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December 15, 2022

Artificial Intelligence 10 Ways AI Was Used for Good This Year Artificial intelligence can improve health, protect biodiversity and even write wine reviews By Sophie Bushwick

Medicine First 'Vagina-on-a-Chip' Will Help Researchers Test Drugs A new chip re-creates the human vagina's unique microbiome By Ida Emilie Steinmark

Climate Change International Sports Need to Prioritize Sustainability Events like the World Cup can emit millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide, but it doesn't have to be that way By Seth Wynes

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Anatomy The Clitoris Has Been Lost to Science for Centuries, but It's Making a Comeback The vulva has long been ignored in anatomical study. But scientists and doctors are making strides in mapping its pleasure center, the clitoris, and improving sensation for survivors of genital cutting. By Meghan McDonough

Climate Change Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis A massive storm slammed into Alaska's western coast, and there was no ice to stop it. By Emily Schwing | 06:45

Sociology The Most Compelling Science Graphics of 2022 From COVID to space exploration, graphics helped tell some the year's most important stories By Amanda Montañez

Archaeology An Archeological Dig in Michigan Turns Up Some Surprising Artifacts Archeologists have found a small mountain of artifacts buried in a farm field that show the presence of some of the first peoples to inhabit the Americas. By Aaron Martin

Animals 6 Weird and Wild Animal Behaviors Revealed in 2022 Octopus outbursts, spiders evading sexual cannibalism and a human-cockatoo arms race—here are strange animal behaviors we learned about in 2022 By Andrea Thompson

FROM THE STORE Scientific American Volume 328, Issue 1

FROM THE ARCHIVE Will Artificial Intelligence Ever Live Up to Its Hype? Replication problems plague the field of AI, and the goal of general intelligence remains as elusive as ever By John Horgan | December 2020

WHAT WE'RE READING ChatGPT: Why Everyone Is Obsessed This Mind-Blowing AI Chatbot This artificial intelligence bot can chat and write essays, poems and computer programs. Careful how much you trust it, though. By Stephen Shankland | CNET | Dec. 14, 2022

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