STEM News You Can Use

Can chat GPT out perform doctors? A recent study has found chat GPT to outperform doctors when both are tasked with analyzing medical histories to diagnose illnesses. 

Want to improve your memory? You should probably sleep more! Sleeping helps strengthen memories you’ve formed throughout the day. It also helps to link new memories to earlier ones. 

The startup Energy Dome has developed a method for storing renewable energy. The storage process involves using solar power to compress carbon dioxide into a during the day, and then allowing the liquid to expand back into a gas, which drives wind turbines at night.

Microplastics have been found in many peoples bloodstream, and have been correlated to increased health risks. To prevent consuming microplastics, researchers suggest simply boiling and filtering water. 

The CDC has announced that the recommended isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19 has shortened from 5 days to 24 hours. 

AI and Social Media companies are signing an agreement promising to identify and eliminate falsified election information from AI sources. 

Scientists are exploring the idea of building a massive sunshade floating in space to limit the Sun's rays on Earth and global warming. 

New York and Florida are taking action to protect teens from the potential harms of social media. New York City has declared social media as a public health hazard, due to its negative effects on youth mental health.  Florida’s house has passed a bill that would ban children under 16 from social media. 

For the first time, a US state is allowed to import medicines from Canadian manufacturers at the mass scale. 

Elon Musk's company neuralink is working to improve their new brain chip.

This winter, there are a number of innovations in heating technologies that keep households warm in an eco friendly way. The firm "Heata" is helping companies install their computer servers near households hot water tanks to take advantage of heat that's already being produced.  Geothermal heat pumps take advantage of the warmth in the ground, and are another way to heat sustainably.

Virgin Atlantic Airlines sent a plane powered by sustainable aviation fuel across the Atlantic Ocean. However, the use of sustainable biofuel may not be feasible for the entire aviation industry. 

In the US, the holiday season creates significantly more waste than any other time of the year. Listen in for tips about how to reduce your waste as we approach this December!

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A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown how limiting ones salt intake can decrease blood pressure. 

The nonprofit Future House is working on developing a generative AI with scientist-like capabilities. 

This November, the night sky will be filled with meteor showers, planets and a full moon!

Greenwashing is a practice where firms falsely advertise sustainability. How can you spot it, and you do you know if a product is actually green?

Chat GPT has undergone some new updates, and it can now talk, and respond to images. 

Welcome to Season 4 of STEM news. This episode discusses the importance of composting, and a few tips to get started. 

A new report from the US surgeon general states that there isn’t enough evidence to determine whether social media is “sufficiently safe” for children and teenagers. Internationally, France is banning short domestic flights to limit carbon emissions. Turning now to our oceans, another solution to help prevent climate change is actually growing in the water. 

The world health organization has stated that global health emergency. In the US, environmental groups are suing over SpaceX over the rubble from their last rocket launch found in a nearby wildlife refugee. Locally, a neighborhood in the San Juan island’s water supply has been contaminated by highly toxic and dangerous chemicals.

What are forever plastics, why are they a problem, and can we destroy them? How can buses play a role in carbon emissions? Finally, how does the nature app "Seek" work?

April is Earth Month, so this weeks STEM news is climate focused! At UCLA, researchers are working on "SeaChange," a technology to decarbonize our climate. In Brazil, Alessandra Korap has won the Goldman Environment Prize for her efforts to protect the Amazon Rainforest. Finally, how can you help our environment? Here are 4 tips for you to sustainably use technology. 

SpaceX plans to launch the largest rocket ever built. Extravagant water use by those who can afford it a big factor that contributes to the water crisis. How are global warming and baseball correlated?