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Mar 15, 2024

Paper page — Quiet-STaR: Language Models Can Teach Themselves to Think Before Speaking

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Language models can teach themselves to think before speaking.

When writing and talking, people sometimes pause to think.

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Mar 14, 2024

Scientists Discover Bizarre and Ancient Fossilized Forest

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In a picturesque corner of England, along dramatic sandstone cliffs, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Cardiff have uncovered a wondrous discovery: 390-million-year-old fossilized remains of the oldest forest ever found.

Tantalizingly, this forest is unlike anything you could see in today’s natural environment. As detailed in a new paper in the Journal of Geological Study, the trees — which look like giant 13-foot thistles — are considered some of the first to appear in our planet’s long history.

Another notable feature about these trees, known as Calamophyton, is that they had hollow trunks and were composed of smaller, multiple trunk-like strands ringing the hollow. The smaller trees would expand and eventually grow so thick and big that the entire structure would split apart.

Mar 14, 2024

New attosecond X-ray spectroscopy technique ‘freezes’ atomic nuclei in place

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Removing ‘noise’ from atomic motion enables scientists to observe electron movement in real time, leading to new interpretations of previous results.

Mar 14, 2024

Measles cases continue to appear across US; Map shows 16 states with infections reported

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Measles outbreaks are growing globally.


Seven additional states have reported measles cases since the CDC issued an emergency warning at the end of January.

Mar 14, 2024

A flexible patch could help people with voice disorders talk

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It would convert vocal-cord movements into sound.

Mar 14, 2024

VisionOS code hints at Vision Pro coming soon to more countries

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Apple Vision Pro is currently available exclusively in the US. Although Apple has already said that the headset will come to more countries by the end of 2024, there are no details about which countries Apple has in mind to launch Vision Pro next. However, visionOS code gives us a hint of what to expect for the product’s international expansion.

Mar 14, 2024

Mammals dream about the world they are entering even before birth

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A study finds that baby mammals dream about the world they are about to experience to prepare their senses.

Mar 14, 2024

New self-powered throat patch could help people speak without vocal cords

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The patch might offer a non-invasive communication tool for people who cannot speak due to vocal cord problems.

Mar 14, 2024

Bugatti Chiron’s successor will debut a V16 hybrid engine

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This marks a significant turning point for Bugatti as they embrace electrification, a move usually seen in production cars today.

Mar 14, 2024

Ford CEO, who’s been worrying about China’s EV dominance for years, says ‘the world has changed’ and he’d work with rivals on a cheaper battery

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Jim Farley has a Tesla veteran heading up a Ford “skunkworks” team to develop low-cost EVs, but he’s open to cooperation with rivals on batteries.

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