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A red dart is stuck in the center of a yellow human ear, which is placed on a black and blue target board with concentric circles and numbers.

Skeptic Builds “Havana Syndrome”-Style Device, Tests It on Himself, Suffers Grim Consequences

A man in a white shirt and floral tie is sitting at a desk with multiple old computer monitors and keyboards around him. He has a stressed or shocked expression, holding his head with both hands. The image is lit with vibrant pink and blue lighting, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.

It Turns Out That Constantly Telling Workers They’re About to Be Replaced by AI Has Grim Psychological Effects

By Frank Landymore

A close-up of a woman with long hair and a textured short-sleeve shirt, looking downward with a serious expression. In the foreground, a hand is holding and interacting with a smartphone. The image uses a color overlay effect, with the person in reddish tones and the hand in blue tones, set against a yellow background with a subtle grid pattern.

AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A young man with curly hair and a white shirt looks confused and bites his lip while holding a piece of chalk near a chalkboard. On the chalkboard, part of a math equation " + 2 =" is visible. In the foreground, a hand is raised showing four fingers. The background is stylized with a blue and yellow color scheme.

Neuroscience and Brain

The Scientist Who Predicted AI Psychosis Has a Grim Forecast of What’s Going to Happen Next

Two images side by side showing intense collisions between participants in "Run It Straight," inside a circular ring with a crowd watching in the background.

Forget the NFL: New Sport Forces Two Massive Guys to Smash Into Each Other like Rhinos

Researchers at Anthropic found that issues of "user disempowerement" among AI users are far too common, a growing trend.

New Study Examines How Often AI Psychosis Actually Happens, and the Results Are Not Good

By Victor Tangermann

In a recently published interview with New York Magazine, president Donald Trump struggled to recall the name of Alzheimer's disease

Neuroscience and Brain

Trump Forgets the Word for “Alzheimer’s” While Insisting His Memory Is Fine

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have found that it doesn't matter how frequently one watches porn; the reasons why is far more predictive of their sexual health.

Scientists Say Go Ahead, Keep Gooning

By Victor Tangermann

Photos of Trump at this year's World Economic Forum in Switzerland show an even gnarlier darkish bruise on his left hand.

Neuroscience and Brain

Trump’s Other Hand Is Also Now Showing a Grisly Mark

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that common containers, including disposable coffee cups, could be releasing vast amounts of microplastics as they heat up.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping

By Victor Tangermann

A man paid about $2,500 for a whole body MRI scan that came up healthy, but he then suffered a massive stroke less than a year later.

Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany are working on a simulation at the scale of the entire human brain.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Preparing to Simulate Human Brain on Supercomputer

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that the brain "shifts upward and backward within the skull following spaceflight," a new wrinkle for future space travel.

Astronauts’ Brains Are Being Displaced

By Victor Tangermann

Washington State University professor of medicine Bruce Davidson says Trump appears to have suffered a stroke.

Neuroscience and Brain

Doctor Says Trump Appears to Be Showing Signs of a Stroke

Scientists found that those on the political right are much more likely to rely on anecdotes over statistical evidence.

Researchers Just Discovered Something Startling About How Conservatives Pick Political Positions

Patients who stopped taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications regained weight four times as fast as those using alternative methods.

People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger

By Victor Tangermann