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Tom Hawking

New York

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Freelance Editor at Australia Institute

Writer, editor, columnist for @crikey_news. Former EIC @flavorwire, @reneworgau, others. Likes: cats, music, @ChelseaFC. Dislikes: conservatives.

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  • 6 days ago | popsci.co.kr | Tom Hawking |Laura Baisas

    우리의 뇌는 새로운 것을 배울 때마다 스스로 신경회로를 바꾸며 변화한다. 이를 '신경가소성(neuroplasticity)'이라 부른다. 하지만 뇌 속 약 860억 개 신경세포(뉴런) 사이의 수많은 연결 중 어떤 것이, 왜 선택적으로 변하는지는 오랫동안 명확히 밝혀지지 않았다. 최근 미국 연구진이 쥐의 학습 과정에서 특정 시냅스(신경세포 접합부)가 변하는 과정을 실시간으로 관찰해 그 선택의 비밀에 다가서는 중요한 단서를 찾아냈다. 이 연구 결과는 17일(현지시간) 국제 학술지 '사이언스(Science)'에 게재됐다. 신경가소성은 뇌가 새로운 경험과 학습에 맞춰 스스로 구조를 바꾸는 능력이다. 뉴런 사이의 신호 전달 지점인 시냅스에서 새로운 연결이 생기거나 기존 연결이 강화·약화 또는 제거되는 과정을 통해 배우고, 기억하며, 환경에 적응한다. 이 과정 자체는 비교적 잘 알려져 있지만, 학습 과정에서 왜 특정 시냅스만 변화 대상으로 선택되는지에 대한 근본적인 이유는 미스터리로 남아있었다.

  • 1 week ago | popsci.com | Tom Hawking |Laura Baisas

    Neurons and their branch extensions known as dendrites are featured within a mouse’s cerebral cortex. CREDIT: Komiyama Lab, UC San Diego. One of the brain’s most important properties is its flexibility.

  • 2 weeks ago | technewstube.com | Tom Hawking

    Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

  • 2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Tom Hawking

    Search for “SimCity 4” on YouTube, and you’ll see players constructing multilevel highway interchanges and intricate railroad networks, or maybe even a swooping flyby of a sprawling metropolis. None of these features came with the original game, which was released just after the turn of the millennium. They’ve been developed slowly and painstakingly over the 22 years since its release by dedicated aficionados — a thriving community that continues to push the game’s limits.

  • 2 weeks ago | popsci.com | Tom Hawking

    An illustration of a potential NASA lunar base for the Artemis missions. CREDIT: NASA The case for having a permanent base on the moon as a staging point for space exploration has been made many times over the years.

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Tom Hawking
Tom Hawking @tom_hawking
31 Mar 25

christ on a bike, these people aren't even pretending any more

Ben Dreyfuss
Ben Dreyfuss @bendreyfuss

I think we can all agree that there were brutal cruel inhumane racist bloody excesses in US policy at times towards native Americans and frankly the whole thing could and should have been handled better, but…we did need the land.

Tom Hawking
Tom Hawking @tom_hawking
28 Mar 25

RT @samfbiddle: One of the most interesting things about generative AI stuff is the extent to which it's revealed how many people have a de…

Tom Hawking
Tom Hawking @tom_hawking
3 Mar 25

look, if tech people *really* want to innovate, perhaps one of them could work out how to rig the White House tannoy system remotely so that it says, "Ugh, shut up, fuckhead," loudly and contemptuously every time Donald Trump begins to speak