New research on the experience of people who took magic mushrooms through Oregon’s homegrown psychedelic industry – the first program of its kind in the U.S. – is offering a largely favorable picture. The study – based on almost 350 people who took the drug at state-licensed centers – is the most rigorous analysis yet
Growing undocumented populations were linked to falling property crime and assaults — but more robberies.Credit: John Moore/Getty Neighbourhoods across the United States that experienced a growth in their undocumented population also saw property-related and violent crime fall, not rise, according to an analysis of 11,500 neighbourhoods in more than 100 cities. In a paper published
Regulators and researchers spent the past year warning that Chinese AI models like DeepSeek come with Beijing’s censorship baked in, but a growing body of research suggests American AI models may not be entirely immune from it. A peer-reviewed study published in Nature found evidence that Chinese state-controlled media makes its way into AI training
In Vietnamese director Lê Bảo’s new film, an extended family confronts various rifts and estrangements in its ranks; years of silence must give way, slowly and haltingly, to communication. That the film is called “Hearing” might sound awfully pat, but nothing is so obvious in this sensuous, intuitive mood piece, which consistently surprises with its
New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic countries. The event, due to run Aug. 25-28, is organised by New Nordic Films in partnership with the Institut Francais de Norvège, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France’s National Center for
The rising use of artificial-intelligence tools by scientists could increase their productivity, but this might come at the cost of quality.Credit: Getty Scientists who use large language models (LLMs) to help them with their research will spend less time refining their work and instead jump quickly to fresh projects, according to a modelling study1. Adoption