alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: For the first time, a new study has tested the effectiveness of trigger warnings in real life scenarios, revealing that the vast majority of young adults choose to ignore them. A new study has found that nearly 90% of young people who saw a Read more…
Lufthansa announced plans to cut 4,000 roles on Monday as it aims to increase profitability and lean on AI to drive efficiency. The airline group said it will eliminate a total of 4,000 FTE, or full-time equivalent, roles worldwide by 2030. The company is targeting primarily admin roles, the majority Read more…
US scientists have, for the first time, made early-stage human embryos by manipulating DNA taken from people’s skin cells and then fertilizing it with sperm. The technique could overcome infertility due to old age or disease, by using almost any cell in the body as the starting point for life. Read more…
The Taliban have imposed a nationwide telecommunications shutdown in Afghanistan, severing fibre-optic connections and cutting off internet, mobile, and satellite services as part of “morality” measures. Netblock is currently tracking the outages. The BBC reports: Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed numerous restrictions in accordance with their Read more…
The internet is full of people claiming to uncover conspiracies in politics and business. Now an unlikely new villain has been added to the list: theoretical physicists, is the major attraction of what might be called ‘conspiracy physics’. In recent years, a group of YouTubers and podcasters have attracted millions Read more…
Swiss voters have backed plans for electronic identity cards by a wafer-thin margin, in the second nationwide vote on the issue. In a referendum on Sunday, 50.4% of voters supported an electronic ID card, while 49.6% were against, confounding pollsters who had forecast stronger support for the “yes” vote. Turnout Read more…
As awareness grows around the dangers of head trauma in sports, a small number of professional fighters and football players are turning to a psychedelic called ibogaine for treatment, tout its ability to treat addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, or TBI. Ibogaine, which is derived from a Read more…