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August 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Imagine walking into a café you’ve never visited before when an unsettling feeling suddenly washes over you. The conversation at the next table, the arrangement of the furniture, even the way someone reaches for a coffee cup all seem strangely familiar. For a brief moment, you’re convinced you’ve lived through this exact scene before. Just […]
If you were trapped in a pitch-black cave with no access to the sun, would your body still know when to wake up and when to sleep? Turns out, evolution has been running this eerie experiment for millions of years, and the results are weirder than you’d expect. A team of researchers recently dove deep […]
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What do climate activists, LGBTQ+ support groups, and humanitarian organizations have in common? According to counter-terrorism laws worldwide, they could all be threats. Yes, you read that right. Governments have long justified harsh regulations in the name of national security. Still, a growing body of research reveals an unsettling side effect. These laws are being […]
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One thing’s for sure, lots of scientist and scientific support staff will be losing their jobs. We already know about the indirect rate cut, which I need to blog a bit more about because I have mixed feelings. Well, the journals keep publishing at least. Join the Science Adventure: The stakes for science have never […]
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What if, little by little, we were losing our grip on power, without even realizing it? This isn’t a hypothetical nightmare—it’s a real concern raised by researchers studying gradual disempowerment, a sneaky form of AI risk that unfolds incrementally rather than explosively. Think of it as death by a thousand paper cuts rather than a […]
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In honor of the cracking legal thriller, Juror #2, let’s take a look at some research into the trial process. Imagine stepping into a courtroom, accused of a crime. You glance at the bench, expecting a stern-looking judge in a black robe, but instead, a sleek, glowing AI screen stares back at you. Would you […]
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So we’re watching the news from NSF carefully. The heat on the street is also that HHS is going to be subject to major cut next week. Also, if you haven’t yet, follow us on Bluesky, which is a bit easy for us to keep up in real time. https://bsky.app/profile/thisweekinscience.bsky.social Here’s at least the science […]
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Wait, What?! Alien Planets Smell Like Rotten Eggs? Picture this: You’re floating in space, staring at a beautiful exoplanet orbiting a dim red star. It’s rocky, about the size of Earth, and—if sci-fi movies have taught us anything—it must be teeming with extraterrestrial life, right? Not so fast. Before you start packing for your interstellar […]
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Imagine you wake up one morning, and your house is gone. Not just moved or remodeled—completely vanished. You wander your old neighborhood, but everything is unfamiliar. The streets are wider, the buildings taller, and the trees that once lined your block are nowhere to be found. Eventually, you settle somewhere new, but deep down, you […]
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