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Do the midterm election results signal a return to decency?
One theme coming out of the midterm election results is that voters seem to demand a return to decency. Bishop Mariann Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Co-creator of Dignity Index Tim Shriver and MS NOW Analyst Ayman Mohyeldin join Stephanie Ruhle to share their thoughts.
Scientists Have Found a New Way to Control AI's Behavior
A new study, shared exclusively with TIME ahead of publication, reveals a promising technique for discouraging AI models from cheating by changing how they're trained.
Concert alert! Farmer Music Center adds rock band to 2027 lineup
Cincinnati's newest music venue is wasting no time filling its schedule, as the second artist to perform at Farmer Music Center has been announced.
Celtics Star Makes Honest Admission About Mitchell Robinson’s Early Struggles
The Boston Celtics gutted out a 109-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum sat with rest. Payton Pritchard left in the third quarter with an eye abrasion. Boston built a 21-point halftime lead, watched it disappear, and had to fight through a fourth quarter where Milwaukee briefly took […] The post Celtics Star Makes Honest Admission About Mitchell Robinson’s Early Struggles appeared first on HEAVY.
A self-charging toothbrush that generates electricity to kill bacteria while you brush
A lot of time and effort goes into toothbrush technology, whether changing bristle angles or tweaking and improving electric models. No matter the developments, they all essentially still do the same ...
Sphere Entertainment revenue tops estimates as Las Vegas venue growth offsets MSG Networks weakness
Sphere Entertainment stock jumped after Q3 revenue beat estimates on strong Las Vegas Sphere growth.
Lucky Strike Entertainment earnings missed by $0.09, revenue topped estimates
Lucky Strike Entertainment earnings missed by $0.09, revenue topped estimates
You can edit your videos with AI on Instagram’s new desktop Edits app
Would you let Muse edit your Reels?
Cleveland Fed’s Hammack says restrictive rates needed to cool inflation
“I expect that monetary policy will need to move to a restrictive stance to bring inflation back to 2% in a timely manner,” Beth Hammack said Thursday, Nov. 5, in remarks prepared for an event in Zurich.
Mystery around 'The Batman: Part II' is growing. Scarlett Johansson has added to the suspense.
The two-time Oscar nominee said she struggled to understand her character in "The Batman: Part II."
Mark Wilson joins Monarch Wealth Advisors
Monarch Wealth Advisors, a fee-only fiduciary wealth management firm, has hired longtime Arkansas community banker Mark Wilson as Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer to lead its partnerships with...
Mark Wilson joins Monarch Wealth Advisors
Monarch Wealth Advisors, a fee-only fiduciary wealth management firm, has hired longtime Arkansas community banker Mark Wilson as Senior Vice President and Business Development Officer to lead its partnerships with...
An Amateur Radio Operator Told a Satellite to Play 'Doom.' And It Listened
The experiment marks the first known time a satellite has received and acted on a voice command from the ground.
Patriots Share Mixed Reactions to Tom Brady’s Return
The New England Patriots will have an all-time great return to Gillette Stadium, and head coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye have made their feelings known about the occasion.Patriots legend Tom Brady will return to Foxborough on Sunday, Nov. 8, to call New England’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers as FOX’s lead color […] The post Patriots Share Mixed Reactions to Tom Brady’s Return appeared first on HEAVY.
‘I Play Rocky’ star Anthony Ippolito recalls ‘incredible’ conversation with Sylvester Stallone: ‘A privilege’
Ahead of playing Sylvester Stallone in ‘I Play Rocky,’ Anthony Ippolito had the chance to connect with Stallone to talk about his ‘dark’ times.
How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.
Will NASA's newest X-plane bring science fiction to life?
NASA has unveiled its latest X-plane vision, promising a platform that will advance flight control tech far beyond anything tested in a crewed aircraft before.
Jaguars vs. Ravens: How to Watch Week 9
Game time, TV/radio schedule, betting odds, and more for Jaguars vs. Ravens in Week 9.
Sensor Tower: GTA 6 pre-orders almost reach 8m, 74% bought on PlayStation 5
Pre-orders for Rockstar's title have generated an estimated $751 million in gross revenue
From Yonkers to Florida: How Casino Entertainment Changes Across Destinations
In Yonkers, a casino outing can begin with a simple arrangement: meet for dinner, spend an evening together and head home. Put the same idea into a Florida vacation, and the planning changes. Now there may be a hotel reservation, a concert and a beach day to fit around it. The word “casino” covers both […]
Latino voters reflect on historic Democratic wins as Texas shifts left
Two years after Donald Trump flipped longtime Democratic strongholds in the Rio Grande Valley, the region swung back toward Democrats in an election that will bring Texas its first Latina governor.
Danish comedian unwittingly stars in elaborate TV prank
Danish comedian Rasmus Wallbridge spent four months thinking he was making a feature film with his creative partner.
Octo Health Launches Beta to Make Proactive, Personalized Healthcare More Accessible
Octo Health brings medical records, lab results, medications and health data into one health timeline, giving consumers a more complete picture of their healthBy combining annual testing of more than 100 biomarkers with unified health data, the platform helps members identify patterns and track health trends over timeAs consumers take a more active role in managing their health, Octo Health gives them greater ownership of their data and helps them understand what it means NEW YORK, Nov. 05, 2026
Cigna profit tops estimates on insurance, care services
Cigna said profits reflected growth in its insurance business and specialty pharmacy services.
Tesla Optimus Rival Agility Robotics Begins Trading After SPAC Merger
Agility Robotics begins trading on Thursday after going public via a SPAC merger. Its humanoid robots will rival Tesla's unreleased Optimus units.
Nintendo Fans Are Crashing Out After Amazon Suddenly Delays Tons Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Pre-Orders
What Jeff Bezos giveth, he taketh away
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
PENN Entertainment (PENN) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +52.38% and +0.33%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for PENN Entertainment (PENN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
‘ResearchED’: Building the Case for Learning Science, One Saturday a Time
It started with a single gathering in London in 2013. Thirteen years later, it finally reaches the American heartland.
‘ResearchED’: Building the Case for Learning Science, One Saturday a Time
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. — At your typical education conference, the keynote speaker takes the stage with a big, flashy multimedia slide show and innovative ideas guaranteed to pump up the crowd. But on a recen...
Alaska Science Forum Time Capsule: Bats in the belfry
Note: Ned Rozell wrote this column on Oct. 25, 1994, his first as the new author of the Alaska Science Forum. I’m pleased to feature this time capsule, as it explores one of my favorite questions in biology: How do mammals survive in intensely cold temperatures? Additionally, Ned ended the story with, in my opinion, a perfectly silly final sentence. Ned published an update on Alaska’s little brown bats in 2019: https://bit.ly/bat-update. — Sara Wilbur
TV channel, kickoff times announced for Georgia football vs. Missouri
The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 SEC) are slated to host the No. 19 Missouri Tigers (6-2, 3-2 SEC) in Sanford Stadium
Do People Want CEOs to Shut Up?
Public support for CEO activism has declined, but the message for leaders is to be more selective about when they speak. A CEO’s public voice belongs to the enterprise, and its legitimacy depends on a clear connection between the issue and the company’s purpose, expertise, or operations. By working with their leadership teams and boards to establish boundaries in advance, CEOs can respond consistently to pressure and reserve their influence for issues on which their companies have a meaningful role.
Sphere Entertainment’s (NYSE:SPHR) Q3 CY2026 sales top estimates
Content production and distribution company Sphere Entertainment NYSE:SPHRreported calendar Q3 2026 (fiscal Q1 2027) results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with revenue up 4.5% year on year to $274.3 million. Its GAAP loss of $4.84 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus…
Sphere Entertainment’s (NYSE:SPHR) Q3 CY2026 sales top estimates
Sphere Entertainment’s (NYSE:SPHR) Q3 CY2026 sales top estimates
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time's 2026 Remake Looks Stunning Next To The Original N64 Game
What a difference, a few decades make.
Las Vegas tattoo artist builds business by prioritizing art over price
The longtime Las Vegas tattoo artist says customer service, collaboration and a focus on artistic quality help his downtown shop compete with bargain-priced rivals.
You can still grab GTA 6's Ultimate Edition for $20 if you want the full experience
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Ask the doctors: Sharing a meal is good for your health
Dear Doctors: I read about a study that says eating meals with other people is good for your mental health. Considering takeout, convenience foods and how much time we spend apart these days, this seems like important information. Do you know what study that was and how it was done?
Lucky Strike Entertainment Q1 revenue beats estimates; suspends dividend to cut debt
OverviewOutlookResult DriversCompany press release:Key DetailsAnalyst CoverageReuters Recommended ReadsFor questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact reuters.support@thomsonreuters.com.(This story was created using…
To better predict destructive hail, these scientists are turning to AI
Current forecasts often give warnings about hailstorms 30 minutes in advance. Researchers at Colorado State University say their models may be able to lead to alerts hours or days ahead of time.
First time buying health insurance during open enrollment? Here’s what to know
Not many 22-year-olds share DJ Mikunda’s enthusiasm for health insurance coverage. “You know what sounds like a good Friday night? It’s looking at he
The Texas-size Political Tremor Rattling Big Business
The Lone Star State’s business-friendly playbook could be rewritten by the Democrats’ election sweep there.
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) posts better-than-expected sales in Q3 CY2026
Healthcare distributor and services company Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) announced better-than-expected revenue in calendar Q3 2026 (fiscal Q1 2027), with revenue up 5.5% year on year to $67.51 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.26 per share was 10.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
PENN Entertainment earnings beat by $0.15, revenue was in line with estimates
PENN Entertainment earnings beat by $0.15, revenue was in line with estimates
Sotera Health (SHC) Could Be 28% Below Fair Value As Earnings Beat Lands
Sotera Health (SHC) is back in focus after reporting third quarter 2026 results that topped Wall Street forecasts, reaffirming its full year revenue and earnings outlook, and securing a Moody's credit rating upgrade. Recent trading tells a mixed story, with Sotera Health’s share price up 2.25% on the day of the earnings beat yet down about 12% over the past week and 11% over the last month. At the same time, the 1 year total shareholder return of 3.67% and 3 year total shareholder return of...
Prep talk: Three-sport standout Kai Beary plays role for 27-0 JSerra flag football team
Kai Beary, standout in shotput and soccer, is also a girls' flag football star for unbeaten JSerra High.
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) reports Q3 2026 in line with expectations
Casino, sports betting and entertainment operator PENN Entertainment NASDAQ:PENNmet Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with revenue up 7.1% year on year to $1.84 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.32 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.For more on PENN Entert…
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) reports Q3 2026 in line with expectations
Casino, sports betting and entertainment operator PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with revenue up 7.1% year on year to $1.84 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.32 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Bank of England Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years
The central bank increased interest rates for the first time in more than three years and warned that inflation would climb to about 5 percent next year, far above its target.
Public health experts demand tighter global restrictions on fireworks
Fireworks pose an underestimated danger to public health and require stronger regulations and sustained public education campaigns to help prevent devastating, yet entirely avoidable injuries, warn US experts in The BMJ today.
Former Wisconsin starter drops double digits in South Carolina debut
Former Wisconsin Badgers starter Aleksas Bieliauskas wasted no time making an impact in his South Carolina debut.
The Daily Mauling: 11/5/26
Kansas Jayhawks News The Topeka Capitol-Journal has Leroy Blyden and Tre White’s reactions to the Fordham win Andy Kotelnick talked to the press and gave his preview of this weekend’s UCF game ICYMI, the women’s hoops team won their season opener over Omaha this week Links! Jacoby Brissett is going to try and save Baltimore’s […]
Business leaders welcome Minnesota’s growth era
Plus: Face Foundrié hits a milestone and Beth Ford’s “most important work.”
CA-NINTENDO-OF-AMERICA
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans line up to be among the first to buy The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2
How do octopuses remember? Scientists uncover a surprising secret
How do octopuses remember what they learn? A new study reveals a surprising “molecular switch” in the octopus brain that helps preserve memories by keeping connections between nerve cells strengthened over time, without the need to produce new proteins. The discovery sheds new light on one of nature’s greatest mysteries: how creatures with vastly different brains evolved remarkably sophisticated learning and memory abilities.
'I Play Rocky,' 'The Cat in the Hat,' 'Ramayana' top list of new films
'Jimmy,' 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem,' 'Godzilla Minus Zero,' 'Possible Love' and 'Wild Horse Nine' are also opening
Cristiano Ronaldo confirms retirement from international soccer
After years of spending time and elevating the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo is done with international soccer . Ronaldo was a part of the Portuguese team for almost 23 years and represented the squad in 6 FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026). Amid his ongoing suspension and miscommunication with manager Jorge […] The post Cristiano Ronaldo confirms retirement from international soccer appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football
Ronaldo calls time on his career with Portugal as international football’s all-time top scorer after a dispute with his country’s federation
Sony Announces Official Marvel's Wolverine Sales Figure for the First Time, Raises PlayStation Sales Forecast With GTA 6 Imminent
Sony has raised its sales forecast for its gaming business, while announcing an official sales figure for Marvel’s Wolverine for the first time.
Six Flags Entertainment earnings missed by $5.57, revenue was in line with estimates
Six Flags Entertainment earnings missed by $5.57, revenue was in line with estimates
As she debuts on Broadway, Kailey Boyle praises Madison theater scene
Boyle, a Middleton High School grad, makes her debut in “Wanted” on Broadway this fall. The show opens officially Nov. 8 in New York.
Woods Hole research ship heads to Lake Superior to hunt neutrinos
The R/V Neil Armstrong is making its first Great Lakes voyage, carrying Cape Cod science into fresh water for an experiment probing the universe.
Bryan Adams is thinking about war with America (in 1814)
"It's about respect," said Adams, whose new album reflects Canada's conflicts with President Trump. "Have have some respect for the past, and not just decide one day, 'Oh, this is better for America or whatever.'"
LA film students are eager to pick up Hollywood's pieces
Mergers, layoffs, AI and runaway production have shaken Hollywood. Film students at USC, UCLA and LMU explain why they're pursuing the industry anyway.
'Passing Strange' premieres in L.A. at Pasadena Playhouse
'Passing Strange,' a 20-year-old rock musical about a striving musician in downtown L.A. has gone to Broadway and been filmed by Spike Lee — but it has never been produced in SoCal. A highly anticipated revival at Pasadena Playhouse is changing that.
Physicists sank a telescope 1.5 miles under the sea to put Einstein's relativity to the test
A half-built neutrino telescope on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea searched for cracks in one of physics' most basic invariances. It came up empty, but its limits rival those of detectors many times its size.
What the Democratic landslide means for GOP booster Elon Musk and his businesses
Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk reportedly spent close to $450 million backing Republican candidates. His companies could have challenging times ahead.
ESPN still predicts Texas A&M to make a bowl game
ESPN still predicts that Texas A&M will make a bowl game, this time potentially facing Arkansas State in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.
Triumphal Arch Set to Win Final Approval Despite Court Challenges
President Trump’s 250-foot arch project is expected to win approval on Thursday from a federal planning board. Court action and Democrats’ upcoming control of Congress could halt the plans.
Michigan State basketball vs Toledo time, TV channel and streaming
Michigan State basketball hosts Toledo in a non-conference game on Thursday, Nov. 5, with the game available to stream on Peacock.
Trump Administration Delays Awards Slated To Improve Rural America’s Health
State leaders who scrambled to win and begin spending their first-year shares of Republicans’ five-year, $50 billion fund are in the dark about how much they’ll receive in the Rural Health Transformation Program’s second year after a federal office notified states that more time is needed to make allocations.
Four evening games in winter
The next seven matchdays in the Bundesliga have been scheduled. Eintracht play four times at 18:30, while the second half of the season begins on a Sunday.The Bundesliga has confirmed the schedule for...
Why Did Pfizer Stop Talking Up This Business?
For questions about this article or underlying research, email help@trefis.com.Pfizer (PFE) stock trades at 2.8 times sales, against 3.2 for the S&P 500. Even at that discount, shareholders need to understand exactly what they are buying, and the company's priorities have changed.
Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition restock live — Target confirms online drop this week
Ocarina of Time launch day could bring Zelda Switch 2 restock
What the midterms could mean for the future of health AI
The midterms highlighted the negative sentiment around AI across the U.S. How will those attitudes trickle down to legislating AI use in health care?
Video: Democratic Health Professionals Win Seats in Congress
Some Democratic doctors and nurses ran and won congressional seats by centering their campaigns on opposing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
When papers become currency: a Chinese debate about trust in science
Last Saturday, 31 October, I went to the University of Hong Kong’s Beijing Centre for its Talent Forum. It was the fourth stop in the series this year, following events in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang, Shenzhen’s Qianhai, and on HKU’s main campus. The programme covered a remarkable distance in one afternoon. HKU’s Xiao-Jing Wang discussed computational neuroscience, intelligence, and the prefrontal cortex—before even delivering his inaugural public lecture to students back in Hong Kong. His colleague Bing Zhang took us from the Big Bang to artificial intelligence. Tsinghua’s Xue Lan asked how AI might reshape the institutional infrastructure underpinning higher education. There were lively panels featuring industry leaders from JD.com, Xiaomi, Haier—and Kaiser Y Kuo on the closing panel discussing innovation and international connections. I cannot pretend to have followed every detail of the brain models or the astrophysics. The talk that stayed with me was closer to something we have covered before: Zhou Zhonghe 周忠和 on papers, evaluation, and scientific trust. Zhou is a palaeontologist, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences. He is also editor-in-chief of The Intellectual (知识分子), China’s leading science commentary platform. His subject was uncomfortable enough for a room full of successful academics: what happens when the system for recognising good science starts rewarding something else? Part of my interest came from our sister newsletter, The East is Read, which covered the controversy around “Geng Tongxue” in May. A PhD dropout from Beihang University, Geng has publicly challenged papers by prominent researchers through detailed online allegations of manipulated images and fabricated data. At Tongji University, an investigation into a challenged Nature paper found academic misconduct, and the dean of its life sciences school was removed. The affair brought doubts about academic integrity well beyond laboratories and university committees. How could someone outside the established hierarchy spot problems in papers that had passed through prestigious journals and institutions? And what, exactly, had all that prestige guaranteed? Zhou approached these questions through two essays published in July by The Intellectual: one by Wang Xiaodong, director of the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, and a response by Wang Liming, of Shanghai’s Shangsi Institute of Natural Sciences. Both began with the controversy over Geng. Their arguments deserve a wider audience, so I want to put parts of them alongside what Zhou said on Saturday. Wang Xiaodong’s starting point is evolution. A research system selects for the behaviour it rewards. Grants, jobs, journals, talent programmes, and prizes collectively determine which scientists prosper and which practices get passed down from advisors to students. “Whatever the system rewards is what it will evolve to produce,” he writes, citing the ancient Chinese saying: The King of Chu loved slender waists, and many in the palace starved to death. That is a more demanding diagnosis than saying there are dishonest people in science. Punishing a fraudster does not change the selective environment that made a particular kind of research profitable. His account also gives scientific success an awkward role in the story. As Zhou put it on Saturday, science became a victim of its own success. Once research became central to industry, national power, and economic growth, universities and laboratories expanded, and public money followed. That created an administrative need for rapid decisions: who should get the next grant, the next laboratory, the next appointment? The difficulty is that the true value of a discovery may take years or decades of testing and building to become clear. Resource allocation cannot wait that long. Publication counts, journal prestige, impact factors, and citations therefore become convenient ways to make an instant judgement. “The real problem is not that these indicators have no value,” Wang Xiaodong writes, “but that they are trying to answer a question that only time can answer.” Telling administrators simply to stop counting papers will never be enough. They still have budgets to distribute and appointments to make. Something has to replace the shortcut. Zhou described the consequences inside publishing. Papers acquire ever more requirements: a complete story, polished presentation, extensive datasets, and accessibility to readers beyond the immediate field. Individually, those demands sound reasonable. Together, he warned, they produce formulaic “eight-legged” papers 八股文 and rigid reviewing, while genuinely original or non-consensus work struggles to get past journal editors—some of whom wield immense gatekeeping power despite having limited laboratory experience themselves. Meanwhile, the demands for sprawling, “complete” narratives have fuelled a wider replication crisis. Wang Xiaodong uses a mahjong metaphor to describe the result: put the complex papers published by the exact same lab over several years side by side, and they often look like “Thirteen Orphans” (十三不靠)—every tile completely unrelated to the next, and none of them reproducible by outsiders. Zhou also spoke frankly as an editor who has trouble finding reviewers. Everyone wants someone else to review their work; qualified senior researchers have little time to return the favour. The labour is anonymous, unpaid, and brings almost no institutional recognition, so it increasingly gets passed down to postdocs and graduate students. And while anonymity protects reviewers from rank and personal favours, hyper-specialisation means an author’s most qualified reviewer is often a direct competitor, shielded from accountability. The protection and the problem coexist. Wang Liming takes the argument a step further. The decisive change, in his essay, is the instant conversion of academic honour into material resources. Once a paper can be cashed in for funding, a job, students, commercial investment, or even a company valuation, scientists are alienated from their work: they must keep minting this “research currency” to keep their teams alive. He is careful not to romanticise the past. The old world of gentleman scientists—financially independent figures like Boyle and Darwin who needed nothing from external funders—was also a closed club that excluded people without inherited wealth, women, and much of humanity outside the West. Professional science allowed ordinary people, himself included, to become researchers. Nobody should want to undo that. The problem, in his account, is an exchange system that becomes too uniform and too difficult to correct. His most pointed Chinese example is the “hat” (帽子): the prestigious talent designation that brings continuing access to money, laboratory space, students, and institutional influence. “If papers are the circulating currency of the research system, then a ‘hat’ is a bond that pays interest over the long term,” he writes. A paper at least requires another round of peer review. A title in the Chinese context can lock in a judgement made years ago and turn it into permanent status rent, regardless of whether its holder is still doing good science. Here, official institutions hire, organise, and evaluate scientists. Unlike honours awarded by autonomous academic communities in the West, a Chinese “hat” blends non-scientist administrative power with state authority. Once granted, it turns a past judgement into permanent status rent that is nearly impossible to revoke—because taking a hat off would imply that official authority erred in putting it on. Both Wangs see China as experiencing, at compressed speed, pressures present across global science. Research expansion, rising investment, publication growth, and elaborate evaluation metrics arrived in China within two or three decades rather than two or three centuries. Zhou agreed with that international framing—noting that recent US White House science policy documents and the new president of the US National Academy of Sciences, a fellow palaeontologist who recently visited Zhou’s institute in Beijing, have raised strikingly similar warnings about consensus-bound peer review, short-term project grants, and the replication crisis. Still, Zhou emphasised that China’s traditional hierarchy, personal networks (guanxi), and the ethos that “a good scholar becomes an official” (学而优则仕) amplify those pressures at home. So what would change things? Here Zhou’s tone differed from the call for a revolution in scientific trust in Wang Xiaodong’s essay. As an evolutionary biologist, Zhou favoured patchwork repair (修修补补). Living systems survive through accumulated adjustments; dramatic mutations are usually fatal. Science cannot return to a small, slow-moving pastoral era, especially after the successive accelerations of professionalisation after the Second World War, the internet, and now artificial intelligence. But it can alter the local environment in which researchers work. He pointed to domestic experiments designed to support unconventional research and diversify funding, including Tencent’s New Cornerstone Investigator Program, the Xplorer Prize, and the Future Science Prize. He also mentioned participating in reviews for “major non-consensus projects” under the National Natural Science Foundation of China. One guiding principle he recalled was wonderfully direct: “Failure is allowed; corruption is not” (允许失败，不允许腐败). That distinction would mean quite a lot if taken seriously. An honest attempt that fails should not have to disguise itself as a success to survive an assessment. Wang Liming’s essay adds a sharp caveat to the optimism about new domestic funders. Multiple organisations do not automatically produce multiple ways of judging science. If the same pool of senior domestic scientists makes the decisions through the same two-round review procedures, it is still “fake diversity.” He argues for three distinct kinds of money: broad baseline funding governed by fair procedures; patient funding for questions that take ten years; and non-consensus funding based on individual taste, deliberately empowering a few genuine experts to make biased, contrarian bets on eccentric ideas that would inevitably be averaged out by a committee. Replacing one monopoly with another achieves little; a healthy ecosystem needs variance. Zhou’s proposals for publishing were similarly concrete: strip papers of their resource-allocation burden and return them to recording discoveries and establishing priority; separate dissemination from evaluation, as eLife and Peer Community In do; adopt more modular “micro-publications” and real-name endorsements; recognize the labour of editors and reviewers; and give replication work proper credit rather than treating it as an unpublishable dead end. AI makes every part of this debate more urgent—and Zhou wove it throughout his talk. In his own preparation, he used AI to survey the declining influence of academic monographs, noting how tools are already changing how scholars gather information. More fundamentally, he placed AI as the latest great acceleration in scientific history: just as the internet sped up the pace of research and tightened external resource pressures, AI is compressing the cycle again. In the essays Zhou cited, AI cuts both ways. Wang Xiaodong expects large language models to erase much of the English-writing disadvantage long faced by Chinese scientists, further swelling the flood of papers coming out of Chinese labs. Wang Liming sees AI accelerating both ends of the trust crisis: it lowers the cost of paper mills and fabricated images just as quickly as it lowers the cost of automated image forensics, data auditing, and code reproduction. “Whoever builds the verification layer wins,” Wang Liming writes. His proposed alternative to the static, packaged “story paper” is a continuously versioned “unit of discovery” containing a falsifiable claim, raw data, analysis code, experimental parameters, and an ongoing log of independent checks—where negative results and failed replications are recorded rather than buried. Zhou ended his keynote by bringing AI back to the question of scientific honour and credit. Citing a recent Intellectual discussion on “What AI Means for Mathematics” featuring Fields Medalist Deng Yu 邓煜—at a moment when AI is already batch-solving mathematical conjectures, as HKU Vice-President Lin Chen noted in his opening remarks—Zhou agreed that human researchers must remain the principal agents: AI is a tool that frees scientists from tedious calculation to think about deeper, messier real-world problems. Yet that partnership creates a thorny new evaluation problem. When a breakthrough is made with AI, what is the human contribution and what is the machine’s? And since AI models distil centuries of accumulated human scholarship, is it right that the credit and value flow so heavily to the private AI companies building the tools? The old struggle over how to assign scientific honour is acquiring a whole new layer. What I took away was a serious discussion of how science can remain trustworthy as its scale, incentives, and tools change. These were scientists with real standing inside China’s system questioning how that standing is produced, and proposing changes that would affect their own institutions and peers. That made the afternoon at HKU’s Beijing Centre worthwhile. At the close, Wang Feng, Director of Communications and Public Affairs at HKU, said the value of the forum series—which heads to Hangzhou in December and cities like Chengdu early next year—would lie in the real cooperation it helped bring about. The university has plenty to celebrate: this week it topped the QS Asia rankings for a second consecutive year, alongside its 11th-place position in the QS World University Rankings 2027. For me, bringing this debate to an audience beyond the people who review papers and allocate grants was a useful contribution. 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Business Education Is at a Positive Tipping Point
By Laura Colombo The guest essay in The New York Times—with the title “I Teach at a Business School. It’s Time to Shut Them Down.”—by Academy of Management Scholar Chris Marquis of the University of C...
Patriots’ Mike Vrabel doesn’t sound thrilled about catching up with Tom Brady before he calls Packers game
Tom Brady will return to Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but this time he won’t be wearing a Patriots uniform. The seven-time Super Bowl champion will be at the stadium as a FOX Sports broadcaster for New England ‘s Week 9 matchup against the Green Bay Packers. His return also gives former teammates a chance to reconnect. However, Patriots head coach […] The post Patriots’ Mike Vrabel doesn’t sound thrilled about catching up with Tom Brady before he calls Packers game appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Iranian Leaders Cheer Trump’s ‘Political Defeat’ as Republicans Blame War for Midterm Losses
Iranian leaders have hailed what they say is Americans’ rejection of the war, while Republicans look for answers and Democrats decide what’s next.
Mexico name squad for U17 2026 World Cup
Mexico named the 21 players that hope to bring the U17 World Cup to Mexico for a third time.
Our Big Interview With Ocarina of Time Producers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi
The leaders of Zelda reflect on the series as they guide a new generation of developers.
Wild Birds in Lincoln Heights changes ownership
Wild Birds Unlimited Inc., operating on Spokane's South Hill, is under new ownership following the acquisition of the avian product shop by longtime Montana franchisee operators John and Kathy Haigh.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Full English Voice Cast Revealed
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is out now, and so we have confirmation of the full English voice cast for the first time.
Brandt Clarke’s ‘fortunate’ message amid potential breakout season
The Los Angeles Kings have struggled early in the 2026-27 NHL season . They began the year winless, and did pick up some big wins after breaking that first losing streak. On Wednesday, they did pull out a big win over the San Jose Sharks as well. However, they are near the bottom of the Pacific Division at this time. One major bright spot for this […] The post Brandt Clarke’s ‘fortunate’ message amid potential breakout season appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Scientists grow ‘human lens’ that could help treat eye diseases
A lens that closely resembles the natural one inside the human eye has been grown in a lab for the first time.
Imaging Science Thesis Defense: A Step Towards Developing Digital Twins of Forest Environments with Terrestrial Laser Scanning | Events
Imaging Science MS Thesis Defense A Step Towards Developing Digital Twins of Forest Environments with Terrestrial Laser Scanning Zoom Link here Aisha Co Imaging Science MS Candidate Rochester Institute of Technology Abstract: Digital twins have become an increasingly relevant topic as we pursue accurate representations of the real world for planning, research, and even design purposes. This study focuses on the steps for creating digital twins of forest environments using sparse points from terrestrial light detection and ranging (LiDAR). Specifically, we developed geometric models of structural digital twins (SDTs) from leaf-off terrestrial laser scanning of real-world forests. Three algorithms were used to develop an approach to handle individual tree reconstructions for sparse point clouds, and they were tested and validated with a two-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic against an existing inventory of the RIT Nature Trail to evaluate the reconstruction’s fidelity. The key evaluation metrics included diameter at breast height (DBH) and height. The limited nature of available ground truth necessitated the use of an additional validation method using a PANGAEA open dataset, based on comparing DBH, height, and crown diameter against the dataset’s calculated measurements. Reconstructions were compared against per-tree reference values at two-point spacings for sixteen trees from the open BR07 dataset (PANGAEA); these specifications matched the collected RIT Nature Trail data and the scanner’s nominal spacing. On BR07, the proposed method had the lowest median DBH error among the methods that modeled every tree (1.28cm, 4.1%), and this error was nearly unchanged at the coarser spacing, while TreeQSM’s rose from 4.2% to 6.5% and AdTree overestimated DBH by 30% to 40%. Results show the proposed method understates the tree heights by 0.2m to 1.4m but contains the least error when estimating DBH. The proposed method was able to produce all 69 trees, while SimpleTree produced 49 and none at the 4.35 cm BR07 spacing. We concluded that the developed geometric model (digital) twins have significant potential to serve as both simulation and prediction tools. We recommend that future efforts focus on collecting per-tree ground truth measurements within the scanned plot and incorporating leaf-on scans. Leaf-on scans include representative foliage, which would add realism to the model and ecological function of the trees. Intended Audience: Beginners, undergraduates, graduates. Those with interest in the topic. To request an interpreter, please visit myaccess.rit.edu
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Rallies On Q3 Beat As Expansion Progress Fuels Undervalued View
Accel Entertainment (ACEL) just reported third quarter results that topped analyst expectations, with revenue of US$363.56 million and earnings of US$0.25 per share, along with fresh progress in Chicago and Wyoming expansion plans. The stronger third quarter has been followed by a sharp shift in sentiment, with Accel Entertainment’s share price jumping 13.15% in a single day and 21.01% over the past week. This has contributed to an 18.03% year to date share price return and a 32.35% one year...
Samsung honors 10 Korean science and AI research pioneers
Samsung awarded 10 researchers across basic science, materials and ICT from 644 projects backed by its future technology program, the first time the company has done so since launching the initiative in 2014.
Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time
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Lucky Daye stands on business as ‘ALOUD!’ album hits #1
Two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Lucky Daye released his fourth album, “ALOUD!,” last month.
Bulls make some history despite blowout loss to Knicks
Times are tough for the Chicago Bulls . On Wednesday, they suffered a 135-105 blowout defeat to the defending champion New York Knicks. The Bulls also saw Jalen Smith go down with a left-hand injury , leaving them vulnerable at center. However, though they lost again, Chicago still made some history. For the first time in franchise history, all 15 […] The post Bulls make some history despite blowout loss to Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Regal Rexnord considers selling its autonomous mobile solutions business amid portfolio review
Milwaukee-based manufacturer Regal Rexnord announced that it will perform a comprehensive portfolio review in which it will explore the possibility of
Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Stock Sees Modest Fair Value Cut As Analysts Lower Targets
Flutter Entertainment is under fresh scrutiny after analysts cut their central fair value estimate from US$132.56 to US$126.15. That shift comes alongside research that highlights lower price targets in general, as analysts weigh guidance cuts, competition and the outlook for prediction markets against ongoing support for FanDuel and engagement driven growth plans. In the sections that follow, you will see how this evolving narrative may shape how you monitor Flutter Entertainment from...
New Orleans Pelicans Survive Second Straight Overtime To Beat Utah Jazz In Rematch
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“Dual-boosting” strategy to enhance radical generation of photosensitizer for mitochondria-targeted phototherapy”
To enhance the type-I PDT efficacy of mitochondria-targeted photosensitizers, Prof. Lin Li's team at the School of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, has constructed a series of cationic pyrido cyanines with a (D-π)n-A architecture (n = 1,2,3).
Josh Jacobs not expecting to miss more time
Green Bay Packers RB Josh Jacobs confident he will avoid more punishment
Reminder: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Playable Ocarina Available Now On The Nintendo Store
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