Why Is a Computer Error Called a “Bug”?

On September 9, 1947, a moth was discovered inside the mechanism of the Harvard Mark II, a gigantic 25-ton electromechanical ...
InfoQ

OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra for Coding and Computer Use

Astra, a new model focused on coding, computer use, long-running agentic tasks, and cybersecurity, with availability across ...
JD Supra

Plexon’s $1.7 Million Export Settlement: Brain-Computer Interfaces, China’s Military, and a Warning About Emerging Tech Controls

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced a settlement with Plexon Inc., a Dallas-based neuroscience company, over ...
Science

Astrocytes mediate the dopaminergic modulation of tonic GABAergic signaling in substantia nigra

Recent studies have implicated dopaminergic signaling within the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) in the emergence of ...
Science

Closed-loop auditory stimulation in phase with slow waves during sleep enhances cerebrospinal fluid flow in humans

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a key component of healthy brain function, constantly circulating to maintain brain homeostasis. Large waves of CSF flow appear in nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and ...
Edutopia

Bringing Abstract Concepts to Life in Science Classes

Biology is often a challenging subject for students to grasp, especially when we start tackling some of the more abstract concepts. A few years ago, I was getting ready to start our unit on cellular ...