Make A Wish [Comic]
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Flight [Comic]
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Suspicious Treasure [Comic]
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Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance
Most tumors are made up of many different kinds of cancer cells, as shown in this pancreatic cancer sample from a mouse. Ravikanth Maddipati/Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania via National Cancer Institute Joshua Warrick, Penn State; David DeGraff, Penn State, and Monika Joshi, Penn State Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The same […]
40 Years of “Engage!” – A Star Trek Compilation [Video]
First uttered by Christopher Pike in “The Cage,” the order to engage has been used by many officers, Starfleet and otherwise, over multiple centuries. (No special catchphrases required.) While not intended to be comprehensive, this engaging compilation covers the period from TOS to Enterprise. [John DiMarco]
The Crazy Knitters of the Gotham Grannies Gang [Gallery]
Think superherodom is all about buff men and women with superpowers in the prime of their lives? Think again! Introducing the badass grandmas of the Gotham Grannies Gang! Created by illustrator and photographer Susanne Krauss, the artist describes her work as “exploring the limitless possibilities of creativity by capturing the world through the lens and […]
Artifacting Man [Comic]
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Just the Flats [Comic]
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AI is exciting – and an ethical minefield: 4 essential reads on the risks and concerns about this technology
Who’s in control? John Lund/Stone via Getty Images Molly Jackson, The Conversation If you’re like me, you’ve spent a lot of time over the past few months trying to figure out what this AI thing is all about. Large-language models, generative AI, algorithmic bias – it’s a lot for the less tech-savvy of us to […]
The Human’s Pet [Short Sci-Fi Story]
To be quite honest, I was just as upset as the rest of the council when the human insisted on bringing an animal of another species, an unintelligent one at that, to the meetings. These were extremely formal proceedings, with traditions and customs that went back centuries. To disrupt all of that for one pet […]