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☆ Extreme sleep behavior documented in cute Antarctic chinstrap penguins
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Guarding their nests is serious business for these medium-sized penguins, with predatory seabirds called brown skuas on the prowl. But this species, scientists said on Thursday, has devised an ingenious way of getting sufficient sleep without compromising vigilance. The researchers documented extreme sleep behavior in these flightless birds. "Penguins do not display any obvious negative consequence of sleep fragmentation," Libourel said. During incubation, skuas prey on penguin eggs, particularly on a colony's periphery.

Persons: chinstraps, ecophysiologist Paul, Antoine Libourel, Won Young Lee, George Island, Libourel, Lee, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Lyon Neuroscience Research, Korea Polar Research, GPS, Penguins, Thomson Locations: Lyon, France, Korea, Incheon, Washington

☆ Penguins Take Thousands of Naps Every Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Carl Zimmer | More About Carl Zimmer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Penguins are champion power nappers. Over the course of a single day, they fall asleep thousands of times, each bout a few seconds long, a new study has found. Although animals have a wide range of sleeping styles, penguins easily take the record for fragmented sleeping. “It’s really unusual,” said Paul-Antoine Libourel, a neuroscientist at the Neuroscience Research Center of Lyon in France who helped make the discovery. The science of sleep got its start in the early 1900s when researchers used scalp electrodes to discover that people produce slow brain waves when dozing.

Persons: “, ”, Paul, Antoine Libourel Organizations: Penguins, Neuroscience Research, of Lyon Locations: France

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye on their newborns. For some penguins, it means thousands of mini-catnaps a day, researchers discovered. Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around-the-clock in crowded, noisy colonies. These short “microsleeps,” totaling around 11 hours per day, appear to be enough to keep the parents going for weeks. “For these penguins, microsleeps have some restorative functions — if not, they could not endure,” he said.

Persons: —, ”, Niels Rattenborg, Max Planck, “, King, King George Island, Won Young Lee, Paul, Antoine Libourel, Daniel Paranhos Zitterbart Organizations: WASHINGTON, Max, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Korean Polar Research, Neuroscience Research, of Lyon, “ Penguins, Oceanographic, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Germany, King George, Antarctica, France, Massachusetts

☆ Novartis lifts sales growth target to 5% per year through 2027
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Ludwig Burger | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pictured at the company's French headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Novartis AG FollowSandoz GmbH FollowFRANKFURT, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Novartis (NOVN.S) has dialled up its sales growth target to 5% per year until 2027, citing demand for innovative drugs after it sold off its generic-drugs business. The medium-term target, which excludes any foreign exchange effects, is mainly driven by six drugs, led by Kisqali, it said in a presentation on Tuesday. The sales forecast, up from a previous revenue growth target of 4% through 2027, is also underpinned by demand for Pluvicto, a precision radiotherapy against prostate cancer, and self-administered multiple sclerosis (MS) shot Kesimpta. Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Editing by Miranda Murray and Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Charles Platiau, Kisqali, Vas, Kesimpta, drugmaker, Sandoz, Ludwig Burger, Miranda Murray, Miral Organizations: Swiss, Novartis, REUTERS, Companies Novartis, Sandoz, FRANKFURT, Thomson Locations: Rueil, Malmaison, Paris, France, Basel, Swiss

☆ Forget Big Tech? Fund manager names 6 lesser-known tech stocks to buy instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

One portfolio manager, however, is shifting his focus to other tech players — particularly small mid-cap names. His comments come despite the sharp gains registered by big tech stocks which pushed the price-to-earnings ratio of the S & P 500 index to around 20 times. By contrast, the ratio is trading below 14 times when the seven Big Tech stocks are excluded, he noted. Another stock in Kharmandarian's AI and Robotics Fund fund is cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike . Electronic Design Automation Another theme on Kharmandarian's watchlist is electronic design automation — specifically companies designing the latest generations of semiconductors.

Persons: Karen Kharmandarian, Kharmandarian, bullish, Splunk Organizations: Big Tech, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Thematics Asset Management, CNBC, Robotics Fund, Cisco Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Pharmaceuticals, BioXcel Therapeutics

☆ Can you hack your brain? These companies are driving innovation in the field of brain stimulation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

These forms of deep brain stimulation require a surgical procedure during which electrodes — which generate electrical impulses to control any abnormal brain activity — are implanted into certain areas of the brain. With enough advancement in the field, doctors expect brain stimulation techniques for both severe disorders and health-and-wellness purposes will ultimately become noninvasive. Three major players There are only three companies with FDA-approved deep brain stimulation, or DBS, treatments: Medtronic , Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific . The spinal cord stimulation, or SCS, business is a hotbed of innovation right now, deep brain stimulation also is a key area." There is still plenty of doubt, however, about the efficacy of at-home brain stimulation devices, which offer a less direct approach to brain stimulation and don't always require FDA oversight.

Persons: —, Bernstein, Lee Hambright, Hambright, Ali Rezai, Medtronic, Abbott, Rezai, Morningstar, Debbie Wang, Wang, Elon Musk, it's Elon Musk's, Casey Halpern, it's, Halpern, Taiwan's Organizations: Drug Administration, FDA, Abbott Laboratories, Boston, Rockefeller Neuroscience, West Virginia University, American Neuromodulation Society, Boston Scientific, DBS, FactSet, Neuroscience, BCI, University of Pennsylvania, TMS Locations: neuromodulation

☆ Inside the ‘pressure cooker’: 4 current and former LA sheriff’s employees die by suicide in less than 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

How to get help • Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. So far this year, 86 police officers nationwide have died by suicide, according to the website Blue H.E.L.P., which tracks US officer suicides. But the number is underreported by at least 25% due to the stigma in police departments around reporting mental health issues, according to Karen Solomon, who cofounded the organization. I need help,’” Delgado told CNN. “Is there a way to maybe slowly let the steam out of that pressure cooker, maybe quarterly, maybe yearly?” Delgado said.

Persons: Omar Delgado, ” Delgado, “, ”, Robert Luna, Richard Pippin, Pippin, ” Pippin, Myung J, Chun, George Floyd, John Mann, Mann, John Violanti, Charles Ramsey, Ramsey, it’s, ” Ramsey, Michael Harrison, “ They’re, ” Harrison, Jeff Thompson, Karen Solomon, Phelan M, Delgado, ‘, I’m, ’ ” Delgado Organizations: CNN, Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, LA, Association for Los Angeles, Sheriffs, “, Los Angeles Times, . Police, Police, Columbia University, New, Psychiatric Institute, University, Buffalo School of Public Health, Health Professions, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Metropolitan Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department, Columbia University Medical Center, Eatonville Police, Lake, Eatonville Police Department, ” CNN Locations: Angeles, Orlando, Los Angeles County, Washington , DC, Baltimore, New Orleans

☆ Seasonal affective disorder: Self-care tips to fight the winter blues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The lack of sunlight from shorter winter days can bring on depressive symptoms, and social isolation is common among people with seasonal affective disorder. BenAkiba/E+/Getty ImagesTaking care of your health is key to dealing with seasonal affective disorder. Here’s what experts say you can do to manage seasonal affective disorder. Social isolation is common among people with seasonal affective disorder, and isolating may contribute to depressive symptoms. Antidepressants are another option that Manu recommended for people with severe seasonal affective disorder.

Persons: Joseph Takahashi, ”, Jason Tucciarone, ” Tucciarone, Tucciarone, Thomas Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Lucian Manu, Manu, Jocelyn Solis, Moreira Organizations: CNN, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Northwell Health, Kilkenny, “, Stony Brook Medicine Locations: New York, Tucciarone, Stony

☆ Some kids are genetically predisposed to poor sleep, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Establishing healthy bedtime habits for your child early on is vital if at least one parent has chronic sleep difficulties, suggests new research on genetics and children’s sleep disorders. It does, say experts behind the first study providing evidence that genetic susceptibility to being a “poor sleeper” can also be found early in life. Children genetically predisposed to insomnia had more insomnia-related sleep issues such as difficulty falling asleep or frequently waking up during the night, according to the study published Wednesday in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. “You would think that, sure, if it’s genetically determined, why wouldn’t it manifest earlier in life?”Good sleep hygiene for kidsThere is still hope for your child’s sleep health. “If your child is a natural late sleeper, then don’t force them to go to sleep early,” Sehgal added.

Persons: Catherine Falls, ”, Eus van Someren, —, they’re, Amita Sehgal, wasn’t, Sehgal, “, Desana, ” Kocevska, they’ve, ” Sehgal Organizations: CNN, Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Getty, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Sleep Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center Locations: Catherine, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

☆ Experimental spinal cord implant helps Parkinson’s patient walk in new study
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In a new study, Gauthier was surgically implanted with an experimental spinal cord neuroprosthesis to correct walking disorders in people with Parkinson’s disease. Marc Gauthier, 63, who has Parkinson's disease, was treated with a spinal cord neuroprosthesis for his locomotor symptoms. Then, Gauthier was invited to participate in the new study to test the experimental spinal cord neuroprosthesis. Next, they implanted an array of electrodes against the lower region of Gauthier’s spinal cord to target those zones. “With this spinal cord stimulation, we still have an effect, but we have to fight against worse and more severe symptoms,” Bloch said.

Persons: Marc Gauthier, Gauthier, ” Gauthier, Dr, Eduardo Moraud, ” Moraud, Gilles Weber, CHUV Gauthier, Jocelyn Bloch, ” Bloch, ”, Svjetlana, Miocinovic, David Dexter, Parkinson’s, Dexter, Sanjay Gupta, Moraud, Michael J, Bloch, Grégoire, ” Courtine, “ Organizations: CNN, Nature, Lausanne University Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Parkinson’s, Science Media, DBS, CNN Health, Fox Foundation, Medical Locations: Bordeaux, France, Switzerland, Netherlands

☆ Sweet spot for HRT may reduce dementia risk by nearly a third, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Just how harmful or helpful hormone replacement therapy may be also depends on the type of hormones that are prescribed, especially at older ages. Estrogen-only hormone therapy can be prescribed if the uterus has been removed via hysterectomy. Scientists are developing a new generation of hormone replacement called selective estrogen receptor modulator, or SERM. Scientists are working on new forms of hormone replacement therapy that go directly to the brain, thus making them safer for menopausal women. In addition, some women are not candidates for hormone replacement therapy, perhaps due to family history, heart conditions or clotting disorders.

Persons: hasn’t, “, ”, Lisa Mosconi, Mosconi, Richard Isaacson, ” Isaacson, gynecologists, midlife, ” Mosconi Organizations: CNN, Weill Cornell Medicine, “ Locations: New York City, midlife, Florida

☆ 'I would never recommend this to anybody': We accidentally bought a derelict Victorian apartment for $12,000 at an auction and transformed it into our dream home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Claire Segeren and her boyfriend bought a Victorian house in the Scottish Highlands by accident. They bid on the wrong property in an auction and spent four years renovating the derelict house. We accidentally bought a crumbling Victorian villa at an auctionThe couple were shocked when they saw the villa in person. From the auction brochure, the couple weren't too concernd Claire SegerenHe left the auction in a panic and called me. The completed front room in the Scottish villa.

Persons: Claire Segeren, —, Cal Hunter, We'd, Cal Joshua Sivarajah, Cal, It's, Claire Segeren Cal, van, Joshua Sivarajah Cal, Jameswood, Segeren, we've, could've, Segeren wouldn't Organizations: Scottish Highlands, Service, Canada, University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Cal, Jameswood Villa, eBay Locations: Scottish, Scotland, Canada, Hull, England, French, Glasgow, Jameswood Villa, Sandbank, Dunoon

☆ The U.S. is trying to tighten the screws on Chinese AI. What that means for stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT-like products and autonomous driving is driving enormous demand for Nvidia's chips in China. Chinese companies also dominate the burgeoning electric car market , where Nvidia has had a fast-growing business of selling chips for assisted and fully autonomous driving. When it comes to such chips for cars, Nomura analysts said there's little reason to worry. Auto chip market BYD, Nio , Li Auto and Xpeng are among the China-based electric automakers using the Orin chip. In the automotive chip category, they noted Nvidia's Thor chip and Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride Flex chip both fall into that more advanced category.

Persons: Orin, Orin X, Joel Ying, Li Auto, Albert Liu, Weeks, Kneron, Liu, Julian Ma, Ma, Inceptio, Nomura, Inovance Organizations: Nvidia, Nomura, Nomura China Technology, Auto, CNBC's East Tech West, Apple, HSBC, SEC, U.S, Management Locations: China, U.S, Nomura China, South, German, Inovance's, Hong Kong

☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI, closing the Activision Blizzard deal, and his best business decision so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Mathias Döpfner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +47 min

Just like the cloud transformed every software category, we think AI is one such transformational shift. Therefore, this notion of Copilots that we're introducing is really going to be revolutionary in terms of driving productivity and communication. Milton Friedman once famously said: "the business of business is business." One is, is the business of business just business? So, I think AI can actually be very helpful in many ways to be a little more empathetic and more understanding of the world.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Axel Springer's, OpenAI, Nadella, Axel Springer, —, Mathias Döpfner, Pankaj Nangia, Steve Ballmer, Steve, I've, It's, I'd, Herbert Simon, Karl Marx, Lakshmi, Hayek, Marx, Justin Sullivan, Carol Dweck, they're, Vuk Valcic, That's, it's, you've, Jae, Copilot, Jeff Bezos, I'm, We've, Milton Friedman, Elon Musk, we've, Lina Khan, Sam Altman, Sam, Tomohiro Ohsumi, Bard, Bing, Mathias, wouldn't, Picasso, Jakub Porzycki, Mustafa Suleyman, We'll Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Olympic, Australia, Getty, Activision Blizzard, Gaming, AP, Windows, Linux, Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin, Associated Press, Google Locations: Berlin, India, Hyderabad, Seattle, United States, Milwaukee, American, China, derisking, DC, Beijing, Europe, GitHub, British

☆ How an ‘Effort-Reward Imbalance’ Can Make Work Miserable
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Christina Caron | More About Christina Caron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But studies have shown that humans are hard-wired to want their fair share, as are other animals that have cooperative relationships, like monkeys, birds and wolves. In one famous experiment, researchers trained two capuchin monkeys to hand them tokens in exchange for a cucumber snack. The other monkey, who continued to receive cucumbers, looked enraged, shook the walls of her enclosure and hurled the cucumbers out of reach. In the workplace, psychologists refer to this as effort-reward imbalance. In humans, the perception that you are getting less than others for the same amount of work can contribute to symptoms associated with burnout and lead to a higher risk of depression.

Persons: Sarah Brosnan Organizations: Georgia State University

☆ How 'micro' breaks throughout the day can help decrease work burnout—'flow + rest = success'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

They found that having short periodic breaks dedicated to exercise, meditation and goal setting can help increase flow while working, which in turn can prevent burnout. On top of this, the employees in the flow group were also encouraged to have 10-15 minute breaks sprinkled two to three times throughout the day. This increase in flow led to a decrease in reported stress and stability in the physiological symptoms. Participants in the flow group left work feeling less drained and actually had the time after work to rest and recuperate, preparing themselves to enter the next working day with even more focus and energy. "There is this common expression that 'stress + rest = success', well we are changing that a bit into "flow + rest = success."

Persons: Exos, Chris Bertram, Bertram Organizations: Hofstra University

☆ Blood tests needed for widespread Alzheimer's diagnosis on the way
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Deena Beasley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Several Alzheimer's blood tests are in the works – and one is already being sold to consumers – but none have been established as accurate, formally approved by regulators or reimbursed by insurers. Researchers have been working for years on blood tests for Alzheimer's that can replicate these diagnostic tools. The need for blood tests has become more pressing since the FDA approved Leqembi in July. Accurate blood tests are expected to help identify which dementia patients actually have Alzheimer’s, the most common but not the only cause of dementia. "When there are widely available, scalable, sensitive and specific blood tests it will be an absolute game changer for Alzheimer's patients."

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Eli Lilly, Dr, Sarah Kremen, Eliezer Masliah, Eisai, Michael Irizarry, Roche, Bruce Jordan, Russ Paulsen, Deena Beasley, Caroline Humer, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Memory Centre, of Readaptation, University Hospital, REUTERS, FDA, Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday, Quest Diagnostics, National Institute, Aging, U.S . National Institutes of Health, C2N Diagnostics, Roche Diagnostics, Alzheimer's Association, RAND, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Leqembi, Eisai, Los Angeles, U.S

☆ Buy this 'game-changer' biotech stock with more than 50% upside, BofA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Analyst Geoff Meacham's $18 price objective implies a potential upside of 51% from the stock's $11.94 closing price Monday. Meacham cited the firm's strong pipeline of novel drugs and treatments as a catalyst. Specifically, Neumora's navacaprant drug could be a "game-changer for major depressive disorder," Meacham said. "Overall, the diverse pipeline and targets provide multiple opportunities for Neumora to potentially become one of the largest neuro-focused biotech companies." While the company is currently unprofitable, Meacham expects this to change in 2027, or one year after the company officially commercializes navacaprant for major depressive disorders.

Persons: Geoff Meacham's, Meacham, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America

☆ Generative AI needs tools to avoid copyright infringement, Databricks' Naveen Rao says — or more companies could meet Napster's fate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Naveen Rao is VP of Generative AI at Databricks and co-founder of LLM-training platform MosaicML. Rao says copyright infringement could prevent companies from successfully monetizing AI. Rao, who oversees generative AI strategy for Databricks after it bought his startup MosaicML for $1.3 billion, likens it to the issue that crushed Napster, the 2000s-era music-sharing platform. "We build tools that enable companies to differentiate their AI from everyone else's and leverage their data uniquely," Rao told Insider. The more people building generative AI technology the better, Rao says.

Persons: Naveen Rao, Rao, —, ChatGPT, Jodi Picoult, George R.R, Martin, OpenAI, he's Organizations: Service, Napster, Apple, iTunes, Thrones, Metallica, Qualcomm, Intel

☆ Menopause symptoms: How to prepare for effects on your brain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Each episode will focus on one of those states — the distracted brain, the frightened brain, the nourished brain, etc. (While her paper was published in 2021 in Nature Scientific Reports, Mosconi has kept adding women’s brain scans to her database.) She adds that what happens during menopause can have implications for brain health in later years. “Active smoking is a huge ‘no’ for both menopause but also for brain health,” she said. “Physical activity is really supportive of hormonal health and brain health,” she noted.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, —, ” Lisa Mosconi, ” Mosconi, Mosconi, Lisa Mosconi, That’s, ”, “, they’re, I’m Organizations: CNN, Weill Cornell Medicine, Nature Locations: New York City

☆ Neuralink competitor Precision Neuroscience buys factory to build its brain implants
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article BLK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTEmployees working in Precision's manufacturing facility Courtesy: Precision NeuroscienceNeurotech startup Precision Neuroscience announced Thursday it has acquired a factory in Dallas, where it will build the key component of its brain implant, the Layer 7 Cortical Interface. Precision said the manufacturing plant is the only facility capable of producing its "sophisticated" electrode array. Stephanie Rider of Precision Neuroscience inspects the company's microelectrode array Source: Precision NeuroscienceAs a member of the fast-growing brain-computer interface (BCI) industry, Precision is developing its technology alongside other companies like Synchron, Paradromics, Blackrock Neurotech and Elon Musk's Neuralink. At the request of the seller, a Japanese multinational corporation, Precision declined to share how much the manufacturing facility cost. Employees working in Precision's manufacturing facility Courtesy: Precision Neuroscience

Persons: we've, Michael Mager, Stephanie Rider, Elon Musk's, Precision's, Benjamin Rapoport, Neuralink, Musk, Mager Organizations: Neuroscience, CNBC, Blackrock Neurotech, Elon Musk's Neuralink, SpaceX, Neuralink, Employees Locations: Dallas, Paradromics

☆ Parents who raise kids with high emotional intelligence never use these 3 phrases: Harvard neuroscience expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Julia Digangi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

To raise more emotionally intelligent kids, parents need to speak to them in emotionally intelligent ways. Here are three phrases that parents of emotionally intelligent kids never use — and what to say instead:1. What to say instead: The emotionally intelligent response is to be curious about where your child's motivation and abilities intersect. If you're locked in a disagreement with a seemingly willful kid, instead of asking them why they don't listen, consider asking, "Have I listened to you?" Emotionally intelligent parents don't strive for compliance from their children, but for connection.

Persons: neuropsychologist, it's Organizations: Harvard

☆ What the Nobel Prizes get wrong about science
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Peter Brzezinski, the secretary of the committee for the Nobel chemistry prize, said there were no plans to change the rule. He said the Nobel Prize committees, at least for science prizes, are “innately conservative.”DiversityOther criticism leveled at the Nobel Prizes includes the lack of diversity among winners. Of course, these flaws and gaps only matter because the Nobels are far better known than other science prizes, Rees added. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced on Monday, followed by the physics prize on Tuesday and the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday. The Nobel Prize for literature and the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

Persons: Alfred Nobel, Martin Rees, Rees, ”, Jonathan Nackstrand, Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, Kip Thorne, David Pendlebury, “ Nobel, ” Pendlebury, Nobel’s, Peter Brzezinski, “, ” Brzezinski, John Jumper, AlphaFold, Lasker, Pendlebury, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna, it’s, Carolyn Bertozzi, Andrea Ghez, Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea, ” Rees Organizations: CNN, Royal Society, Getty, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific, Nobel Foundation, Academy, Google, Harvard University Locations: Swedish, AFP, Stockholm

☆ Cathie Wood is a fan of this AI company, and says the 'AI revolution' will 'change everything'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cathie Wood says a U.K.-founded company is "one of the best AI companies in the world." It now operates as Google DeepMind. This year, Alphabet said it's merging DeepMind with an internal Google Research team called Brain . It's a move designed to bring two groups focused on AI closer together as the battle for AI heats up. Google is racing to compete with Microsoft and other tech companies in AI, with Microsoft already making huge strides with its investment in OpenAI.

Persons: Cathie Wood, Ark, CNBC's, DeepMind, Wood Organizations: Google, Google Research, Microsoft, Wednesday Locations: OpenAI

Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The annual prize, which went to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai last year, includes $250,000 from the Elevate Prize Foundation and support to amplify the winner’s messaging. “He is a brave, good man.”Joseph Deitch, founder of The Elevate Prize Foundation, called Fox “a lightning rod for good,” as he presented him with the award. “He is an icon,” Elevate Prize Foundation CEO Carolina García Jayaram told The Associated Press in an interview. Fox Foundation, said the award comes at an important time for the nonprofit.

Persons: Michael J, Fox, Malala Yousafzai, Hillary Clinton, Michael hadn’t, ” Fox, “, Bill Clinton, ”, ” Joseph Deitch, Carolina García Jayaram, ” Garcia Jayaram, ” Deborah Brooks, ” Brooks, Brooks, it’s Organizations: Clinton Global Initiative, Fox, Associated Press, Fox Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: New York

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