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Recent Examples of brain wave
The technology tracked brain waves, trying to detect stress and attention levels.
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Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] EEG experts disagreed on whether, in the future, brain waves could be used to read dreams and long-term memories.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The company’s first product, which began preorders this year, tracks brain waves with electrocephalography (EEG) sensors, then tweaks them with sound waves delivered via bone conduction.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
Calcium regulates brain waves during the restful sleep phase (non-rapid eye movement sleep).3
Dairy products, fatty fish with bones, and certain vegetables like kale and bok choy naturally contain calcium.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] EEG experts disagreed on whether, in the future, brain waves could be used to read dreams and long-term memories.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The company’s first product, which began preorders this year, tracks brain waves with electrocephalography (EEG) sensors, then tweaks them with sound waves delivered via bone conduction.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
Calcium regulates brain waves during the restful sleep phase (non-rapid eye movement sleep).3
Dairy products, fatty fish with bones, and certain vegetables like kale and bok choy naturally contain calcium.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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The most likely answer is that the account is run by a member of a competing stan community, but my theory is that the Blue Origin mission got in the way of Wendy’s own major technological launch on Monday, April 14: Frostys with flavor swirls in them.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The site goes on to advance the theory that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab and undermines Trump’s political rivals like Joe Biden and Andrew Cuomo.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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My central hypothesis is that true AGI can only be achieved when AI learns continuously, flexibly adapting its understanding in real time rather than relying solely on large-scale, one-time training sessions.—
Yusuf Sar,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In one chapter, Pember explores epigenetic research into trauma, the hypothesis that trauma responses might be inherited even without changes in the DNA sequence.—
Charles Arrowsmith,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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So, my guess is, despite significant opposition in his government, Netanyahu will let in enough aid to alleviate the immediate crisis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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My guess is that in this moment in history, people will suddenly find themselves a lot more sympathetic to someone who just wants to live their life while all this crazy stuff is happening in the world.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fyre Festival is the brainchild of Billy McFarland, who spent nearly four years in prison after being convicted of wire fraud for defrauding investors out of $27.4 million with the first Fyre Festival.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2025
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Running under the auspices of private equity firm Axio Capital, the fund is the brainchild of co-directors Alexandra Lebret and Antoine Bodet.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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From his early struggles adapting to life in America to becoming a sought-after entrepreneur and impact ambassador, Yemane’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and inspiration.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes inspiration strikes in the most unexpected of places.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some see the church’s future as lying in Asia, which has led to speculation the next pope could be from Southeast Asia.—
Alicia Johnson,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2025
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There’s also growing speculation that the Federal Reserve might soon cut interest rates.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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There’s a lot of conjecture that the album was recorded in various states of drunkenness, which doesn’t fit the timeline of Warren’s sobriety.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Beyond conjecture about device costs and business models, the major takeaway here is a question: Why is BCI funding so heavily skewed to substantially smaller market opportunities?—
Naveen Rao,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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According to a state spokesperson Weinstein remains in custody because of his Los Angeles conviction and sentence.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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Weinstein has been transported to New York City's Bellevue Hospital several times since he was sentenced to 23 years in prison following his conviction on rape charges in February 2020.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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