Tag: Research and Blogs Department

Following the success of pioneering medical procedures, umbilical cord blood, which was once often discarded as medical waste, could serve as a potentially valuable therapeutic tool. Now, it has been integrated into treatment plans for several blood disorders, such as leukemia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and genetic blood disorders.

Many have expressed some apprehension towards the extent of AI integration into our daily lives. An overlooked variable in the creation of large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT is the massive amount of energy it uses, and the subsequent destruction of our environment.

What are black holes? To better understand the incredible properties, components, and secrets of the black holes–our neighbors in the vast cosmos–we must further study the insights of the particulate matter that they provide.

Earth is like a cosmic game of Jenga, each block represents a fragment of order in the universe. As we pull and place each block, the tower grows taller, more complex, yet increasingly unstable. Entropy becomes a perpetual game of Jenga, where there is a constant tendency for the universe to move toward chaos. Can…

Recently, a new study has built upon previous behavioral models by adding an additional biological perspective behind decision-making. Most notably, a recent study on consumer decision-making investigates the role of serotonin on choice deferral; the choice to not make a choice; and the compromise effect, the tendency for consumers to pick the most intermediate options.

A modern ‘Tulpa’ is an entity born from the mind. They are autonomous, entirely sentient thought-forms that, according to Stanford anthropologist Michael Lifshitz, inhabit the brain and body of their hosts while often serving as their close friends or confidants.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… moon? Don’t we already have one of those? From 29 September to 24 November 2024, the Earth will have a temporary “second moon,” the asteroid 2024 PT5.