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Eye of the beholder
Published Winter 2024
Pat Bernstein turned surgical recovery into artistic and philanthropic passion / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A photograph of a tree that has knots that resemble a face
Neuroscience
We see faces, everywhere
Published Winter 2024
Humans see the face of an old man in the knots of a tree, the shape of an animal in the clouds, the man on the moon. There's a word for that phenomenon: pareidolia. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Nonfiction
Metropolis in Miniature
Published Winter 2024
New book explores the decadeslong rat empire experiments of Johns Hopkins Professor John B. Calhoun / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Illustration of a man with tears in his eyes interacting with a dog
AI with a Heart
Published Winter 2024
Traditional video analysis methods often struggle to predict viewers' emotional reactions. Now, a new AI system developed by engineers at Johns Hopkins can help. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Environmental health
Study confirms coal dust in Baltimore's Curtis Bay
Published Nov 25, 2024
Johns Hopkins team says the study raises health concerns, can be replicated by other heavily industrial neighborhoods
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Animal behavior
Bats' Plan B for when they can't hear
Published Nov 25, 2024
New research by Johns Hopkins neuroscientists reveals instant compensation strategy that other animals might share
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biomolecular engineering
Shape-shifting gels create possibilities for shape-shifting robots
Published Nov 22, 2024
Johns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions written in DNA code
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Research
Hopkins scholars among world's most cited researchers
Published Nov 22, 2024
52 researchers affiliated with JHU are among the 6,636 individuals on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate Analytics
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Archaeology
Evidence of oldest known alphabetic writing unearthed
Published Nov 21, 2024
Findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries
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Artificial intelligence
AI and human writers share stylistic fingerprints
Published Nov 18, 2024
People write with personal style and individual flourishes that set them apart from other writers. So does AI, including top programs like Chat GPT, new Johns Hopkins University-led research finds.