Events for “logic”

The threat of biological warfare is real – a new book describes the potential devastation

Biological War tells the story of a hypothetical but realistic pathogen that quickly causes anarchy and mass casualties around the world.

Brain-reading wearables will soon be ordinary. What will this mean for the new generation of ‘neurotechnological natives’?

My new study poses nine vital questions for children growing up in the ‘brain-as-interface era’.

Breaking: 'Psychological risk': Australian scientists to abandon remote island over bird flu fears

Technological Advancements Fueling Badger Meter’s (BMI) Long-Term Growth Potential

Stop trying to maintain constant productivity: Your ability to cope with stress changes with the seasons and your own biological clocks

You can build resilience that will work with the changing rhythms in your life.

Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig

Researchers with the long-running Harvard–Cornell Archaeological Exploration of Sardis have unearthed a larger-than-life statue estimated to be nearly 2,500 years old.

Fish DNA in Ozark streams reveals region’s complex geologic history

A fish-finding expedition not only detects unexpected species but also uncovers a living link to Missouri’s geological past.

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap

Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.

I’m managing a pathological liar who never does her work. How do I deal with her?

“I want to send the message that she’d better keep my name out of her mouth.”

Nepal flash flood: Disaster in a geological battleground zone

France 24's Leela Jacinto takes a look at how the extreme geography of Nepal and Tibet, dominated by the Himilaya mountains, contributed to the initial confusion over the cause of catastrophic floods that have killed at least 180 people - now believed to be the result of a glacia

Psychiatry’s diagnostic bible is finally getting a biological upgrade

The “ bible” of clinical psychiatry —the DSM, short for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—is one of the most popular psychiatry reference books around the world.

Peripheral inflammation may drive brain damage in rare neurological disorder, finds NIMHANS study

The study demonstrated a clear association between inflammation in the peripheral immune system and neuroinflammation in patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Hot Chips 2026: Samsung makes LPDDR5X smart with logic unit in memory — LPDDR5X-PIM is 3.01x faster than LPDDR5X in AI inference with 8x the bandwidth

This Tom's Hardware Premium article is free to read with a Tom's Hardware account; no payment necessary. We're offering free access from August 23 to 26 so you can read all of our reporting from Hot Chips. Earlier this month, Samsung introduced the industry's first LPDDR5X-PIM me

Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

The post Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities appeared first on ProPublica .

ExpertIVS: Sociological Expert Driven Individual Value Simulation in Large Language Models

arXiv:2608.20355v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large Language Model (LLM) agents have demonstrated considerable potential for social simulation, yet struggle to accurately model individual value systems. Most existing methods mechanically stitch survey responses into prompts, wh

Climate change is unearthing archaeological discoveries, while also threatening them

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Jørgen Hollesen, a Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, about how climate change is impacting the study of archaeology.

Ways of Connecting: On Writing That Marries the Psychological, the Personal and the Political

Damon Galgut is the most generous-spirited, profoundly gifted and oddly approachable human. I am indebted in ways I can’t count for the critique, the encouragement, the consideration, the commiseration and the line edits (yes, he won the Booker Prize and

Thieves Steal 3,000-Year-Old Treasure in a 'Super-Professional' Museum Heist That Took Only Four Minutes

Officials were shaken after dozens of ancient artifacts vanished from the local archaeological museum in Villena, Spain. The thieves left only a few pieces from the Bronze Age treasure behind

Seven new frog species were hiding beneath Madagascar’s forest floor

Scientists have discovered seven new species of Madagascar’s elusive diamond frogs, using DNA from modern and century-old museum specimens to solve a long-running biological puzzle.

Researchers unveil sustainable spirulina solution to vitamin B12 deficiency

Researchers have produced a form of Spirulina containing biologically active vitamin B12 at levels comparable to beef.

Tiny mirror that controls light in 3D could make microscopes smaller and faster

Researchers use tightly focused laser beams to image biological samples, shape materials with microscopic precision and generate displays.

Einstein thought time dilation was both real and not – he was right

What even is time? Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan takes on this mind-bending question by exploring the proof we have that time dilation is both a physical phenomenon and a psychological one

Would Michelangelo’s David pass a looksmaxxing audit?

In today’s looksmaxxing culture, young men pursue a supposedly ‘ancient’ ideal that’s actually modern and pharmacologically constructed.

Scientists capture first molecular-level images of water reorganization during a reaction crucial for life

Some of nature's most important chemical reactions rely on the coupled movement of negatively and positively charged particles. These processes play central roles in photosynthesis, catalysis and biological energy conversion yet remain difficult to observe.

Honey bees can serve as sentinels for environmental health

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are widely known as essential pollinators, but researchers using a "One Health" approach have also identified them as biological sentinels of environmental health.

How changing diets are creating new markets for Africa’s Indigenous crops

"A growing number of consumers with celiac disease are unable to consume gluten-containing foods such as bread and therefore rely on alternative gluten-free products..."

Bombay High Court slams FDA for ‘pedantic’ view, clears reopening of 5 eateries at MCA premises

MCA had approached the High Court challenging the FDA's decision to suspend operations over alleged hygiene violations and third-party operational irregularities

Three-storey building collapses at Swaminarayan temple premises in Prayagraj

Swaminarayan temple 'kothari', Kamlesh Bhagat, stated that a construction project was under way behind the collapsed structure, and a pit dug for this purpose had been filled with water for an extended period

Quake-hit library gradually returning to normal in Kumamoto

The earthquake-hit municipal library in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, is moving step by step toward reopening after closing late last month.

Engineered bacteria offer a new way to accelerate rock weathering for carbon removal

Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth's atmospheric CO2 levels and climate.

Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’

Expeditioners at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘psychological stress’, while 100 dead little penguins found on Tasmanian island Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Austral

Reworked tRNAs enable protein design with up to 34 amino acids

Scientists have been hard at work for more than 20 years to instruct biological systems, such as E. coli cells, to produce proteins they don't naturally produce. Success could mean faster, cheaper, more innovative solutions for medicine, agriculture, materials science, environmen

Dry seeds preserve fully formed mitochondria, unlocking rapid energy at germination

The majority of plant seeds have the special ability to almost completely dry out and yet remain viable. While most living cells die with a 90% loss of water, cells in seeds enter a biological state of dormancy. With a moisture content of less than 10%—similar to a raisin compare

A field guide for the Wild West of AI-assisted environmental science

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) are blazing a trail through the Wild West of AI-assisted science, with a field guide aimed at environmental data scientists.

Strong oyster reefs start with genetic diversity

The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) was once widespread but has now become so scarce in the North Sea that it no longer forms ecologically functioning reefs. Along with the demise of the flat oyster, the three-dimensional structures that provide habitat for more than 100 mar

Frontier-technology markets are too narrow — here’s how to widen them

Nature, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02572-8 Governments need to keep their procurement processes as open as possible, or they will face risks of technological lock-in down the line.

Pomegranate emerges as a promising natural phytobiotic for veterinary medicine

Researchers have identified a broad range of biological properties of pomegranate with potential medical applications, including antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, liver-supporting and wound-healing effects.

Researcher, heal thyself: meet the scientists studying their own diseases

Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02455-y Studying a condition after being diagnosed with it can be rewarding but also presents some ethical and psychological challenges.

Mechanical memory helps explain how cells adapt their movement to changing environments

Cells in our bodies squeeze through dense tissue channels, thread past neighboring cells and navigate every nook and cranny within the extracellular matrix—the mesh-like network that surrounds and supports cells. How well they do this can shape a wide range of physiological proce

Data centres and democratic decline could lead to more water conflict in the future

To protect our planet’s waters, we need to better understand these new economic and technological factors that underlie disputes over water.

A lost mega-cliff may explain the Grand Canyon’s missing billion years

A colossal cliff system created as the supercontinent Rodinia broke apart may have exposed the heart of the Grand Canyon nearly a billion years before the Colorado River carved it. The ancient landscape could also help explain why enormous sections of North America’s geological r

New Monte Carlo method accelerates simulations of densely entangled polymer melts

Long polymer chains are everywhere: in synthetic materials, soft matter, biological systems such as chromosomes, and mathematical models of filaments and knots. When many such chains are densely packed, they form what physicists call a polymer melt. In this crowded environment, e

Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

When do the fall leaves change color? This interactive map shows a full-bloom timeline for autumn foliage

Tomorrow, the arrival of September kicks off the meteorological fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and on September 23, astronomical fall arrives.

The 3-3-2-1 court?

In an earlier article I looked at all of the merits decisions since the Supreme Court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined the court four years ago, to see who is its most “ideological” justice.

VW’s New ID. Tiguan Finally Stops Pretending It’s An ID.4

Volkswagen is done pretending its EVs need their own naming logic, and the ID. Tiguan is the proof parked in plain sight

The scrapping of Parandur airport project: a compilation

This is a compilation of The Hindu’s coverage on the dropping of Parandur airport project by the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government in August 2026 citing farmers’ opposition and ecological concerns after the site was finalised during the DMK regime in 2022.

5 Safety Features Introduced Back In The '70s

The 1970s were a transformative time for the auto industry. We saw major regulatory and technological shifts focused on vehicle safety during that decade.

Nepal says dam burst in Tibet, warns rescuers to head to safety

The U.S. Geological Survey said the disaster on Wednesday was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.

Europe needs to fight back against US software dominance – and now is the time

Technological dominance is won by carving out protected space in which a domestic alternative can grow.

India, China to push for ‘early and substantial harvest’ of border delimitation

India and China agree to hold the next meeting of an expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers in September, and to maintain communication on sharing hydrological data

Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images

Antibodies play a central role in your body's immune defense. But they're also nearly ubiquitous in biological research, being essential for several widely used lab techniques. While some researchers need to go through the process of producing their own antibodies, antibodies to

Human activity is pushing lakes beyond their natural carbon limits

Lakes play an important role in capturing and storing carbon, which accumulates in their sediments. But the amounts they can absorb have varied considerably over time. Jean-François Lapierre, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Université de Montréal, is part

Reggie Watts Dropped From Podcast Intro & Comedy Festivals After Report Alleging Disturbing Behavior in Romantic Relationships

A recent piece brought to light several claims of "reckless" drug use, psychological abuse & more.

Focal therapy for localized prostate cancer has divided physicians. Will new data change minds?

Urologic oncologists who treat prostate cancer are split over the benefits of focal therapy compared to traditional surgery or radiation.

What would happen to human interaction if AI could read our emotions?

AI systems are increasingly being developed to recognize emotions by analyzing facial expressions, voices, body language and other physiological signals. Although the scientific validity of many of these systems remains contested, they are already being tested in health care and

What Lake Bonneville Left Behind

The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration and desperation.

Japan to set up expert panel on CBRNE terrorism

The government will establish an expert panel to improve initial responses to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive attacks.

Climate scientists solve monsoon puzzle and warn of risks to fisheries

A new study has reconciled a long-standing paradox in the South Asian summer monsoon cycle. Climate scientists have discovered why geological records from land and sea have told opposite stories about monsoons throughout history and found that rising temperatures over Southern Af

How Oil Spills In The Ocean Get Cleaned Up

Oil spills can create some devastating ecological damage. But a few different methods help to both contain and remove this oil from the ocean.

Education Minister meets officials to review ‘key priorities’ to strengthen CBSE

CBSE is facing public scrutiny, particularly surrounding its 2026 Class 12 examination evaluation process, issues concerning technological mismanagement and administrative failures, and a trust deficit among students

Victims describe 'house of terror' abuse by mother, grandmother and stepfather

Shirley Freeman, Julia Stephen and David McColl's victims were beaten, starved and psychologically tormented.

SIR in Karnataka: Draft roll out now, here’s how you can check it

Starting August 24, notices will also be issued to voters whose records have been flagged for logical discrepancies or who could not be mapped to the 2002 electoral rolls.