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Feature-specific reaction times reveal a semanticisation of memories over time and with repeated remembering

Consolidation theories posit that memories gradually change in nature over time. Here the authors use a simple, feature-based reaction time task to show that with time and repeated remembering, access to conceptual features is preserved over perceptual detail, reflecting this qualitative change.

Oxygen Enemas Could Save Lives

… A possible new way of saving lives.

It turns out mammals can absorb oxygen through their intestines. Can this provide an alternative to a respirator?

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Scientists have known for some time that certain animals can breathe using their butts, but now, researchers have determined that certain mammals can too! And in very much other news, researchers in Washington state have developed a new method for turning waste plastics into something useful!

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Microsoft, GPT-3, and the future of OpenAI

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. One of the biggest highlights of Build, Microsoft’s annual software development conference, was the presentation of a tool that uses deep learning to generate source code for office applications. The tool uses GPT-3, a massive language model developed by OpenAI last year and made available to select […].

Clean Meat Cheaper Than Traditional Meat by 2030! Optimal Projection

Hey it’s Han from WrySci HX going through a new report by CE Delft that projects the price of clean meat in the year 2030! More below ↓↓↓

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