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  1. Artificial Intelligence

    The discovery of tools key to machine learning wins the 2024 physics Nobel

    John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used tools from physics to develop data analysis methods that underlie machine learning.

    By Emily Conover and Lisa Grossman
  2. Neuroscience

    Semaglutide saps mice’s motivation to run

    Mice given semaglutide, the key ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, lost weight, but they also voluntarily ran less on a wheel.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Blood pressure may read falsely high if the arm isn’t positioned properly

    A clinical trial found blood pressure readings were higher with the arm on the lap or along the side, compared with supported at heart height.