Core dimensions of human material perception
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 10, March 2025. SignificanceAccurate perception of material properties is crucial for successful interactions with objects and substances in our environment. Materials such as wool, soil, skin, granite, and jelly have complex and highly varied appearances. Our ability to …The neural bases of the reach–grasp movement in humans: Quantitative evidence from brain lesions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 10, March 2025. SignificanceVisually guided grasping is a fundamental building block of animal behavior, the specific neural mechanisms of which remain poorly documented in the human brain. We have mapped the causal contribution of different brain parts to grasping …
Sam Altman’s World Network and Razer Want to Defeat Gaming’s Bot Problem
The teams are releasing “Razer ID verified by World ID,” which is a single sign-on mechanism that will verify real human gamers from bots…
Foreign minister: Brussels wants to sacrifice Transcarpathia Hungarian community for Ukraine
Ukraine’s accession negotiations would not get anywhere “until the rights of the Hungarian national community are fully restored”, minister said…AI Nurses Are Making Inroads Into Healthcare. Humans Have Mixed Feelings
One of the companies to know about is Hippocratic AI, which had initially promoted a rate of only $9 an hour for its AI assistants…
James Howells Bitcoin Landfill Dig Appeal Fails
Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Howells has had his appeal request to the Royal Court of Appeal refused The case concerns his ongoing legal battle with Newport City Council over access to a landfill site Howells intends to escalate the matter to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) James Howells…
Trump’s team sets historic test of immigrants’ speech rights
The Trump administration’s moves to deport Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil have set up a historic court battle over whether the U.S. government can remove legal residents as national security risks for what they say.Why it matters: If Trump’s team is successful, legal analysts say…
Bitcoin To $10 Million? Experts Predict Explosive Growth By 2035
In a new publication titled The Mustard Seed, Joe Burnett—Director of Market Research at Unchained—outlines a thesis that envisions Bitcoin reaching $10 million per coin by 2035. This inaugural quarterly letter takes the long view, focusing on “time arbitrage” as it surveys where Bitcoin, technology, and human civilization could stand a decade from now…
Cerebral Palsy Month | Advocating for rights and inclusion of individuals with CP
Cerebral Palsy Month | Advocating for rights and inclusion of individuals with CP Sunday 16 March 2025 – 16:05pm Executive Director of Malamulele Onward Pulane Baloyi JOHANNESBURG – As South Africa commemorates National Cerebral Palsy month, Malamulele, Onward reaffirms its dedication to enhancing the lives of children living with the condition and their families across