# Bobby Frankenberger

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Foam Sweet Foam

Screwworms have invaded the US, AI is predicting hurricanes, U.S. power is slowly shifting to solar, and scientists crack the mystery of beer foam. SOURCES US reports its first New World parasitic screwworm infection in decades | Live Science Google’s AI model just nailed the forecast for the str…

Shocking New Eye Treatment

A brain-inspired AI outsmarts ChatGPT, a new zap for your eyeballs could replace LASIK, middle age isn’t the low point it used to be, and CPR in space gets a boost from machines. SOURCES Scientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it's outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasonin…

Spiders Throw Nature's Creepiest Rave

Stress in pregnancy may prime babies for eczema. Pee tests could help eliminate cervical cancer. Spiders use fireflies as glowing bait. China builds a macaque-sized brain supercomputer. SOURCES The foundations of eczema may start to be laid down in the womb | New Scientist Stress-Related Maternal …

Red Onion, Green Energy

Volcanoes can lead to revolutions, onions powering solar panels, a spacecraft predicting solar storms, and computers you can throw in the wash. SOURCES Volcanic eruptions may have helped spark the French Revolution | New Scientist Scientists turned to a red onion to improve solar cells — and it c…

Can We Recycle Every Car?

Blobs from failed planets hiding in Mars, a possible anti-aging drug, a surprising benefit of the hepatitis B vaccine, and recycling old cars into new ones. SOURCES Dozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be the remnants of 'failed planets' | Live Science Rapamycin may extend lifespa…

How to Sweet-Talk an AI

Why scrolling on the toilet could be bad for your health, why we may have way less carbon storage underground than we thought, whether plant-based dog food really works, and how humans and AIs fall for the same persuasion tricks. SOURCES Smartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase risk of ha…

Penguin Spears, Ocean Currents, and a Gladiator Bear

Penguins with dagger-like beaks, a collapsing Atlantic current, a brain map of 600,000 cells, and a bear skull that proves gladiators fought wild animals. SOURCES Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey | New Scientist Key Atlantic current could start collapsing as early as …

The Final Episode

An announcement explaining why I'm cancelling the podcast. If you want more information about it, I wrote a public blog post over on the Patreon page. Check it out. https://www.patreon.com/c/DailyScienceBrief Please SUBSCRIBE HERE to get the show delivered straight to you. Special thanks to our s…

Making "Welcome, Freshmen", a Roundtable Discussion with the Cast

In this bonus episode, the cast of "Welcome, Freshmen" celebrates the final recording session with a virtual cast party! Join writer Bill Meeks and the voice actors behind the Special family—Laurin Skarr (Zara), Bill Meeks (Mr. Matheson, Ricky), Sean Siegler (Michael), Kristyna Zahrek (Abby), Howa…

Pixel 11 Series is More of the Same But is That Bad? – DTNS 5336

Stripe’s acquisition of OpenRouter is official bringing it one step closer to being the money manager for AI, and YouTube is reportedly incentivizing its biggest creators to remain exclusive… or else! Starring Jason Howell, Jenn Cutter, Tom Merritt and Bobby Frankenberger MP3 Download Follow…