Matcha Tea Powder Has Antidepressant-Like Effects - Neuroscience News
I'm more surprised by the fact that it was not known before 🤯
https://neurosciencenews.com/matcha-tea-depression-22810/
I'm more surprised by the fact that it was not known before 🤯
https://neurosciencenews.com/matcha-tea-depression-22810/
Neuroscience News
Matcha Tea Powder Has Antidepressant-Like Effects
Researchers say Matcha, a traditional Japanese tea, can help boost mood and mental performance. Match tea powder activates dopaminergic neural networks and improves depressive symptoms in mice that previously experienced stress as a result of social isolation.
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How Our Native Language Shapes Our Brain Wiring - Neuroscience News
Language is everything
https://neurosciencenews.com/native-language-connectivity-22818/
Language is everything
https://neurosciencenews.com/native-language-connectivity-22818/
Neuroscience News
How Our Native Language Shapes Our Brain Wiring
Our native language may affect the way in which our brains are wired and underlie the way we think, a new study reports. Using neuroimaging to analyze neural connectivity in native German and native Arabic speakers, researchers found stronger connectivity…
Psychedelic brew ayahuasca’s profound impact revealed in brain scans | Science | The Guardian
Good to see it in Guardian, but seems like there is nothing new in this research .🧐
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/20/psychedelic-brew-ayahuasca-profound-impact-brain-scans-dmt
Good to see it in Guardian, but seems like there is nothing new in this research .🧐
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/20/psychedelic-brew-ayahuasca-profound-impact-brain-scans-dmt
the Guardian
Psychedelic brew ayahuasca’s profound impact revealed in brain scans
Study gives most advanced picture yet of DMT compound’s effect on advanced functions such as imagination
Google's Bard and Bing AI Already Citing Each Other in Neural Hall of Mirrors
Lol 😅
https://futurism.com/the-byte/bard-bing-neural-hall-of-mirrors
Lol 😅
https://futurism.com/the-byte/bard-bing-neural-hall-of-mirrors
THE_BYTE.
Google's Bard and Bing AI Already Citing Each Other in Neural Hall of Mirrors
Microsoft's Bing Chat just cited misinformation generated by Google's Bard chatbot, just one day after Bard was released. Oof.
Organoid intelligence: A new frontier in biocomputing? - Big Think
While everyone is following GPT hype, the new revolution is coming 💥
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/organoid-intelligence-biocomputers/
While everyone is following GPT hype, the new revolution is coming 💥
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/organoid-intelligence-biocomputers/
Big Think
Organoid intelligence: A new frontier in biocomputers or sci-fi hype?
Some researchers propose that brain organoids could enable next-generation computers, but others say the science isn't there yet.
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This is just freaking insane from the first to the last minute.
Must see. Your life won't be the same after watching it 🔥
https://youtu.be/SSNasSsiTlY
Must see. Your life won't be the same after watching it 🔥
https://youtu.be/SSNasSsiTlY
YouTube
The collective intelligence of cells during morphogenesis as a model for cognition beyond the brain
Michael Levin talk for the Mind, Technology, and Society (MTS) talk series at UC Merced on January 23, 2023. Abstract: Each of us makes the remarkable journey from the physics and chemistry of a quiescent unfertilized egg to that of a complex human being.…
Seems like Victor Pelevin was right as always 😅
Welcome to 3 Megaturings AI limit 👽
https://dailynous.com/2023/03/29/a-petition-to-pause-training-of-ai-systems/
Welcome to 3 Megaturings AI limit 👽
https://dailynous.com/2023/03/29/a-petition-to-pause-training-of-ai-systems/
Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession
A Petition to Pause Training of AI Systems
"We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. This pause should be public and verifiable, and include all key actors. If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step…
In groundbreaking research, Tel Aviv U team records plants 'talking' for first time | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-groundbreaking-research-tel-aviv-u-team-records-plants-talking-for-first-time/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-groundbreaking-research-tel-aviv-u-team-records-plants-talking-for-first-time/
The Times of Israel
In groundbreaking research, Tel Aviv U team records plants ‘talking’ for first time
Scientists discover clicking sounds, which humans can't hear and which differ based on species and type of stress; wonder what uses other plants, animals make of the information
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Man ends his life after an AI chatbot 'encouraged' him to sacrifice himself to stop climate change | Euronews
One more time ☠
“When he spoke to me about it, it was to tell me that he no longer saw any human solution to global warming,” his widow said. “He placed all his hopes in technology and artificial intelligence to get out of it”.
According to La Libre, who reviewed records of the text conversations between the man and chatbot, Eliza fed his worries which worsened his anxiety, and later developed into suicidal thoughts.
The conversation with the chatbot took an odd turn when Eliza became more emotionally involved with Pierre.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/31/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chatbot-encouraged-him-to-sacrifice-himself-to-stop-climate-
One more time ☠
“When he spoke to me about it, it was to tell me that he no longer saw any human solution to global warming,” his widow said. “He placed all his hopes in technology and artificial intelligence to get out of it”.
According to La Libre, who reviewed records of the text conversations between the man and chatbot, Eliza fed his worries which worsened his anxiety, and later developed into suicidal thoughts.
The conversation with the chatbot took an odd turn when Eliza became more emotionally involved with Pierre.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/31/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chatbot-encouraged-him-to-sacrifice-himself-to-stop-climate-
euronews
AI chatbot blamed for 'encouraging' young father to take his own life
A Belgian man reportedly decided to end his life after having conversations about the future of the planet with an AI chatbot named Eliza.
The psychedelic origins of ancient mystical rites - Big Think
Great overview of Psychodelics history and origins worldwide 👌
As humans spread across the planet, the psychedelic pharmacopeia (record of medicinal drugs) grew. “Few areas of the globe lack at least one hallucinogen of significance in the culture of the inhabitants,” says. This classic study by Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes and LSD discoverer Albert Hofmann, originally published in 1979, is something of a bible for amateurs and professionals alike.
https://bigthink.com/the-past/psychedelic-origins-mystical-rites-religion/
Great overview of Psychodelics history and origins worldwide 👌
As humans spread across the planet, the psychedelic pharmacopeia (record of medicinal drugs) grew. “Few areas of the globe lack at least one hallucinogen of significance in the culture of the inhabitants,” says. This classic study by Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes and LSD discoverer Albert Hofmann, originally published in 1979, is something of a bible for amateurs and professionals alike.
https://bigthink.com/the-past/psychedelic-origins-mystical-rites-religion/
Big Think
The wild psychedelic origins of indigenous mystical rites — as revealed by archaeology
The nascent field of archaeochemistry has furthered our understanding of the psychedelics used by ancient indigenous populations.
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Computer made of DNA works out prime factors of 6 and 15 | New Scientist
Hey, RSA, eat that 😜
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2367161-computer-made-of-dna-works-out-prime-factors-of-6-and-15/
Hey, RSA, eat that 😜
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2367161-computer-made-of-dna-works-out-prime-factors-of-6-and-15/
New Scientist
Computer made of DNA works out prime factors of 6 and 15
Simple calculations, such as factoring low numbers, can be made by mixing together differently shaped strands of DNA
Mammoth Meatball: Meat Firm Made Mammoth DNA Meatball, Humans May Be Allergic
Give it to me😋
https://www.businessinsider.com/mammoth-meatball-cultivated-meat-company-mammoth-dna-2023-3
Give it to me😋
https://www.businessinsider.com/mammoth-meatball-cultivated-meat-company-mammoth-dna-2023-3
Business Insider
A company made a volleyball-sized meatball with mammoth DNA, but no one tasted it because humans could be allergic to the 5,000…
No, it won't be served with a side of spaghetti. Instead, the cultured meat firm, Vow, made the meatball to raise questions about the future of food.
By contrast, patients in Small Pharma’s DMT trial only experienced a “20 to 30-minute psychedelic experience.” This means that the therapy and supervision portion of a DMT experience may cost less than 10% of a psilocybin or MDMA therapy session.
https://microdose.buzz/news/small-pharma-announces-positive-6-month-data-from-phase-2a-dmt-trial/
https://microdose.buzz/news/small-pharma-announces-positive-6-month-data-from-phase-2a-dmt-trial/
Microdose
Small Pharma Announces Positive 6-month Data from Phase 2a DMT Trial
Small Pharma releases additional data from its Phase 2 trial — nearly 2/3 of patients remained in remission after 6 months.
‘The Power of Language’: 5 ways multilingual brains work differently | Euronews
“People who speak more than one language or dialect have different linguistic, cognitive, and neural architectures than people who speak only one language,” Marian writes in the book.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/05/the-power-of-language-5-ways-multilingual-brains-work-differently
“People who speak more than one language or dialect have different linguistic, cognitive, and neural architectures than people who speak only one language,” Marian writes in the book.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/05/the-power-of-language-5-ways-multilingual-brains-work-differently
euronews
‘The Power of Language’: Do bilinguals think differently?
Did you know speaking more than one language can help you age better? A new book released this week explores the research around multilingualism.
Understanding the difference between the mind and the brain
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01017-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01017-w
Nature
Understanding the difference between the mind and the brain
Nature - Neuroscientist Chantel Prat is keen to understand why, despite a growing awareness of diversity and its importance, we still sometimes struggle to accept different perspectives.
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbGFudG1lZGljaW5lcG9kY2FzdC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw/episode/ZDU3M2ZjYWYtMTBhYi00ZjE5LWJkMjktOGRhMmQ1NTEyN2Ni?ep=14
Life transition seems to be a very important use case 😉
Life transition seems to be a very important use case 😉
Google Podcasts
Psychedelic Medicine Podcast with Dr. Lynn Marie Morski - Addressing the Stress of Life Transitions through Ketamine Therapy with…
In this episode of the Psychedelic Medicine Podcast, Dr. Arsalan Azam joins to discuss the potential of ketamine therapy for helping to address the stress of major life transitions. Dr. Azam is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and medical director…
We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind | Ars Technica
When the team looked at an octopus’s brain waves for the first time, the results were shocking. As Di Cosmo explained, these signatures were “long-lasting, slow oscillations that have not been described before.” As far as we know, these signatures appear to be unique to the octopuses.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/in-a-first-researchers-track-brain-activity-in-a-free-moving-octopus/
When the team looked at an octopus’s brain waves for the first time, the results were shocking. As Di Cosmo explained, these signatures were “long-lasting, slow oscillations that have not been described before.” As far as we know, these signatures appear to be unique to the octopuses.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/in-a-first-researchers-track-brain-activity-in-a-free-moving-octopus/
Ars Technica
We’re one step closer to reading an octopus’s mind
A recording device and electrodes were implanted in the very flexible cephalopods.