Moral error theory says that ordinary moral assertions are truth-apt while failing because the moral properties or categorical reasons they purport to represent are not instantiated. Moral vagueness seems to press against this view: familiar Sorites cases appear to contain clear positive cases, clear negative cases, and borderline cases. Recent work notes a possible reply. Even if moral predicate…

The first appearance of a wormhole in Star Trek was a typically pioneering reference to what was then a niche research topic.

I have been thinking about how to faithfully play audio on a speaker if you play audio samples from an Arduino PWM pin. Here is a plan I just randomly thought up, and I want to know if it would work: ...

In routine data work, importing Excel files into Python for further analysis is a common need. This article shows how to use Free Spire.XLS for Python—a free library—to read, parse, and import Excel data. 1. Why Choose This Approach Python offers many libraries for handling Excel files. Free Spire.XLS for Python stands out because it does not require Microsoft Office —it works with .xls and .xlsx…

Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for causing several infections that are hard to treat, owing to their high resistance to antibiotics.

UIC researchers have identified two therapeutic targets for pulmonary arterial hypertension, an as-yet incurable disease that can be caused by a parasite laying eggs in the abdomen.

In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Deniz & Thorsten, who host the aboutlogic channel. Channel title: aboutlogicLink: youtube.com/@aboutlogicTopics covered: Philosophy, logic, and mathematicsAverage video length:…

This Q&A accompanies a Review published in Skeletal Muscle, co-authored by members of our Editorial Board, in celebration of World Duchenne Awareness Day 2026. The authors discuss themes of their Review, including why DMD research and awareness are important and how they support the goals of SDG 3.

Compare AWS Bedrock, RunPod, Modal, Together AI, and Hivenet for scaling AI inference without long contracts or minimum commitments.

A startup guide to GPU cloud for AI inference: compare latency, memory, billing, self-managed Compute, managed endpoints, and scaling responsibilities.

BackgroundGenerative artificial intelligence is profoundly reshaping knowledge work, yet the cognitive mechanisms through which AI use relates to employee innovation performance remain underexplored.ObjectiveIntegrating Conservation of Resources theory and Cognitive Appraisal Theory, this study proposes that generative AI use is associated with innovation performance through a three-stage partial…

Scientific Data, Published online: 07 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-08065-7 DevEmo+: A Video Dataset of Spontaneous Facial Expressions of Students Solving Programming Tasks in the Wild

The launch is a key step in Europe’s goal to compete with US-based organisations for commercial space missions. Read more: Isar Aerospace launches rocket carrying satellites, in European first

Fruit firmness is usually treated as a trait that is lost during ripening, but new evidence shows that part of the story begins much earlier, while the fruit is still building its structure. The study identifies the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor VSF-1 as a positive regulator of tomato firmness during development. Removing the VSF-1 gene softened fruit, whereas increasing VSF-1 …