correlation

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Key contributions came from collaborators at Janelia Research Campus in Virginia, including specialists in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and 3D super-resolution imaging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Studies find a measurable negative correlation between heavy AI use and critical-thinking ability, mediated by what cognitive scientists call off-loading—the brain simply stops doing work it knows a machine will do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Ongoing studies at the Shark Lab suggest that there might actually be a correlation between the high number of people in the ocean and the relatively low number of shark bites.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Taking a step back: The price of gold tracked U.S. real yields for the 15-year stretch before 2022, with an 87% correlation, Baker said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The theory then turns an observed rough correlation in time into a postulated chain of cause and effect.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond