Dutch psychologists have recently published a simple technique for detecting if someone is a liar. Its effectiveness has been tested in several experiments. The secret lies in the level of specificity of the statements made by the interlocutor. Nearly 80% of the time, we are successful You suspect a friend of lying when he tells […]
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Inflation in the United Kingdom unexpectedly rose in February as household expenses for food and energy continued to rise. The annual increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was 10.4%, higher than the 9.9% predicted by economists in a Refinitiv poll and up from 10.1% in January. CPI inflation exceeded expectations of 0.6% on a […]
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2022 will again have been a rich year for space exploration, with notable successes such as the completion of the Artemis 1 lunar mission, the inauguration of the James Webb Telescope and the assembly of the new Chinese space station. However, it is not over. 2023 is also shaping up to be another busy year. […]
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According to a recent US study, between a quarter and half of adolescents and young adults worldwide could experience significant hearing loss. The researchers believe that the cause is none other than “dangerous listening practices”, that is to say the misuse of headphones, headphones or even excessive exposure to the speakers of discotheques. A youth […]
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Work carried out by a Swedish university recently made it possible to completely restore sight to three blind patients. The researchers who conducted this trial developed bioartificial corneas made from collagen from pig cells. Corneal restoration In 2019, we were talking about the very first 4D printed cornea. This technology allows the object to change […]
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The aeronautics giant Airbus and seven airlines recently signed a completely new agreement. Together, these companies plan to purchase a credit of 400,000 tons of CO2 which will be buried underground in specific facilities. An agreement for a huge CO2 storage credit A few months ago, we mentioned the possibility that CO2 capture and storage […]
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Every year more than 300 thousand new cases of brain tumors are diagnosed worldwide, according to data from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Also, these tumors correspond to 2.5 percent of cancer mortality. However, experts at Houston Methodist Hospital say that, thanks to scientific advances, patients with brain tumors can have hope because […]
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Inspired by research on how infants learn, researchers have developed an AI that can learn simple physical rules about how objects behave and express surprise when they appear to break those rules. The results were published in Nature Human Behavior. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made astonishing progress in recent years, mastering a […]
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According to a recent meta-study that compiles various research on the subject, more than one in ten people worldwide have already contracted Lyme disease. It is moreover more present in Europe and concerns a lot of men over 50 living in rural areas. Central Europe is the most affected area Lyme disease (or Lyme borreliosis) […]
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This was a small trial involving just twelve rectal cancer patients who were taking the same experimental drug. Nevertheless, the results are amazing. The cancer would indeed have disappeared in each of these people, becoming undetectable by physical examination, endoscopy, PET or MRI. Details of the study are published in the New England Journal of […]
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