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Dysfunction of the dopamine system is commonly linked to conditions including schizophrenia and substance-use disorders. While current antipsychotic therapies based on D2 antagonism have limited effect on cognitive disabilities, such issues are also part of psychiatric symptoms, alongside psychosis. A recent study from Columbia University School of Medicine has indicated that adolescent intervention with the […]
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In this guide, the author demonstrates how to decode a QR code by hand, using a pen and paper. The article explains how QR codes contain error correction information, but highlights how this is rarely necessary in practical terms. By breaking down a random example QR code, the author shows how to determine the version […]
Higher IQ scores do not necessarily make people think faster, according to an experiment from the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité and colleagues from Barcelona. Although those with higher scores were quicker at simple tasks, they took longer to solve more challenging ones than their lower-scoring peers. Personalised brain scans on 650 participants showed that […]
Lara Croft is one of the most iconic video game characters in history, surpassing the likes of Super Mario and Pac-Man with her well-rounded personality and coherent personal chronology. Her roots date back to the first wave of computer gaming in Britain, where Core Design was formed in 1986. The studio’s biggest and most expensive […]
The author is reporting on attempted server breaches in real time, with attackers attempting to guess usernames and passwords. There are no legitimate services being offered on the addresses being targeted. The author notes that although SSH is a typical target, other services occasionally appear as well. The source protocol, username, and password are listed […]
Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information has reportedly blocked access to Asia Sentinel’s website after the news outlet refused to comply with demands to correct a May 24 article. The government requested that Asia Sentinel carry the correction at the top of its website for 30 days, which was refused. The move comes after Asia […]
From 1980 to the early 2000s, the US medical industry took actions to limit the number of doctors being trained as reports cited an impending physician surplus. One of the most lasting impacts from this period was the medical school moratorium from 1980 to 2005 which resulted in a dearth of physicians, making US healthcare […]
The author reflects on the achievements of interns this summer with a focus on the three most interesting projects: reimplementing TCP/IP networking stacks, writing a new library that allows the direct application of kernel subsystems and streamlining a web-framework built on Incremental. The projects highlight the scale of work undertaken by the interns and emphasizes […]
New research by Radboud University has found that physicist Stephen Hawking was right about black holes – but not entirely. Hawking’s theory that black holes would eventually evaporate through radiation is correct but the study showed that the crucial event horizon is not needed for the process. Hawking argued that pairs of particles were created […]
MathWorks Professor of Mathematics Gilbert “Gil” Strang ’55, who recently retired from MIT after 66 of his 88 years at the institution, has had a “tremendous impact on the teaching of mathematics”. Strang, known for his easy smile and engaging teaching style, has taught linear algebra to a third of MIT’s entire student body. He […]