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British Billionaire Jeremy Coller Funds A.I. Race to Understand Dolphin Language
The winner of this year’s Coller Dolittle prize will use the funds to study bottlenose dolphins. Wild Horizons/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The beloved Doctor Dolittle children’s books and films center around a physician who has the ability to converse with animals—a plot line that likely feels fantastical to most. But Jeremy Coller, a British billionaire…
Read MoreYour Brain Wasn’t Built for This. Algorithms Know It.
As algorithms guide our every move, the line between convenience and control gets blurrier. Unsplash+ In March 2021, a driver in Charlton, Massachusetts, plunged his car into Buffumville Lake while following GPS directions. Rescue teams were called to recover the completely submerged vehicle from 8 feet of water. The driver thankfully escaped with just a…
Read MoreSatellite Collective’s Kevin Draper and Lora Robertson On Making Art in Turbulent Times
Kevin Draper and Lora Robertson’s works in conversation at Mriya Gallery. Roman Gorbun Photography Back in 2016, then-Observer contributor Wayne Northcross—now co-curator of the 2026 Detroit Queer Biennial, among other appellations—filed a brief update on a “stylish art collective” that, since 2010, had been “bringing together choreographers, visual artists, composers, writers and musicians to collaborate…
Read MoreLizzo Reveals What She’s Learned After Being “Cancelled a Lot”
Lizzo Details Her Ongoing Battle With “Dark Depression” During First Concert in 2 Years For Lizzo, it doesn’t feel good as hell to receive backlash. As the Grammy winner recently explained, while she’s used to being the subject of harsh criticism, she’s learning to take it with grace. “I’ve been cancelled a lot,” she said…
Read MoreAustin metro in top 10 for areas where homeownership rates are lowest
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A recent study ranked the Austin-Round Rock metro as tenth in the nation for where homeownership rates were the lowest. SmartAsset, a financial technology company, said it ranked 75 U.S. metro areas based on where homeownership is most and least prevalent. That ranking placed the Austin-Round Rock metro at No. 66 overall.…
Read MoreChatGPT Is Becoming a Stand-In Doctor—Here’s What OpenAI Is Doing About It
Are you asking ChatGPT for medical advice? Ahmed/Unsplash More people around the world are turning to ChatGPT for medical advice when feeling unwell or anxious—sometimes in place of seeing a doctor. A study released in August 2024 by the University of California found that patients often consult A.I. models like ChatGPT either before or after speaking…
Read MoreLorde Details “Slamming Into Rock Bottom” Before Release of Her 2021 Album
Content warning: This story discusses eating disorders. Lorde is looking back at a tough period in her life. Nearly two years after she opened up about her health issues and split from an ex, the… Source link
Read MoreSan Marcos PD: 6 injured by truck hitting group in crosswalk near downtown area
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — Six people were injured after a truck crashed into a group of pedestrians in a crosswalk, according to the San Marcos Police Department. SMPD said just after 1 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, officers responded to the intersection of Hopkins Street and LBJ Drive. The department said when they arrived,…
Read MoreWhy the Grey’s Anatomy Hospital Is Facing Another Bomb Threat in Season 21 Finale
Ellen Pompeo Reveals Which Grey’s Anatomy Storyline She Was “Deeply Against” Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital is bracing itself for another major threat. In E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at the Grey’s Anatomy season 21 finale, airing May 15 on ABC, Dr. Amelia Shephard (Caterina Scorsone) and Dr. Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd) are enthralled in a serious…
Read MoreSupreme Court hears arguments in birthright citizenship case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in its first case stemming from the blitz of actions that have marked the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. Before the court are the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders putting nationwide holds on the Republican president’s push to deny citizenship to children…
Read More‘Schoenberg in Hollywood’ Lands in L.A.
At the Nimoy Theater, the composer’s story returns to the place where it originally unfolded. Photo: Liza Voll Austrian auto-didact, music theorist, pedagogue, writer and emancipator of dissonance, composer Arnold Schoenberg was a lot of things, but cuddly wasn’t one of them. “Uncompromising and pretty curmudgeonly, Schoenberg had a genius for getting people to hate…
Read MoreThe Best Boutique Hotels in Southern California
Booking a boutique hotel has a plethora of benefits, from more attentive and detail-oriented service to premium privacy and fewer guests. While large beach resorts certainly have their perks, smaller properties tend to be treated with more care by ownership, giving visitors the chance to experience a destination with greater authenticity and through a local…
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