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• Scientists Discover the Human Brain May Actually Be Two Organs

  21-09-2026 11:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthScientists have long treated the brain as a single organ with a shared developmental origin. New research suggests, however, that what we call the brain is actually built from two distinct systems which arose separately over hundreds of millions of years of evolution. The discovery has allowed researchers to grow human hindbrain neurons in the lab, opening new possibilities for studying ALS, spinal muscular atrophy, and other brainstem diseases.
  
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• Bill Gates Likens Artificial Intelligence to an "Evolutionary Event"

  21-09-2026 11:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsBill Gates told CBS Mornings that many Americans—including President Trump—have a societal blind spot that suggests they're unaware of how quickly AI could transform the world. At first, people think, "Isn't this just like the technologies of the past?" said Mr. Gates, but he added that comparisons to prior technological leaps are unhelpful given AI's potential for surpassing human intelligence. Instead, he likened AI to an "evolutionary event."
  
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• Nvidia CEO Calls for AI to Be Developed "As Fast As We Can"

  21-09-2026 11:15 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsThe CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News in an interview that tech companies should push forward with the development of artificial intelligence despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that unregulated AI could lead to the extinction of humanity. "We should go as fast as we can irrespective of anybody else," said Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, which is now valued at more than $5 trillion.
  
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• Self-Reports Outdo Implicit Bias Tests in Predicting Behavior, Study Finds

  21-09-2026 11:14 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostCan implicit bias tests predict how people actually behave? A new adversarial collaboration finds that while indirect tests capture a tiny fraction of hidden bias, traditional self-report surveys are vastly superior at predicting race-related decisions.
  
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• Republican Donors Say Trump AI Comments Miss the Mark With Voters

  21-09-2026 07:43 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesPresident Donald Trump dismissed calls for regulating artificial intelligence, calling tech leader warnings about AI's existential risk to humanity a "hoax" and saying that regulations are "for losers." In response, some Republican donors are now saying Mr. Trump's comments about AI show are the latest example of a president who seems out of touch with voter anxieties, likening the AI comments to Mr. Trump's glibness about the rising cost of...
  
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• New Blood Thinners May Help Alzheimer’s Patients, Study Finds

  21-09-2026 07:43 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top NewsNewer blood thinners may do more than prevent strokes in people with Alzheimer's disease and atrial fibrillation. Researchers found that patients taking the blood thinners—known as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants—showed a slower decline in cognitive function than those using warfarin or no blood thinners. The effect was modest each year but could be meaningful at the population level, according to the report, which appears in European...
  
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