Maddie Bender

Maddie Bender is a former innovation reporter at The Daily Beast. She holds a master's degree from the Yale School of Public Health. Her writing has appeared in Scientific American, STAT, Motherboard, Inverse, and other outlets.

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HUSTLE CULTURE

Meet the TikTok Girlies Helping ChatGPT Become Even Smarter

Data annotation is becoming a surprising side-hustle for Gen Z—but it could lead to dangerous consequences for AI.

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READY PLAYER ONE

Why Your Next Therapy Session Might Be on Minecraft

Incorporating video games into therapy isn’t new—but one startup wants to take it to the next level.

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REASONABLE DOUBT

This Columbia Neuroscientist’s Side Research Will Shock You

We don’t expect Ivy League researchers to start dabbling in pseudoscience, but it’s more common than you might think.

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ABSOLUTE UNITS

This Is the Weird Reason Why Sea Lions Are Getting So Thicc

Conservation is causing these marine mammals to balloon in population and size.

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FINISH LINE

We Just Broke Through a Major Barrier to a Parkinson’s Cure

Gene therapy could stop Parkinson’s in its tracks, if it weren’t for this one big obstacle. Scientists may have just found a solution.

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Maddie Bender

Meet the TikTok Girlies Helping ChatGPT Become Even Smarter

Why Your Next Therapy Session Might Be on Minecraft

This Columbia Neuroscientist’s Side Research Will Shock You

This Is the Weird Reason Why Sea Lions Are Getting So Thicc

We Just Broke Through a Major Barrier to a Parkinson’s Cure

Martin Shkreli’s AI Chatbot Is a Medical and Legal Nightmare

Sleeping Pills May Protect You From Alzheimer’s, Study Finds

How to See the Very Rare Hybrid Solar Eclipse This Week

This Glow Stick Could Save Your Life From Salmonella

Why Your Grandparents Might Move to Your College Campus