You can probably beat ChatGPT at these math puzzles

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May 25, 2023

Artificial Intelligence You Can Probably Beat ChatGPT at These Math Brainteasers. Here's Why The ChatGPT AI can ace an IQ test, but it can’t beat brainteasers like those devised by legendary math puzzler Martin Gardner By Meghan Bartels

Politics Ron DeSantis's Antiscience Agenda Is Dangerous Presidential contender Ron DeSantis has used governmental power in Florida to restrict access to health and education, promoting an intolerant and harmful agenda By The Editors

Planetary Science A Meteorite Fell in Their Bedroom. Here's What Happened Next Earlier this month a meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home. The residents are still pondering the fate of their gift from the skies By Michael D. Lemonick

Biotech Brain-Spine Interface Allows Paralyzed Man to Walk Using His Thoughts A device provides a connection between the brain and spinal cord, allowing thought to control movement By Dyani Lewis,Nature magazine

Water We Need 50 More Years of the Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that has fundamentally changed water pollution in the U.S., is under attack when it should be strengthened instead By The Editors

Artificial Intelligence Here's Why AI May Be Extremely Dangerous--Whether It's Conscious or Not Artificial intelligence algorithms will soon reach a point of rapid self-improvement that threatens our ability to control them and poses great potential risk to humanity By Tamlyn Hunt

Health Care Abortion Bans Are Driving Off Doctors and Putting Basic Health Care at Risk Many physicians say they are reluctant to practice in states with abortion bans, harming access to regular exams and screenings By Julie Rovner,Kaiser Health News

Weather NASA Mini Satellites Will Help Track Hurricanes Miniature satellites called CubeSats will collect meteorologic data that NASA hopes will help explain how and why some tropical storms intensify as they approach land By Daniel Cusick,E&E News

Artificial Intelligence A Computer Scientist Breaks Down Generative AI's Hefty Carbon Footprint Is generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins—and how to reduce it By Kate Saenko,The Conversation US

Politics Our Shifting Understanding of Democracy Is Fueling Populism and Culture Wars As with climate change, adverse changes in democratic practices require societal adaptation to avoid the worst scenarios By Piergiuseppe Fortunato

FROM THE STORE Scientific American Volume 328, Issue 6

FROM THE ARCHIVE 6 Marvelous Math Stories from 2022 Math made a splash this year. Here’s a look at the fascinating discoveries, mind-bending quests and important events in mathematics in 2022 By Clara Moskowitz | December 2022

WHAT WE'RE READING Mawar Gains Strength After Thrashing Guam, Becoming a Super Typhoon Island residents experienced howling winds and periods of intense rainfall, which left most of Guam without power. Officials had yet to assess the damage, but typhoon warnings remained in effect. By Josie Moyer, Mar-Vic Cagurangan, Mike Ives and Derrick Bryson Taylor | The New York Times | May 24, 2023

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