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Belle of the Ranch

Research Road EP 19

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Research Road EP 19

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, internet people. It's Dana again. And today, you're at Research Road.

0:05.9

This is a weekly series where we go through science and tech news with a bit of dry humor.

0:10.9

Then we answer some questions from y'all. Today is the 26th of November, 24.

0:16.2

And on this date in 1922, archaeologist Howard Carter entered the interior chamber of Tutankhamun's tomb.

0:25.4

So, starting off with tech news, Google conducted a survey and found 93% of Gen Z knowledge workers, age 22 to 27, used at least two AI tools per week.

0:38.8

Knowledge workers are people who make their living primarily based on thinking,

0:42.9

like analysts, engineers, and so on.

0:45.5

The real takeaway is that Gen Z has adopted it,

0:48.6

which means it'll probably be around a while.

0:51.7

A British official is worn in Putin plans to use AI-enhanced cyber attacks

0:56.8

to hit the UK. Some have suggested his warning was a little over the top. And now on to space.

1:05.7

NASA's Curiosity rover rolled over a rock on Mars. No big deal. It does that all the time, but this rock broke open

1:12.6

revealing elemental sulfur. Elemental sulfur is commonly called brimstone. Sulfur is a key

1:18.4

ingredient in creating life because it helps make amino acids, which in turn are building blocks

1:24.3

for proteins. NASA has basically taken the stance of, hey, we found something

1:28.9

that shouldn't be here. Now we have to explain it. A delivery of food and other supplies via a

1:35.8

Russian spacecraft arrived at the Russian module of the International Space Station. When the hatch

1:41.9

was opened, a bad smell was detected. Fearing contamination, the

1:46.9

cosmonauts quickly closed the hatch and initiated protocols to protect the station.

1:52.9

NASA confirmed the developments saying,

1:55.3

Space Station air scrubbers and contaminant sensors monitored the station's atmosphere following the observation,

2:02.2

and on Sunday, flight controllers determined air quality inside the space station was at normal levels.

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