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TH1NKTHRICE, in Sorbonne University unsubscribes from the Web of Science

My first question was, what is the alternative? Here’s the answer:

…now working to consolidate a sustainable, international alternative, in particular by using OpenAlex.

Tomassci,
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Thanks for retrieving this.

rocker, in Strange object found trapped near Uranus
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Leave me alone. I've been trying to pass it for like a week.

rhythmisaprancer, in Strange object found trapped near Uranus
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Said Carlsen to Niemann.

SkyNTP, in ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis

LLM’s are basically just really good bullshit generators (telling you what you want to hear).

Turns out that’s part of the job description of tech support agents, and some low brow art.

For all the other jobs people claimed AI could replace, bullshitting is antithetical to the job description

BillDaCatt, in Scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don't have free will
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This guy seems to be a bit confused about what free will is.

Does he mean to suggest that he was helpless in writing an entire book on the subject of free will? Does he mean to suggest that because I can't alter my own physical needs such as breathing, eating, and sleeping that I am somehow unable to WANT to change them? The article mentions his religious upbringing. I wonder if he would reach the same conclusion if he was raised in a different environment?

My read on it is this: when we construct ideas in our minds we often create shortcuts to help us process new information faster. In everyday life these shortcuts are quite useful. When considering philosophical questions like free will, we need to recognise that those same shortcuts can be harmful to our ability to consider broader possibilities. This person seems to have forgotten that.

Backspacecentury, in Discover the Nutritional Marvel of Palm Kernels: Nature's Bounty for Bones, Hearts, and More - Flex Health Tips

Is this the same palm that they clear cut rainforests for? The cutting for palm oil (that’s in basically all candy) is absolutely disastrous.

HeartyBeast, in Unnatural evolutionary processes of SARS-CoV-2 variants and possibility of deliberate natural selection

Given what we know about the infectivity of Omicron, the combinatjion "Omicron was around in 2020" seems pretty astonishing. Combine this with "Omicron variants were formed by an entirely new mechanism that cannot be explained by previous biolog" and I'm going to suggest that the most likely explanation is that they cocked up their data somewhere.

I'm not qualified to peer review this - and it looks like no-one else has yet.

SharkAttak,
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Or, and I don't know which is scarier, the nuts were right and COVID was partially manmade.

HeartyBeast,

If that’s correct - it is what it is and it’s better to know the truth. Evidence isn’t compelling at the moment though.

ColeSloth, in Your brain finds it easy to size up four objects but not five — here’s why

Well which neurons immediately decide to shove it off to the 4 or less neurons or the 5 or more neurons? Because they must be the ones running the show.

DrYes,
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Talking out of my ass here but I guess the initial information from the eyes goes to many pathways and reaches both and more. It's just a question of which ones react.

Ganondorf, in New Study: How Often Should You Exercise for Optimal Benefits?
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No question, exercise is the foundation of good health.

So, once again a study discovered very common and obvious knowledge that most people still choose to ignore.

Midnitte, in How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis
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The researchers suggest that these relocating neurons are only temporary guests in the larval mushroom body, taking on necessary larval functions for a while but then returning to their ancestral tasks in the adult brain. That’s in keeping with the idea that the adult brain is the older, ancestral form within the lineage and the simpler larval brain is a derived form that came much later.

Huh, that's pretty interesting.

Itty53, in Ancient Humans Created Super-Fertile “Dark Earth”
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That sounds a lot cooler than "civilizations have to do something with their poop".

Thcgrasscity, in Large fossil spider found in Australia
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Body was 23mm long so not massive but significant, unless i read something wong.

NotTheOnlyGamer, in RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species - Stockholm University
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Oh great. Jurassic Park, here we go.

EdenRester, in RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species - Stockholm University
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I don't like that "resurrect extinct species" thing though. Even after reading about what could be its advantages, I don't see how great it could be for us. If that goal could be removed when making such studies, it would be fine imo.

Appoxo,
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I see it as a great goal because you could possibly “ressurect” extinct animals that died due to us.

For references in regards to naturally extinct animals see Jurassic Park.

kubica,
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It only bothers me the idea of not well thought reintroduction into places that could have adapted to the new life without the extinct species.

ReallyKinda, in Eureka! Groundbreaking Study Uncovers Origin of ‘Conscious Awareness’

Agency and consciousness aren’t the same thing, and I’m not convinced this methodology gives information on either.

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