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The hill I will die on: If Hollywood blockbusters must dabble in science, can’t they get the small stuff right? | Helen Pilcher

24 May at 12:30 PM, via The Guardian

Project Hail Mary, Jurassic Park: from dino-mosquitoes to a spaceship’s roar, pointless mistakes on the scientific details make me wince

On the advice of my teenage son, I recently went to the cinema to see Project Hail Mary. The film has science in it. I am a science writer and so he was convinced I would like it.

Imagine my surprise partway through, however, when I found myself seething so...

UK Institute Is Hunting for Dangers Lurking in AI

24 May at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

The government’s A.I. Security Institute, staffed by alumni from OpenAI and Google, is becoming a model for countries grappling with A.I.’s emerging risks.

SpaceX rocket bursts into flames during Indian Ocean landing – video

23 May at 12:20 PM, via The Guardian

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight on Friday. It was an upgraded version of the spacecraft Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. It blasted off from the southern tip of Texas, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites that were released midway through the hour-long flight that stretched halfway around the world. Despite some engine trouble, the...

Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal

23 May at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’

In exploring the physics and geometry of the universe, Stephen Hawking became a world-renowned pioneer of black hole theory, writing the bestselling book A Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 13m copies, and inspiring people to “look up at the stars and not down at...

Stateside with Kai and Carter: why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning – podcast

23 May at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

The US supreme court has preserved nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills – for now. As Carter Sherman explains, the fight to protect this medication is far from over, as a nationwide, near-total abortion ban could be on the horizon. Carter speaks with Dr Angel Foster, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, who reveals how the legal battle over abortion...

SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas

23 May at 00:52 AM, via The Guardian

The launch is the 12th test flight of the mega-rocket that CEO Elon Musk is building to get people to Mars one day

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.

The redesigned mega-rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It...

defi.com CEO Neil May Challenges Industry: “Most DeFi Projects Are Building Privacy for Anonymity, Not Privacy for People”

22 May at 19:38 PM, via Tech Financials

London, England  – As the DeFi sector rushes to integrate zero-knowledge proofs and privacy pools, defi.com CEO Neil May has issued a sharp rebuke to the industry: the vast majority of privacy solutions are solving the wrong problem. “Privacy without identity is just hiding,” said May. “The industry has become obsessed with making transactions invisible, […]

Health blame game doesn’t hold water | Brief letters

22 May at 18:55 PM, via The Guardian

Sink or swim? | Deep vision | Sacrificial candidate | Diverting days out

Sir Christopher Ball telling people their future longevity is in their own hands and to stop blaming others (Report, 20 May) is akin to telling a drowning man to pull himself together and swim, without asking what were the circumstances that put him in the water in the first place. Life and longevity is a complex issue and...

Sundar Pichai Understands Why People Are Anxious About A.I.

22 May at 16:49 PM, via New York Times

After a busy Google I/O, the company’s chief executive sits down with the hosts of “Hard Fork” to discuss the future of Google Search, how he’s using A.I. agents and his advice for college graduates.

What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?

22 May at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope

Clinical trials of immunotherapies have rocketed in the past decade as researchers have turned their understanding of the body’s defences into powerful new treatments. Leading the pack are cancer therapies, but researchers have other conditions in their sights, from infections and allergies...

Mars colony and Grok warnings: five strange details in SpaceX’s pitch to investors

22 May at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

IPO filing from Elon Musk’s company reveals closer look at finances, cosmic ambitions and tech empire’s quirks

SpaceX publicly released an investor prospectus on Wednesday as part of its plan for a $1.75tn debut on the US stock market next month, revealing unseen details about the finances and future plans of Elon Musk’s flagship company. In addition to new information on operating costs and...

English Heritage unveils recreation of 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall near Stonehenge

22 May at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

The Kusuma Neolithic Hall, based on Durrington 68 site, will allow visitors to ‘step back in time’ into the lives of those who built the stone circle

It may have been a place for ceremony or a barn for pack animals. It could have been a place for weary labourers to rest their heads. Or perhaps there was no building at all.

English Heritage has unveiled a 7-metre-high reconstruction of what a...

Melanoma skin cancer cases in UK hit record level, analysis finds

22 May at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Cancer Research UK figures show number diagnosed with most serious form of skin cancer has risen above 20,000 for first time

The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading cancer charity.

Melanoma cases in the UK have risen above 20,000 for the first time ever, with 20,980 people being diagnosed with the...

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