As AI proliferates, Long Island carves out a sweet spot
By BRAD CARLSON // We can’t go long without seeing or hearing something about artificial intelligence these days. It burst onto the public scene with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
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App that predicts falls rises in national competition
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the species that crafted “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” comes an app that might be better described as “I’m about to fall –…
Concerns mount as lawmakers increasingly rely on AI
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Artificial intelligence is fast becoming an integral resource in government decision-making and policy-initiatives – a risky proposition at best. Just as in the private sector,…
Mentoring: Giving back (and helping yourself, too)
By MITCH MAIMAN // I’m a big proponent of giving back to the local economy – and one of the best ways to do that is through mentoring. My commitment…
No. 957: Seafood scores, surgical robots soar and discrimination defeats itself, with baby pics in spaaaaace!
Everyone’s a winner: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and welcome to Spring, which sprung Thursday morning – making this both the end of another busy workweek and the start…
In ‘baby pictures,’ an earliest-yet view of the universe
By GREGORY ZELLER // Researchers have looked back in time – way back – to produce pictures of our vast universe in its infancy. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope, a cosmological…
No. 955: On science, math, vital vitamins and real-time railroads, with fantastic flips and crunchy chips
Ides wide open: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of March (almost) and wrap up another busy workweek (definitely). Yes, we’re a day short (and…
No. 953: Put ’em up! We end the workweek swinging on patent battles, whale words and ERs (plus flapjacks!)
Champion Island: Well done, socioeconomic scrappers! You win the first week of March on points – and with the tough workweek ready to fall, a hard-fought weekend awaits. Just…
There be whales here! And they’ve got a lot to say
By GREGORY ZELLER // Whales serenading alien probes to save the Earth from total destruction makes for great science fiction – but there’s more science fact in there than you…
Unique challenges, precision skill mark ZonoSlam 2
By GREGORY ZELLER // The ultimate ultrasound competition returned to Long Island Feb. 22, with dozens of future physicians gathering at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at…
No. 949: On caregivers, Communists, crusaders and the congestion “king,” plus Stony Brook’s new queen
Rest for the weary: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as you overcome another busy winter workweek and earn yourself a restful weekend. We know you’re tired (especially here on…
Goldsmith standard: SBU raises bar with new president
By GREGORY ZELLER // An accomplished academician and private-sector scientific star will become Stony Brook University’s next president. The State University of New York Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday…
No. 947: Love, exciting and new … come aboard, we’ve got chocolates, condoms and slick Canon USA gear!
Gotta love it: Welcome to Friday, friends and lovers, and not just any Friday but Friday, Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day, of course, sure to have hearts swelling at…
Ain’t that sweet? SBU taste team finds key obesity clue
By GREGORY ZELLER // Cookie craving? Hankering for a Hershey’s bar? Screaming for ice cream? It’s all in your mind. That’s a literal truth, according to Stony Brook University researchers…
No. 945: Losing your shirt, enjoying your fettuccini, innovating eco-development … and have a Super holiday!
Holiday in: Down, set, hike, dear readers! It’s Friday out there, and not just any Friday but the kickoff of Super Bowl weekend – among the most universally celebrated…