Hacker News
- Risk of Discovery (2017) http://www.paulgraham.com/disc.html 15 comments
- The Risk of Discovery http://www.paulgraham.com/disc.html 323 comments
- Local IP discovery with HTML5 WebRTC: Security and privacy risk? https://2x.io/read/security-by-obscurity 15 comments
- In a 2013 paper, researchers warned against undiscovered bat SARS-like coronaviruses that would be able to directly infect humans and highlighted the “importance of pathogen-discovery programs targeting high-risk wildlife groups in emerging disease hotspots as a strategy for pandemic preparedness”. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12711 6 comments science
- Testicular microplastic discovery poses fertility risk, scientists warn https://www.newsweek.com/testicular-microplastic-discovery-fertility-risk-scientists-1902671 28 comments health
- Can laxatives increase your risk of dementia? | Cognitive Vitality | Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation https://www.alzdiscovery.org/cognitive-vitality/blog/can-laxatives-increase-your-risk-of-dementia 4 comments health
- No DAO funds at risk following the Ethereum smart contract ‘recursive call’ bug discovery https://blog.slock.it/no-dao-funds-at-risk-following-the-ethereum-smart-contract-recursive-call-bug-discovery-29f482d348b#.uo10quefa 2 comments ethereum
- Radiation Risk from Flying Dwarfs Body Scanners : Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/travel-body-scanners-radiation.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 3 comments reddit.com
- Surprise discovery of radio signals could help track space junk and limit global security risks https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-18/space-junk-tracked-by-waves-that-make-our-car-radio-sing/101526886 21 comments space
- Scientists have made a landmark discovery that could help women minimize or even avoid the risk of having a baby born with congenital birth defects. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120405131220.htm 241 comments science
- The downside to Reddit? Are we at risk of losing meaning in science discoveries when we try to increase the sexiness of science? http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/scientific_miscommunication/ 11 comments science
- Podcast: The Dual-Use Risk of AI Powered Drug Discovery https://futureoflife.org/podcast/sean-ekins-on-the-dangers-of-ai-drug-discovery/ 7 comments futurology
- Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0269-7 4 comments science
- Scientists in California have found that earthquakes can occur much deeper below the Earth’s surface than originally believed, a discovery that alters their understanding of seismic behavior and potential risks. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-new-kind-earthquake-20161006-snap-story.html 187 comments science
- Embarassing post by slock.it, six days ago: No DAO funds at risk following the Ethereum smart contract ‘recursive call’ bug discovery — Slock.it Blog https://blog.slock.it/no-dao-funds-at-risk-following-the-ethereum-smart-contract-recursive-call-bug-discovery-29f482d348b#.ciqj2nf85 31 comments btc
- Discovery could reduce the health risk of high-fat foods http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/discovery-could-reduce-health-risk-high-fat-foods-15127.html 2 comments science
- Scientists make 'incredibly worrying' discovery after observing pattern in one of Earth's largest ice fields: 'We risk irreversible, complete removal of them' https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/juneau-icefield-alaska-glacier-melting-rate/ 44 comments climate
- Scientists make 'incredibly worrying' discovery after observing pattern in one of Earth's largest ice fields: 'We risk irreversible, complete removal of them' https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/juneau-icefield-alaska-glacier-melting-rate/ 72 comments environment
- Morning sickness discoveries may lead to cure | GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06921-9 8 comments futurology
- Researchers have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer’s, the discovery provides potential clues for Lewy body and frontotemporal dementias https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-researchers-identify-large-genetic-changes-contribute-dementia-risk 2 comments science
- Novel genetically based impulsivity score may help identify children who are especially vulnerable. This discovery of a novel score for impulsivity in early life can inform prevention strategies and programs for children and adolescents who are at risk for psychiatric disorders. https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/new-understanding-neurobiology-impulsivity-342047 49 comments science
- Cats who suffered burns and smoke inhalation in urban California wildfires are at risk of forming deadly blood clots. The study follows up on a previous discovery that showed cats injured in urban wildfires had a high incidence of heart problems. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/958909 4 comments science
- XSS vulnerability in unmaintained JavaScript library poses severe risk - Developers ought to migrate away from jQuery Mobile (JQM) following the discovery of a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the unmaintained but still widely used platform https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/xss-vulnerability-in-unmaintained-javascript-library-poses-severe-risk 20 comments javascript
- Treasure trove of new plant discoveries revealed - Almost 2,000 new species of plant discovered in past yr. Many have potential as food crops, medicines or sources of timber. However, some are already at risk of extinction. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39897119 3 comments worldnews
- Scientists discover that resistance to a key anti-malarial drug cannot be passed on by mosquitoes. The discovery could potentially shut down the avenue for mass drug resistance to spread, making malaria treatment significantly more effective for the 3.2 billion people at risk worldwide. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/malaria-research-atovaquone-breakthrough_us_57168d00e4b0018f9cbb6ddd 3 comments science
- World Economic Forum Global Risk Report for 2013 says the discovery of alien life "could have profound psychological implications for human belief systems" http://reports.weforum.org/global-risks-2013/section-one/executive-summary/ 5 comments aliens
- Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced By Cheaper Software --- As software gets better at understanding language, it puts more higher-level jobs at risk; case in point lawyers. E-discovery of legal documents means in the future "one lawyer would suffice for work that once required 500" http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/science/05legal.html?_r=2&ref=science&pagewanted=all 108 comments business
- Suicide risk greater for people living at higher elevations - 20 yrs of mortality data from counties across the USt led to the striking discovery that living at higher altitudes may be a risk factor for suicide http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-01/mali-srg011311.php 33 comments cogsci