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What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes?

April 27, 2023

Emily Anthes

DNA from monkeys, bats, whales and many other mammals is helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology, evolution and one very famous sled dog.
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Scientists Compare Genomes of 240 Mammals to Understand Human DNA

April 27, 2023

Carl Zimmer

Over a decade, scientists compared the genomes of 240 mammals to see how humans are the same — and different.
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New Zealand Children Will No Longer Compete to Kill Feral Cats

April 19, 2023

Lauren Leffer

Children of New Zealand, lay down your arms and step away from the feral cats. The opportunity to fire on felines for a cash prize is no more.Read more…
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Critical Role’s Vex and Vax Get a Dynamic Sculpture From Dark Horse Direct

April 18, 2023

Linda Codega

Vex’ahlia and Vax’ildan, two of the adventuring party of Vox Machina, are coming to life in a nearly eight-inch tall statue—well, the top half of them, anyway. A collaboration between Dark Horse Direct and Critical Role, this joint bust features charac…
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Bird Flu Sample from Chilean Man Showed Some Signs of Adaptation to Mammals

April 14, 2023

Emily Anthes

These changes were unlikely to be enough to allow the virus to spread easily among humans, and the health risk to the public remains low, experts said.
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Stay Warm Like a Polar Bear With Sunlight-Capturing Fabric

April 11, 2023

Andrew Liszewski

Bundling up in a puffy Canada Goose jacket isn’t just a fashion statement; the coats are filled with goose down that helps trap and retain body heat when temperatures plummet. But engineers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have drawn inspi…
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Clever Elephant Starts Peeling Her Bananas After Seeing Humans Do It

April 10, 2023

Ed Cara

Elephant see, elephant do, it seems. In a new paper this week, researchers describe an Asian elephant that has learned how to peel a banana before eating it. The pachyderm, named Pang Pha, likely adopted the trick from watching humans but appears to on…
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Elephants Might Be Self-Domesticated, Scientists Argue

April 4, 2023

Ed Cara

A group of scientists is making a provocative argument about the nature of elephants. They posit that these gentle giants have achieved self-domestication, meaning they’ve self-selected for traits commonly found in humans and our domesticated animals, …
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Only Monkeys With Opposable Thumbs Fell for This Classic Magic Trick

April 4, 2023

Isaac Schultz

A team of researchers performed magic tricks for several species of monkey, and they found that the animals’ gullibility may depend on the structure of their hands.Read more…
Read more: Only Monkeys With Opposable Thumbs Fell for This Classic Magic Trick
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12 Animals That Look Fake but Are Not

April 1, 2023

Isaac Schultz

Evolution prioritizes adaptations that help organisms survive, but no one said that fitting your ecological niche was going to be particularly pretty.Read more…
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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)

In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today. China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit shopify.com/twit veeam.com lookout.com bitwarden.com/twit

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What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes?

Scientists Compare Genomes of 240 Mammals to Understand Human DNA

New Zealand Children Will No Longer Compete to Kill Feral Cats

Critical Role’s Vex and Vax Get a Dynamic Sculpture From Dark Horse Direct

Bird Flu Sample from Chilean Man Showed Some Signs of Adaptation to Mammals

Stay Warm Like a Polar Bear With Sunlight-Capturing Fabric

Clever Elephant Starts Peeling Her Bananas After Seeing Humans Do It

Elephants Might Be Self-Domesticated, Scientists Argue

Only Monkeys With Opposable Thumbs Fell for This Classic Magic Trick

12 Animals That Look Fake but Are Not

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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)