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Research findings
Researchers shed light on how Lyme disease infects the body
Published Dec 19, 2022
New research findings on how Lyme disease infects the body could better inform treatment options and help prevent severe outcomes of the disease
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Expert insights
The promise and peril of ChatGPT
Published Dec 16, 2022
The viral language-model artificial intelligence app recently released by OpenAI holds great promise and frightening potential, says Carey Business School expert Tinglong Dai
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Technology
The potential—and pitfalls—of blockchain
Published Winter 2022
Blockchain technology could change the face of business, data storage, and the internet—and democratize how we buy and sell things. But will we let it happen, and should we? / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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AI to detect sepsis
Published Winter 2022
A new artificial intelligence system developed at Johns Hopkins University catches symptoms of sepsis hours earlier than traditional methods, making patients 20% less likely to die from sepsis / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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The universe and everything
Published Winter 2022
An ambitious trilogy seeks to explain physics to a lay audience / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Space exploration
Our lunar future
Published Winter 2022
In his new book, astrophysicist Joseph Silk explores what the moon can offer humans over the next half-century. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Book covers
Books
Book recommendations from Hopkins scholars and experts
Published Dec 15, 2022
We asked faculty members, library staff, and many others about the best books they read in 2022. This is what they told us.
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Engineering
Watch this robot do 'the Worm' when temperature changes
Published Dec 14, 2022
A gelatinous robot that crawls, powered by nothing more than temperature change and clever design, brings 'a kind of intelligence' to the field of soft robotics
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Q+A
New Apple security measures concern the FBI but should reassure consumers
Published Dec 13, 2022
The new opt-in features protect user data, messages, and photos and signal a positive change in how big tech companies approach consumer privacy, says cryptography expert Matt Green
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Opioids
Archive shows how fentanyl promotion helped drive opioid epidemic
Published Dec 9, 2022
Internal documents disclosed by court reveal Insys Therapeutics promoted cancer painkiller for off-label uses