Cocaine in waterways makes salmon roam further, and more…
5/1/202654 min
Cocaine's main byproduct made wild juvenile Atlantic salmon swim twice as far, which could put them in more danger. Cocaine and many other chemicals and drugs — along with their byproducts are found in many waterways, but especially around wastewater treatment plants. Scientists exposed the fish to cocaine and its byproduct to see how it impacted their behaviour in the wild.
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Bob McDonald· Host0:32
[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Bob McDonald. Welcome to Quirks & Quarks. On this week's show, what an AI scientist means for the future of human scientists.
Jeff Clune· Guest0:46
I think the real story here is just how soon and how quickly AI will be able to do science on par with the top human scientists, or even better.
Bob McDonald· Host0:55
And cocaine pollution makes salmon roam farther.
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They swam one and a half times farther, and then by week seven they were swimming almost two times farther.
Bob McDonald· Host1:06
Plus, new insights on the origin of life, horses can smell when we're afraid, and looking back at scientists blasting music to plants. All this today on Quirks & Quarks. Artificial intelligence is undergoing a seismic shift in science that's shaking the very foundations of the scientific process.