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Scientists Agree That Everyone Hates Your Terrible Zoom Mic -- A new study from Yale confirms what everyone already knew: we're all judging you when your mic sounds cheap and bad on a conference call.

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This $35,000 Computer Is Powered by Trapped Human Brain Cells -- A company is selling what it calls the world's first "code deployable biological computer."

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AI Could Be Making Scientists Less Creative -- A new study examining 68 million scientific papers shows using AI boosts researchers' careers, but narrows the questions they ask.

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An Imposter Claiming to Be an Astronaut Wooed a Japanese Woman Into Paying for a 'Return Ticket to Earth' -- The space romance unfolded through Instagram, but the victim soon grew suspicious of the astronaut's monetary demands.

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Degrees of the Future 2022: Neuroscience -- These are the universities with the best neuroscience programs.

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China Publishes, Then Deletes Report of Potential Alien Signals -- Observations from a radio telescope almost certainly aren't evidence of aliens, but we'd love to know more about these alleged signals.

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Anthony Fauci Catches His First Case of Covid-19 -- The leading public health official is experiencing mild symptoms, the NIH said.

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NASA Will Investigate UFOs, Er, 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena' -- The space agency's announcement comes on the heels of some inconclusive UFO hearings before Congress.

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How to Watch the Government's UFO Hearing -- Congress is holding its first hearing on unidentified aerial phenomenon in decades.

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AI Chatbots Are Building an 'Algorithmic Self-Portrait' of You

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