Researchers at Oxford and elsewhere developed a method that figures out the most likely number and size of dimension in which to format a string of bits, with applications to interpreting messages from extraterrestrial intelligence (METI), if we were to receive them. The new method “looks at every possible combination Read more…
A new study reinforces the importance of lowering cholesterol in people at risk for, but who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke. The study looked at a statin alternative, called bempedoic acid, and found that as it reduced levels of LDL cholesterol, it also lowered the risk for heart Read more…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. “CBDCs should not be fragmented national propositions… To have more efficient and fairer transactions we need systems that connect countries: we Read more…
“Harvard Scholar Who Studies Honesty Is Accused of Fabricating Findings,” writes the New York Times. The Harvard Crimson student newspaper has the details: At least four papers authored by Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino contain fraudulent data, three business school professors allege… The professors wrote that they first contacted Read more…
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin heads the Russia-backed paramilitary Wagner Group — and was also “a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin until he launched an alleged coup,” according to Wikipedia. The New York Times notes Prigozhin’s remarkable ability to bypass government censorship: Despite years of creeping Kremlin control over the Read more…
“Bitcoin on Friday shot up to its highest level in about a year,” reports CNN: The cryptocurrency rose above $31,400 a coin on Friday, its highest level since 2022, before paring back its gains. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, earlier this week traded above $30,000 for the Read more…