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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 4h
Charge It In October See You In January hiconsumption.com/watches/garm...
hiconsumption.com
Garmin's Solar-Powered Enduro 4 Ultraperformance GPS Watch Hits "Unlimited" Battery
It also pickpockets the Fenix 9's new map engine along the way.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Healthy self-esteem and narcissism have distinct features and consequences and do not lie on a continuum. People are inherently biased towards overestimating their own performance, intelligence, and skills. Narcissism is cultivated in children by overpraising them, focusing on social status
psychologytoday.com
The Psychology of Narcissism Versus Healthy Self-Esteem
Learn the dangers of too much confidence and how to tell the difference between narcissism and healthy self-esteem.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/10/2026
This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.
Margaret Hamilton with printed computer code in 1969. Credit: NASA/Alamy
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An ongoing survey tracks the latest AI accelerator systems to keep hardware relevant for Lincoln Laboratory staff and sponsors. news.mit.edu/2026/superco...
news.mit.edu
Supercomputing researchers document evolution of AI hardware
Since 2018, the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center has maintained a survey of the latest AI hardware to help researchers and the U.S. government gain a better understanding of the AI accelerator...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world's poorest countries are banking on solar, wind and water instead. www.dw.com/en/emerging-...
dw.com
Emerging economies are embracing solar power and skipping fossil fuels much faster than Europe or the US
Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world's poorest countries are banking on solar, wind and water instead.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Inaugural symposium brings together scientists across disciplines to explore how organoids can help researchers better understand human disease and develop new approaches to treatment www.uclahealth.org/news/release...
uclahealth.org
UCLA researchers build community to advance organoid research
UCLA researchers are working across disciplines to expand how these three-dimensional laboratory models can be used to answer complex questions about cancer, immune function and other areas of health.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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gizmodo.com
OpenAI Dumps 377 New Math Results on GitHub, Publishes Hand-Wringing Blog Post
If you're a professional mathematician, you might not be thrilled.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain
Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Scientists have turned to metamaterials, engineered materials whose properties are determined by their internal architecture rather than their chemical composition. techxplore.com/news/2026-10...
techxplore.com
Bone meets tendon: 3D-printed structures mimic body's compact link between stiff and flexible tissues
Nature has spent millions of years optimizing the connection between bone and tendon. Over a very short distance, the body transitions from stiff bone to flexible tendon while maintaining strength and...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo demonstrated the bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) in CuCrP2S6, a material whose average crystal structure becomes centrosymmetric at room temperature. phys.org/news/2026-10...
phys.org
Atomic motion could help push solar cells beyond conventional limits
The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE), a photoelectric effect that generates photocurrent without a p–n junction, can persist even when a material's average crystal structure remains centrosymmetric, a ...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“The long-term goal is to have the ability to map many samples and understand the differences between them,” says Kuan. “We could map the differences between genetic backgrounds or disease states or even species to understand how evolution selects different types of brain circuits.”
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Kuan Wins NIH New Innovator Award to Map Brain Connections
Aaron Kuan, PhD, professor of neuroscience, wins NIH award and funding to map brain connections with electron microscopy.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
team at the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University in China has reengineered how these organoids are made, moving the entire production process into a standard 96-well plate bioengineer.org/mini-blood-v...
bioengineer.org
Mini Blood Vessels in a Miniature Plate: 96-Well Platform Streamlines
Researchers in China have adapted blood vessel organoid production to a 96-well ultra-low-attachment plate, enabling independent, cost-effective, and higher-throughput vascular organoid studies.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
collective anti-mattering. This is the belief that one’s specific social group does not count, is ignored, or is viewed as disposable by other groups or by society at large. www.psypost.org/psychologist...
psypost.org
Psychologists identify "collective anti-mattering" as a key driver of modern political grievances
New research shows that feeling your social group is ignored by society triggers deep anger and anxiety. These emotions can lead to political mobilization, a desire for strong leaders, and support for...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
there are ways it can benefit kids’ health www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/h...
cnn.com
Digital media can be dangerous. Kids use it anyway. Here’s what parents can do | CNN
New research confirms digital media can be terrible for children, but the news is unlikely to get most kids off devices. Instead, try redirecting how they use them.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My sense is that an AI system could kill us all with just four types of skills. time.com/article/2026...
time.com
We Won't Know the Answers to AI's Most Important Questions Until It's Too Late
"I believe there’s about a 50% chance we all die because of the development of smarter-than-human AI systems," writes Geoffrey Irving.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
the hot soup of quarks and gluons that filled the universe in the first few microseconds after the Big Bang cooled and condensed into the protons and neutrons that make up ordinary matter today. www.livescience.com/physics-math...
livescience.com
Particle collider experiment recreates the Big Bang's primordial soup — and finds an unexpected twist
A particle collider experiment just revealed something unexpected about how the fiery soup of particles that filled the universe after the Big Bang coalesced into the protons and neutrons that make up...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The two-year-old robots were trained to throw themselves into molten steel after no longer serving a purpose www.the-independent.com/tech/robot-s...
the-independent.com
Humanoid robots destroy themselves after being decommissioned
The two-year-old robots were trained to throw themselves into molten steel after no longer serving a purpose
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
medicalxpress.com
Research reveals a specific brain circuit implicated in OCD
Treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition characterized by distressing, uncontrollable thoughts and repetitive behaviors, has centered on psychotherapy and medicatio...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why don’t great apes have knee problems? nautil.us/the-evolutio...
nautil.us
The Evolutionary Raw Deal of the Human Knee - Nautilus
Why don’t great apes have knee problems?
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reddit thread: "Which hobby has ended more relationships than people realize?" www.buzzfeed.com/tanishtha_ko...
buzzfeed.com
"Crossfit Has Led To A Lot Of Divorces": 32 Hobbies That Look Innocent But Have Secretly Destroyed More Relationships Than You'd Think
"Recently, one of them was venting about how his girlfriend gave him an ultimatum between her or World of Warcraft, and he chose World of Warcraft."
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How some women weaponize kindness to compete with rivals www.psypost.org/kindness-isn...
psypost.org
Kindness isn't always what it seems: The psychology of women's competitive altruism
New research suggests that some women weaponize kindness, using acts of generosity as a subtle strategy to outmaneuver social rivals. This "competitive altruism" is strongly linked to manipulative per...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Stem cell therapies vary widely yet many physicians still treat them as interchangeable. A more credible model requires diagnostics, product characterization and conventional medical context to determine who and when should receive regenerative treatment. www.biospace.com/drug-develop...
biospace.com
Regenerative medicine needs more than stem cells
Stem cell therapies vary widely yet many physicians still treat them as interchangeable. A more credible model requires diagnostics, product characterization and conventional medical context to determ...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Steven Ray Wilson defines organ-on-a-chip as organoids on microfluidic devices, tracing their small, complex samples to the case for automated online LC–MS. www.chromatographyonline.com/view/organoi...
chromatographyonline.com
Organoids, Organ-on-a-Chip, and the Case for Online LC–MS | LCGC International
Steven Ray Wilson defines organ-on-a-chip as organoids on microfluidic devices, tracing their small, complex samples to the case for automated online LC–MS.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Whether learning a new piano piece or adapting your tennis serve, acquiring physical skills depends on your brain’s ability to strengthen and refine neural connections. Researchers are exploring whether this process can be accelerated with technology. theconversation.com/brain-stimul...
theconversation.com
Brain stimulation could reshape how you learn new skills
Researchers are exploring whether stimulating the brain with electric currents or magnetic fields helps people learn physical skills more effectively.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
China’s green energy boom has seen solar panels plastered on the side of rainy mountains, on floating coastal platforms, and above bustling highways — and now, they’re even generating energy underwater. futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com
Scientists Unveil Underwater Solar Panels
Researchers working off China's southwestern coast successfully generated solar energy from a depth of nearly 33 feet.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World" | My talk from @center4inquiry.bsky.social #SciCon26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfK0...
youtube.com
Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World | Michael Mann
YouTube video by Center for Inquiry
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Going through menopause brings with it major shifts in biology for women, and experts have long wondered whether this could be part of the reason that Alzheimer's disease is notably more common in women than in men. www.sciencealert.com/the-age-you-...
sciencealert.com
The Age You Reach Menopause May Be Linked to Your Future Brain Health, 18-Year Study Finds
Going through menopause brings with it major shifts in biology for women, and experts have long wondered whether this could be part of the reason that Alzheimer's disease is notably more common in wom...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“You become invisible to every man, woman, and child on the planet. Younger people want us to go away because they don’t want to look at their future.” www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/ol...
buzzfeed.com
Older Adults Are Holding Nothing Back About What It’s Really Like To Get Old
“You become invisible to every man, woman, and child on the planet. Younger people want us to go away because they don’t want to look at their future.”
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.mensjournal.com/health/muscl...
mensjournal.com
Muscles Get Weaker With Age, but Scientists Found a Surprising Longevity Clue
Scientists discovered that age-related weakness may involve a breakdown in the signals telling your muscles to contract—not simply muscle loss.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
medicalxpress.com
Synthetic molecule improves mitochondrial function in ALS models and patient-derived stem cells
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease in which motor neurons are gradually lost, leading to muscle weakness and, as the disease advances, difficulty breathing ...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.techexplorist.com/human-gene-j...
techexplorist.com
A human gene that can jump has been found inside a virus
In a discovery that blurs the boundaries between human genetics and virology, scientists have identified a human gene embedded in a poxvirus, and it's no
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Recently uncovered documents about the timing of Geli Raubal’s death cast new doubt on the Nazi leader’s alibi, which had been considered reasonably sound for nearly a century www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
smithsonianmag.com
Hitler Had an Intense, Mysterious Relationship With His Half-Niece. New Research Suggests His Alibi for Her Murder Might Not Hold Up
Recently uncovered documents about the timing of Geli Raubal’s death cast new doubt on the Nazi leader’s alibi, which had been considered reasonably sound for nearly a century
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Seeking emotional support from generative AI is a unique marker of psychological distress in youth, suggesting that clinical and digital literacy frameworks must distinguish between functional AI assistance and the use of algorithms as an emotional refuge,” wrote Kamilla Bonnesen, Amanda Krygsman,
psychologytoday.com
AI Use and Emotional Problems in Children and Teens
Researchers discover an association between affective generative AI use and mental health problems in youth.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new study published in Psychology & Sexuality suggests that men’s sexual desire is influenced by relationship dynamics and masculinity. The study found that men in equitable relationships reported higher relationship satisfaction, which in turn predicted lower levels of solitary sexual desire.
psypost.org
New study highlights key differences in how relationship dynamics relate to sexual desire in men and women
While relationship equality is linked to partnered sexual desire in women, a new study finds this isn't true for men. Instead, a man’s desire for sex with a partner is strongly associated with traditi...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
People who are easily disgusted tend to hold more conservative political views, but a new study indicates that this connection depends heavily on how well individuals tune into their own bodily sensations. The research suggests that the link between feeling disgust and identifying as a conservative
psypost.org
Disgust predicts conservative views most strongly in people with low bodily awareness
Being easily disgusted is often linked to conservative political views, but a new study reveals a surprising catch. This connection is actually strongest among individuals who are least aware of their...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams’ third book about evolutionary psychology, a controversial field often drawn on (and distorted) by the manosphere, is A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How Evolution Shaped the Minds of Men and Women. It’s primarily interested in three questions.
theconversation.com
How has evolution shaped men’s and women’s minds? A new book tells an outdated story
Psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams’ third book about evolutionary psychology is A Billion Years of Sex Differences: How Evolution Shaped the Minds of Men and Women.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Janelia is now applying lessons learned in fly connectomics to building connectomes of two transparent vertebrate fish — the larval zebrafish and adult Danionella. The ultimate goal is to provide a mechanistic account of how a vertebrate brain
openaccessgovernment.org
Artificial social pattern intelligence: When the society, not the brain, is the thinking object
Emeritus Professor Magnus S Magnusson asks what artificial intelligence would look like if it were modelled not on networks of neurons but on networks of brains – the human T-societies that may be the...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
what artificial intelligence would look like if it were modelled not on networks of neurons but on networks of brains – the human T-societies that may be the most complex thinking objects in the known Universe www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/arti...
openaccessgovernment.org
Artificial social pattern intelligence: When the society, not the brain, is the thinking object
Emeritus Professor Magnus S Magnusson asks what artificial intelligence would look like if it were modelled not on networks of neurons but on networks of brains – the human T-societies that may be the...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
neurosciencenews.com/cortical-fol...
neurosciencenews.com
Solving the Mystery of the Smooth Primate Brain - Neuroscience News
Researchers discover why marmoset brains remain smooth, revealing how progenitor cell timing alters primate cortical folding.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
RAIBO2 covered the 42.195 km (26.2 mile) course of the Sangju Dried Persimmon Marathon in November 2024 in 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 52 seconds. As The Register reported at the time, its developers described it as the first quadruped robot to complete a full marathon at an official
theregister.com
Robot dog ran a marathon on one charge and lived to publish the paper
Two years later, creators explain how lightweight hardware and reinforcement learning helped it go the distance
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
More politicians in the U.S. and around the globe are taking a look at sunlight-reflecting technologies, two experts said. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Behind closed doors, the politics of solar geoengineering are shifting
More politicians in the U.S. and around the globe are taking a look at sunlight-reflecting technologies, two experts said.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scientists often compare cells using single-cell RNA sequencing, which shows which genes are active in each cell. When carried out throughout an organism, this information can be used to build a "cell tree," mapping different cell types and their activity. phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org
AI tool compares 125 cell types across 700 million years of evolution
A KAUST-led team has developed the AI tool Unify to help scientists compare similar cell types across distant species. This comparison can help researchers assess which findings from animal studies ma...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I discussed the "Godzilla" El Niño and how it's likely to combine with human-caused warming to supercharge extreme weather in the months ahead with @caitrionaperry.bsky.social of #BBCNews, live from #ClimateWeekNYC
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
growing need for windows for rubbernecking space travelers www.space.com/space-explor...
space.com
The future of spacecraft windows: 'We can't just live in a box'
"Just as plants and taking a shower play a critical role in human comfort, so do windows."
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
sciencedaily.com
Stem cells reverse stroke damage and restore movement in mice
Stem cell transplants helped regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue in mice, producing new neurons and restoring lost motor function. The treatment also improved blood vessels, inflammation, and the b...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.thetransmitter.org/neurodevelop...
thetransmitter.org
Hasty stem cells highlight limits with cortical organoids
The models recapitulate many key developmental processes, but some radial glial cells in mouse organoids make neurons earlier than they should.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.bgr.com/2254636/inve...
bgr.com
The Invention Of The 3D Printer Traces Back To The 1980s - BGR
3D printers are among the most popular tech items you can purchase today, but their origins actually date all the way back to the '80s.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.engadget.com/2261658/xpen...
engadget.com
XPENG's Iron humanoid robot walked out immediately after being assembled - Engadget
As soon as physically possible, the Iron humanoid robot made itself useful by getting out of the assembly space, making room for the next one.
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cynthia R. Stebbins Fellow Mitra Javadzadeh and collaborators at the University of Cambridge and University College London studied two neighboring regions of the visual cortex. When the regions agreed, their
medicalxpress.com
When the eyes play tricks, the brain builds consensus
Have you ever seen something that doesn't quite add up? Maybe a shape in the dark resembles a face, or an orange momentarily looks like an apple. Scientists now have a new idea about how different bra...
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pat-sweeney.bsky.social @pat-sweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.sciencealert.com/one-critical...
sciencealert.com
One Critical Factor Predicts Longevity Better Than Diet or Exercise, Study Reveals
Diet and exercise can both influence how long you live, but research suggests they're not the single greatest predictor of longevity.
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