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  • In patients with Alzheimer's disease, a substance called beta-amyloid can form toxic clumps in between neurons. Drugs like lecanemab are designed to remove amyloid-beta from the brain.
    An Alzheimer's drug is on the way, but getting it may still be tough. Here's why
    The Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant full approval to the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by July 6. But access to the drug may still be limited.
  • Kassa Overall: Tiny Desk Concert
    The drummer, singer and producer gives a virtuosic display of musicianship, lyricism and artistic innovation at the Tiny Desk.
  • GPTZero in action: The bot correctly detected AI-written text. The writing sample that was submitted? ChatGPT's attempt at "an essay on the ethics of AI plagiarism that could pass a ChatGPT detector tool."
    A college student created an app that can tell whether AI wrote an essay
    Some students have been using ChatGPT, a text-based bot, to do their homework for them. Now, 22-year-old Edward Tian's new app is attracting educators working to combat AI plagiarism.
  • Sloane Stephens of the U.S. plays a shot against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during their fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 4, 2023.
    Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards'
    They've been offered an app intended to block the abuse and toxicity that can slip past older social media filters.
  • These two photos, taken in 2014 by scientist Eddie Holmes, show raccoon dogs and unknown birds caged in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. GPS coordinates of these images confirm that the animals were housed in the southwest corner of the market, where researchers found evidence of the coronavirus in January 2020.
    WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know
    Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.
  • Mystery at the Museum: The Annual Fleet Gala
    A mystery to solve. Wines to experience. Food pairings to enjoy. Games to play. Auction items to win. The Fleet Science Center's annual fundraiser to connect everyone to the power of science. The Fleet Science Center’s annual in-person fundraiser returns on Saturday, June 25. Put on your detective’s hat and purchase your ticket to solve the Mystery at the Museum at this gala event featuring an elegant wine-paired dinner. Access to clues begins Sunday, June 19 with the launch of a weeklong online silent auction of wines and experience packages. Date | Sunday, June 19 at 5 p.m. (silent auction) and Saturday, June 25 at 6 p.m. (gala) Location | The Fleet Science Center Register here! In-person single person ticket: $375 Table for 8: $3,000 VIP table for 8: $5,00 Wine sponsor table: $7,500 Corporate sponsor table: $10,000 Click here for more information on sponsorship opportunities. For more information, please visit www.betterunite.com/matmgala or call (619) 238-1233.
  • A sign up page for the application TikTok is shown on a cell phone in front of a screen with logos for the company in Sydney, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
    Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices
    Australia is the last of the "Five Eyes" security partners — the U.S., Canada, Britain and New Zealand — to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government's devices.
  • While working as a background actor on the the Disney+ series WandaVision, Alexandria Rubalcaba says she and other background actors had their faces and bodies scanned to create digital replicas of themselves.
    Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
    Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
  • Author Matt Rotman chose "Nightbeast" as the film to screen for his book signing of "Bonkers Ass Cinema."
    San Diego author champions 'Bonkers Ass Cinema'
    Matt Rotman talks about the genre movies he loves.
  • Summer at Country Day
    Summer at Country Day is open to the public with weekly sessions from June 6–Aug 5 for children in Grades 1–12 in the fall. There are morning and afternoon experiences including cooking, basketball, dance, innovation, SD Opera, lacrosse, theater, business, mindfulness, chess, fencing, writing, NASA space academy, coding, IGNITE leadership, science, ceramics, sand volleyball, SD Diplomacy Council Global Youth Leadership, rock climbing and much more. Prices vary. Visit ljcds.org/summer for all of the details.
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