The debates over AI are endless, but scientists have found that large language models actually affect how we think, even after we stop using the tech.
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Death is never a particularly pleasant thing, but not all deaths are necessarily made equal, with certain, severe cases usually being considerably more painful.
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Wearing sunscreen is always good advice when you have to spend time outside, but you may have heard some advice about sunscreen that just isn't true.
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If you're in the unlucky majority, you've woken up with a hangover at least once, but some people never seem to suffer, and that just seems unfair.
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Cancer is scary, and breast cancer and brain cancer are particularly frightening forms, but when it comes to lethality, one cancer has them beat.
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Sleepwalking isn't as uncommon as you might think, but there are still at least one misconception around it that you should probably be aware of.
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Schizophrenia can be one of the most debilitating mental illnesses, but there may be a weird way to diagnose it using a common optical illusion.
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There's no question that bottled water is great for keeping you hydrated on the go, but you might want to avoid reusing that plastic bottle.
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Although HIV is no longer a death sentence, it's still an incurable disease, but a new treatment on the horizon could eliminate the virus in newborns.
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Generally, most people want to avoid pain if they can help it, but a prominent doctor says there are two misconceptions you need to be aware of.
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If you're lucky, you're getting older, but there are ways to slow down how fast your brain ages, and one of them is actually a useful skill to have.
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If you're going to partake in the human experiment, you're going to barf at some point, so you might as well be able to separate fact from fiction.
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There's no doubt that the '70s were a groovy time and when we look back at the trends of the era there are some fads that are impossible to ignore.
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Living past the age of 110 is a rare feat, which is why scientists went and analyzed the blood of those who made it that far, and found a surprise.
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There's a new fungal infection spreading across the US and the world, and its resilience and lethality should have you more than a little worried.
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There are a lot of factors that go into how fast we age, and scientists think they have identified many of the factors making Gen Z age faster.
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Living to the ripe old age of 100 isn't something that just happens, you've got to put some work in, and there are some habits that are more helpful.
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Our sight is probably the most relied upon of our senses, so there's a lot of advice out there for how to take care of our eyes, not all of it true.
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The intersection of technology and anthropology is helping us answer questions about our origins, but it's also giving us some new ones as well.
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Managing your blood pressure is something that's important for everyone, and there may be a simple juice you can drink to help keep it under control.
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Millions of people in the US regularly consume caffeine in some form or another, but most of them are likely unaware of its long-term effects.
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Many people have noted the phenomenon of children picking up second languages faster than adults, and scientists have a few theories why that is.
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In 1967 a few labs in Europe started using a new monkey for vaccine production, but this monkey was carrying a virus that ended up killing 7 people.
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Morning sickness is a depressingly common symptom of pregnancy, thus it's not surprising that there are a lot of false beliefs surrounding it.
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There's a lot of genetic code inside of us that's been around for a while, like this cancer-fighting protein that we're just beginning to understand.
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Everyone knows just how annoying an earworm can be, but they're only like that because of the ways in which our brain has learned to interact with music.
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Everyone knows how important food safety is when it comes to preparing poultry, but one thing you should not do is wash your chicken in the sink.
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