Intuition makes it difficult to expose lies.

Scientists conducted a series of experiments in which 1445 people took part. They had to guess whether the handwritten statements and videos about the student's activities on campus were true or false. Study participants who relied on intuition to detect lies, or who used multiple factors to make a decision, did no better than those who answered at random. However, those subjects who focused solely on the level of detail in the reports could distinguish truth from lies with an accuracy of up to 79%.

Brand of alcoholic drinks Twisted Tea has created briefs for any self-respecting man.

They will not only hold your beer while you walk around the apartment, but also cool the most important thing in the summer. The cost is about $40.

Scientists have found a secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci's paintings.

Scientists have discovered that Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli mixed egg yolk with oil paint to make paintings resist moisture and crack or yellow. Experts have found that adding eggs to oil paintings prevents the paint from breaking down. Perhaps, thanks to this, the canvases were able to survive in good condition until our time.

AI will put up to 300 million employees out of work in the next few years.

Based on the analysis of data on professional tasks in Europe and the United States, experts came to the conclusion that AI could put 300 million people out of work around the world. If AI achieves the abilities promised by the developers, then the number of jobs will be significantly reduced. Office workers are a group that could be especially vulnerable to these AI marvels. Lawyers and administrative workers have become especially attractive targets for AI. In this regard, the heads of tech companies, engineers and researchers asked to suspend "large-scale AI experiments" - they threaten society. We are talking about an open letter published on Future of Life, which has collected over a thousand signatures. Among the signatories are the director of SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter Elon Musk and the co-founders of Apple, Skype, Pinterest, Ripple - that is, Steve Wozniak, Jaan Tallinn, Evan Sharp and Chris Larsen

Robot Dogs from Boston Dynamics.

Robot dogs from Boston Dynamics now make sense - enthusiasts have written a script for them that will teach the iron pet to clean the house. Thanks to him, Spot is better oriented in space and can remember where this or that thing should be. Walking around the house and noticing a discrepancy, the robot will immediately drop everything and rush to put everything in its place.

Ranvoo has introduced the AICE 3 neck conditioner.

It can reduce the temperature of the air around you by 10°C, and thanks to a special air outlet, it cools not only the neck, but the entire body. They promise autonomy for 12 hours of fan operation, or up to 6 hours in active cooling mode. The price starts at $400.

Italy became the first country to ban ChatGPT.

The local regulator accused the developers of the bot of violating the law on personal data. Changes to the work of the OpenAI AI assistant must be made within 20 days or they will pay a large fine. OpenAI denies all accusations, but the case goes to court and subsequent proceedings, for which the company will be obliged to suspend the development of ChatGPT. And it can take years.

Artificial meteor showers.

The Japanese corporation ALE will launch a satellite into orbit in 2025, the only purpose of which is to create artificial meteor showers. The satellite will release bursts of tiny metal particles that, according to the creators, are harmless, but completely simulate a meteor shower for observers from Earth. The goal is called "Creating an opportunity for every inhabitant of the planet to enjoy one of the most beautiful natural processes."

Razer has announced the world's first mouse with a built-in shaver and branded RGB lighting.

The mouse is equipped with ultra-thin and ultra-sharp micro-blades that provide a close shave and does not irritate the skin, while the ergonomic shape speeds up the shaving process, freeing up time for games.

Mobile communications and the Internet may soon appear on the moon.

Mobile communications and the Internet may soon appear on the moon. This was announced by the Finnish company Nokia, which, together with NASA, plans to deploy an LTE / 4G mobile network on the Moon as part of the preparation for the Artemis space mission. The equipment for this will be delivered by the SpaceX spacecraft in the coming months.

The Japanese have learned how to make plastic from factory waste.

Scientists from Osaka University have figured out how to synthesize plastic from low concentrations of carbon dioxide - like in the exhaust gases of power plants and factories. The technology in the future will help to establish the production of plastic from waste. This will make it cheaper and more environmentally friendly.

Scientists have recorded the ultrasound emitted by plants in danger.

The researchers recorded the sounds made by tomatoes and tobacco grown in greenhouses. Healthy plants made clicks and pops that became much more frequent when the plants were deprived of water or stems were cut. Sounds are audible up to five meters away, but they are in the range of 40 to 80 kHz, which a person cannot hear. However, insects and small mammals can perceive such frequencies. Most likely, the sounds occur when the vessels of plants are destroyed, forming air bubbles. It is unlikely that these sounds are an attempt at communication, but other animals can receive information when they hear them.

Chinese students were sent on vacation to fall in love.

Nine vocational colleges in China will send their students on spring break so they can find a mate. So the authorities hope to increase the birth rate in the country. Other organizations come up with their own ways to increase the birth rate. The companies provide 30 days of "marriage leave" and invite urban women to date older rural bachelors.

297 billion tons of water have been found on the moon.

In the journal Nature, an article was published by Chinese scientists who studied rock samples collected by the Chang'e-5 rover. A lot of water was found in fragments of impact glass formed during the collision of the Moon with a meteorite. Which allows us to assume its presence in tons of glass available on the satellite. Specifically, for every gram - 0.002 grams of water. Which in terms of the moon as a whole gives a huge water mass.

Google developer Jeff Delany connected his brain to ChatGPT-4 using a Crown device.

The device reads brain waves, connects to the phone and receives a response from AI. Jeff also trained the AI to turn on at the thought of a lemon. Crown developers have already reacted to Jeff's experiment, calling it insane and noting that the number of people who want to buy Crown has increased.

A lethal fungus for plants first infected humans.

A 61-year-old man from India fell victim to a fungus that was previously considered dangerous only for plants. He complained of coughing, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and constant fatigue. Eventually, doctors found Chondrostereum purpureum in his trachea, causing the abscess. The patient was miraculously cured without complications, and now doctors are trying to figure out how he managed to get infected.

Sea currents are slowing down dramatically due to the melting of glaciers.

Sea currents are driven in part by the downward movement of cold, dense salt water near Antarctica. But due to the melting of glaciers, sea water becomes less salty and dense, and these processes are slowing down. Scientists say that sea currents in the northern and southern hemispheres have been relatively stable for thousands of years. According to calculations, now they can be reduced immediately by 40% by 2050. Currents carry heat, oxygen, carbon and nutrients around the globe. Their slowdown could lead to cooling in Europe, as well as reduce the ability of the ocean to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Female hamster rats were able to close up the entrance to the vagina.

During the study, the researchers followed 51 female hamster rats. In seventeen individuals, 23 cases of opening and re-closing of the vagina were recorded. The authors of the experiment noticed that when a female with an open vagina died in a colony where only females lived, seven of her neighbors opened the previously closed entrances. This happened within two months. This is probably how they reacted to the change in their status, because otherwise the living conditions remained the same. According to scientists, this study clearly shows that in some species of mammals, the reproductive system is plastic even in adulthood.

Australian company Vow has created meatballs from an extinct mammoth.

The goal of the project is to demonstrate the potential of cage-raised meat without slaughter. The company decided to make mammoth meatballs because it is a symbol of biodiversity loss and climate change. It is believed that this animal became extinct due to human hunting and warming after the last ice age. No one has yet tried mammoth meatballs, since it is not known how the immune system of a modern person will react to an unusual protein. However, the experiment demonstrated the potential of cultured meat.

Enthusiasts have launched the Wavtool service, which can create music using text commands.

The main feature in the dialogue with the chatbot, which can be given commands that change the composition: ask to add some instrument, change the sound, or make the composition loop. It looks just amazing, while the "manual" interaction with the track is minimal. And most importantly - completely free.