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Sunday Pick: The Data Center Next Door with Dr. Jacoby Wilson | from TED Tech

Imagine if one day, your quiet neighborhood came alive with a steady hum… and it never went away? All throughout the United States, data centers are popping up next door and in your backyards. These buildings guzzle millions of water, cause noise pollution, and are raising homeow ...  Show more

The human cell is wildly complex. Can AI decode it? | Silvana Konermann

Silvana Konermann and the team at Arc Institute are trying to crack one of science's most difficult problems: why complex diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer remain so stubbornly unsolvable, even as research advances. Her solution is a universal “virtual cell” — an AI model trai ...  Show more

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