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• NIH Banned-Word List Kills Research Over Climate Change, DEI, Gender

  14-10-2026 18:22 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. National Institutes of Health has implemented a list of 235 banned keywords used to reject grant funding for research, drawing science into a First Amendment case. The ACLU, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Protect Democracy have filed a class action lawsuit against the agency, alleging that it is censoring researchers and violating the Administrative Procedures Act. The most commonly occurring flagged term on the list is...
  
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• Drone Swarms Are Problem the Secret Service Has Yet to Solve

  14-10-2026 18:21 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe U.S. Secret Service is working out how to handle threats that have evolved beyond a lone gunman to swarms of attack drones. "Swarms are a huge problem and a big threat," said Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn. "I'd love to tell you the swarm problem is solved. It's not." The concern is that a small, rudimentary drone could be weaponized with explosives and do serious damage to a large concert, sporting event, or political campaign...
  
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• Earth's "Vital Signs" Pushed to Record Extremes in 2026, Report Says

  14-10-2026 18:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - World NewsClimate change pushed the Earth's environment to—and perhaps beyond—its limits in 2026, as several of its "vital signs" reached record extremes, researchers said Wednesday in a new report on the state of the global climate. Of the 16 climate markers considered key measures of how the Earth is doing, 7 are at record extremes and others show evidence of accelerating or abruptly shifting, said the report, which was published in the journal...
  
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• AI Can Act Just Like a Human, But We Still Don't Think It's Conscious

  14-10-2026 18:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthAs artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, reports of it misleading users, working together, or pursuing its own goals are becoming common. Yet a new study finds that people draw a sharp line between human consciousness and AI, even when both behave identically. On the whole, people regard even the most responsive AI as less conscious than the least responsive human, but when asked about "awareness" instead, people judge humans and AI...
  
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