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Future of Cities
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This AI made better beer. 🍻 | ✍️ article by Kristin Houser Researchers from KU Leuven in Belgium have now trained an AI to predict how much people will…
Researchers have published the results of a phase 2 trial in which people treated with the GLP-1 agonist lixisenatide experienced no progression in their Parkinson’s motor symptoms over one year.…
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A person can weed about one acre of crops a day. This smart robot can weed two per hour. 🌱 From the Freethink Archives | October 2022 ✍️ By Kristin…
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Spinal implant lets man with Parkinson’s walk again
“I turn on the stimulation in the morning … Every Sunday I go to the lake, and I walk around 6 kilometers. It’s incredible.”
Spinal implant lets man with Parkinson’s walk again
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