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Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, has expressed concerns about AI potentially taking control of our lives. He believes the rise of AI could be as significant as the Industrial Revolution, leading to machines surpassing humans in intellectual capabilities. While acknowledging the potential benefits of AI in areas like healthcare and productivity, Hinton emphasizes the need to address the potential risks, particularly the possibility of AI systems becoming uncontrollable.

For the first time, physicists have created a one-dimensional gas made entirely of light, a groundbreaking achievement that could unlock new insights into the quantum behavior of photons. This new state of matter, dubbed a photon gas, was created by firing a laser into a reflective container filled with dye, causing photons to cool and condense. This research could lead to discoveries of previously unknown quantum optical effects.

World of Goo 2 is a meta sequel that satirizes the industry’s obsession with sequels, while also delivering a new set of ingenious physics-based puzzles. However, the game is hampered by some frustrating gimmicks and clunky controls.

A physics thought experiment explores the possibility of a human running on water, specifically focusing on Sha’Carri Richardson, the fastest woman in the world. While impossible on Earth, scientists suggest that reduced gravity conditions, like those on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, could make it possible.

Physicists have successfully created time crystals by inflating rubidium atoms to hundreds of times their normal size using lasers. This groundbreaking achievement opens new avenues for exploring the properties of these unique crystals, which exhibit perpetual oscillation without losing energy. The researchers believe this technique could contribute to the advancement of quantum computing.

Google Doodle honors Brazilian physicist César Lattes on his birthday, celebrating his groundbreaking discovery of the pion, a subatomic particle crucial for understanding nuclear forces. Lattes’ innovative research techniques, which led to the Nobel Prize in Physics, had a profound impact on physics in Latin America and beyond.

Cats are known for their ability to always land on their feet, but how do they do it? It’s a combination of physics and neurology. When a cat falls, it uses its flexible body and tail to twist and turn its body so that it lands on its feet. This is made possible by the cat’s righting reflex, which is a complex reflex that is tied to the conscious brain. The righting reflex helps the cat to sense its position in space and to move its muscles in a way that helps it to land on its feet.

Netflix’s ‘3-Body Problem’ explores various physics concepts, but some are taken to implausible or impossible lengths. A cosmologist weighs in on the real science behind the show’s chaotic star orbits, supercomputers the size of protons, and faster-than-light communication. While some elements are based in science, others require a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief.