The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – ...

The urine of chimpanzees contains high levels of alcohol byproduct, most likely because the chimps regularly gorge themselves on fermented fruit, according to a new paper published in the journal ...

A team of researchers has found a way to steer the output of large language models by manipulating specific concepts inside ...

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT show reasoning errors across many domains. Identifying vulnerabilities is good for public safety, industry, and the scientists making these models. The human ...

As a pediatric physician, an early childhood researcher and a child development expert, I am compelled to state, in no uncertain terms: What we are witnessing is a public health crisis. This approach ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Top academics have dismissed Kevin Warsh’s claim that an AI-induced productivity boom will create room for ...

Richard Epstein is a professor of law at New York University School of Law and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago. Max Raskin is a fellow and adjunct professor of law at New York ...

In a bid to treat blindness, Life Biosciences will try out potent cellular reprogramming technology on volunteers. When Elon Musk was at Davos last week, an interviewer asked him if he thought aging ...

Source: Mohamed Weaam/Pexels Does this so-called "Chair Theory" have any legs? It's been trending on social media as a way of testing whether a current or potential significant other or friend truly ...

Mobile money has become a central digital alternative to traditional banking in developing countries, yet several African governments have introduced taxes on mobile money transactions. We develop a ...

The two stars in the nearby system ZTF J2130 are spiraling toward a catastrophic supernova. In the meantime, scientists are using the pair's slow orbital decay to put Einstein's theory of gravity to ...