Leben (Life aka misc)
Adult ADHD May Be Associated With an Increased Risk of Dementia, Study Finds
A new study found that adult ADHD “may take a toll on the brain and is linked to a higher likelihood of developing dementia,” reports the Washington Post: A study published in JAMA Network Open reported that being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult is associated with a 2.77-fold increased Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Will The Future See Interconnected Social Media Platforms?
For the last two decades, our social networking and social media platforms have been universes unto themselves. Each has its own social graph, charting who you follow and who follows you. Each has its own feed, its own algorithms, its own apps, and its own user interfaces (though they’ve all Read more…
Creativity Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
People Are Speaking With ChatGPT For Hours, Bringing 2013’s ‘Her’ Closer To Reality
In 2013, Spike Jonze’s Her imagined a world where humans form deep emotional connections with AI, challenging perceptions of love and loneliness. Ten years later, thanks to ChatGPT’s recently added voice features, people are playing out a small slice of Her in reality, having hours-long discussions with the AI assistant Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Breakthrough Kidney Stone Procedure Makes It Possible For Astronauts To Travel To Mars
A groundbreaking medical procedure for those with kidney stones will soon be offered at the University of Washington after more than two decades of research. It will also give astronauts the go ahead they need from NASA to travel to Mars. It’s a groundbreaking procedure to get rid of painful Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Internet Access in Gaza is Collapsing as ISPs Fall Offline
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches its third week, internet connectivity in Gaza is getting worse. On Thursday, internet monitoring firm NetBlocks wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the Palestinian internet service provider NetStream “has collapsed days after the operator notified subscribers that service would end due to Read more…