Popular painkiller reduces ability to empathize with other people, study finds
Acetaminophen, the primary ingredient in Tylenol, is the most widely used pain medication in the United States. No drug is without its side-effects, however. In addition to reducing physical pain, a study found acetaminophen can also reduce a person’s ability to empathize with other people. Researchers at the Ohio State University discovered when people took Read More
Harvard is trying to build an A.I. as fast as the human brain
Harvard University has been granted $28 million to try to figure out why human brains are better at processing and absorbing information than artificial intelligence (A.I.). The award, provided by the Intelligence Advanced Projects Activity (IARPA), could make A.I. systems more like the breathing tissue of biological brains than the cold steel of artificial silicon. A Read More
