DeepSeek claims to have cured AI’s environmental headache. The Jevons paradox suggests it might make things worse: William Stanley Jevons also invented an early computer. University of Manchester Libraries / wiki, CC BY-SA AI burns through a lot of resources. And thanks to a paradox first identified way back in the 1860s, even a more …
Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health – what might explain this paradox?: HBRH/Shutterstock People who worry excessively about their health tend to die earlier than those who don’t, a recent study from Sweden has found. It seems strange that hypochondriacs who, by definition, worry yet have nothing wrong with them, …
Niger’s resource paradox: what should make the country rich has made it a target for predators: A month after the coup in Niger that toppled the democratically elected civilian government of Mohamed Bazoum, the country’s neighbours are still debating the possibility of military intervention. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) – a coalition …
Tinder use in Cape Town reveals the paradox of modern dating: Shutterstock Dating apps are the new reality, but do they really make dating easier? My study suggests they complicate it further. Questions about trust and online dating regularly crop up along with headlines about unpleasant online approaches, scams and even physical assaults when dates …
Paradox lost: wetlands can form in deserts, but we need to find and protect them: An oasis in the Sahara Desert, Libya. Patrick Poendl/Shutterstock Once dismissed as dank and bug-infested backwaters – good only for draining and destroying to make farmland – the world’s wetlands may finally be having their moment in the sun. In …
Frontal lobe paradox: where people have brain damage but don’t know it: vectorfusionart/Shutterstock Humans have big brains and our frontal lobes, just behind the forehead, are particularly huge. Injuries to this part of the brain often happen after blows to the head or a stroke. Paradoxically, some people with frontal lobe injuries can seem unaffected …
The diet paradox: why your subconscious makes you crave naughty foods: Food on the mind. Lembert Vector Studio/Shutterstock The UK’s diet industry is thriving to say the least. More than half of British adults try to lose weight by controlling their calorie intake each year. Unfortunately, losing weight is not as easy as turning down …