Month: February 2026

80 posts
Bay at a nightclub.

Babes to the rhythm: Newborns enter the world ready for beats but deaf to tunes

Humans enter the world with an innate ability to predict rhythmic patterns…
Avriel Epps & Brendesha Tynes.

Black and Latino teens outperform white peers at spotting online lies

Adolescents from minoritised backgrounds possess significantly stronger digital literacy skills than their…
Nostalgia.

Once called a ‘demonic brain disease,’ nostalgia is actually a key to happiness

If you typically skip school reunions or avoid dwelling on the past,…
Medical AI.

Medical AI fails in real-world clinics due to ‘contextual errors’

Despite the massive hype surrounding artificial intelligence in healthcare, a vast gap…
Digital twin of Earth.

Digital twin of Earth to simulate future climate extremes with AI

The European Commission has greenlit the third phase of “Destination Earth” (DestinE),…
Influencer.

Study reveals why humans blindly follow ‘influencers’ and how inequality forms

For decades, scientists believed that early hunter-gatherer societies were largely egalitarian, with…
Sovereign clouds in Europe.

Digital sovereignty: Why 2026 is Europe’s make-or-break year for sovereign cloud

theFreesheet is the official media partner for Manchester Edge & Digital Infrastructure…