Gene faces a formidable challenge as biophysicist Denis Noble makes a case for an evolution driven by purpose, intention and a collective intelligence of organisms. XtDabpgKfwo fexl-this-theory-caused-chaos-among-scientists Fexl | This Theory Caused Chaos Among Scientists! Chaos involves "sensitive dependence on initial conditions." g_Lhmhj1894 the-godfather-of-ai-warns-about-the-risks-of-ai The Godfather of AI warns about The Risks of AI Geoffrey Hinton, computer scientist and cognitive psychologist, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the existential threat of AI along with his part in shaping the world of AI. 3dmaZ2aGDYI this-killed-all-but-1000-humans-900000-years-ago This Killed All But 1,000 Humans 900,000 Years Ago Our ancestors had it ROUGH. On the bright side, there was a good chance you would've been the world's best at something... 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AI is the buzzword de jour, and for good reason: It’s enabling a LOT of new and useful tools for everyday life. But just what IS it? And why do we think it’s being portrayed dishonestly? 6dtuGyksOIM ai-robotics-2024-updates-ai-robots-are-becoming-too-real AI & Robotics 2024 Updates | AI Robots are Becoming Too Real! The world of AI and robotics saw incredible advancements in 2024, with new technologies emerging that blur the line between science fiction and reality. xm1B3Y3ypoE sabine-hossenfelder-is-the-intelligence-explosion-near-a-reality-check Sabine Hossenfelder | Is the Intelligence-Explosion Near? I had a look at Leopold Aschenbrenners recent (very long) essay about the supposedly near "intelligence explosion" in artificial intelligence development. I am not particularly convinced by his argument. JmSHU2FZ8II dream-machine-the-best-ai-video-model-is-out-free Dream Machine | The Best AI Video Model is Out & Free! The Best AI Video Generator just dropped. A Sora killer? I would argue so, since you can use it RIGHT NOW! And For FREE! 1tnCQkQOAdQ who-is-yuval-harari-klaus-schwabs-right-hand-man Who is Yuval Harari? Klaus Schwab's Right-Hand Man Patrick Bet-David explains who Yuval Harari is, why he's significant, and what his vision is for the world this century. ly87daq1lEk dr-paul-m-sutter-what-is-the-biggest-flaw-in-the-big-bang-theory What is the Biggest Flaw in the Big Bang Theory? What is the “cold spot” on the cosmic microwave background? Why shouldn’t it exist? What are some possible explanations for it, and why are they unsatisfying?