From environmental impacts of AI politeness to the linguistic mysteries of snow, today's science roundup may leave you with more questions than answers, and that’s the way we like it. We're exploring a world where being nice to robots could harm the planet, scientists gave elephants LSD (yes, really), and Australian’s get creative with their election day propaganda. Got thoughts? Wild theories? Stories about other elephants on acid? (Please don't actually give elephants acid.) Drop us a line at [email protected]. Stay curious, stay weird, and maybe ease up on the pleases and thank yous to your robot friends! Sources: Tool We Mentioned: https://charleskemp.com/code/lexicalelaboration_conversation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/technology/chatgpt-alexa-please-thank-you.html https://futurism.com/altman-please-thanks-chatgpt https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027724002233 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2417304122 http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/EskimoHoax.pdf https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-science-behind-cocaine-bear-and-other-inebriated-animals https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/feb/26/research.science https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/declassified-cold-warera-cia-files-detail-soviet-clash-with-aliens-who-witnesses-say-turned-soldiers-to-stone/news-story/e8ced6d1fdca4df3454e79049533f8f8 https://futurism.com/altman-please-thanks-chatgpt?utm_term=Futurism%20//%2004.21.25&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=emailSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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