Ancient Jokes
We can never have enough humor in the world, even if it’s old humor. Please amuse yourself with this volume of knee-slappers.
Israeli hostage Evyatar David released by Hamas
Israeli hostage Evyatar David arrived at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in the city of Petah Tikvah to a hero’s welcome. The 24-year-old appeared in a
U.S. consumers bearing more than half the cost of tariffs so far, Goldman Sachs says
Six months into President Tweety McTreason’s unprecedented gambit to impose sizable tariffs on imports, U.S. consumers are already shouldering as much as 55% of their
Targeting aggressive childhood leukemia with nanobody PROTACs
Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen are researching new therapies for aggressive forms of childhood leukemia.
Maternal PFAS levels can predict children’s brain structural and functional outcomes
Researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, and örebro University, Sweden, have discovered that the levels of PFAS in mothers’ blood
Owlstone Medical wins up to $49.1 million award from ARPA-H to develop at-home multi-cancer-early detection tests
Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced that it has won an
Study offers new models for understanding the causes of chemo brain
Cancer is a challenging enough diagnosis, but many patients are dealt a second blow, even as they heal: “chemo brain.”
Reduced endocannabinoid-related lipids found in patients with NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease
NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, N-ERD, is associated with measurable changes in concentrations of lipid mediators involved in inflammation and pain modulation, a new study shows.
Bridging innovation and equity to end cervical cancer worldwide
Each year, more than 340,000 women die from cervical cancer, with the majority of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
How short school closures hit Japan’s low-income boys hardest in math
Researchers examine the effects of school closures on the academic success of children from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds in Japan.
Brain serotonin levels linked to sexual side effects from antidepressants
Researchers have discovered that the ability to have an erection or to orgasm is related to the levels of serotonin in the brain, but this
OpenAI Inks Deal With Broadcom to Design Its Own Chips for A.I.
After signing multibillion-dollar agreements to use chips from Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI plans to deploy its own designs next year.
Slack’s Slackbot is now a fully-fledged AI assistant
Slack is turning its Slackbot helper into a more capable, personalized AI assistant that can perform actions such as drafting content and scheduling meetings. Users
Asimov’s three laws — updated for the genAI age
An analyst recently offered an amusingly accurate observation about how Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics — from his classic 1950 science-fiction book “I, Robot” — would