The Identity Trap

The Identity Trap in EEG Foundation Models: A Diagnostic Audit

arXiv:2606.06647v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Objective. EEG foundation models (FMs) report strong accuracy on clinical resting-state EEG. However, high accuracy under subject-disjoint cross-validation remains ambiguous: it can reflect a genuine clinical biomarker, or subject-identity features that correlate with the label.

TraceGraph: Shared Decision Landscapes for Diagnosing and Improving Agent Trajectories

arXiv:2605.31308v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Agent benchmarks increasingly record rich interaction trajectories, yet evaluation often reduces each rollout to a pass rate or reward score. We introduce TraceGraph, a graph-based framework that turns released multi-model agent trajectories into shared decision landscapes. For each task, TraceGraph builds a graph over observable action-observation states from pooled rollouts before model identity is introduced.

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Newton's Identity in Finite-Bead Fermionic Partition Function

arXiv:2606.05442v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: For non-interacting fermions in a harmonic trap, the partition function at any discrete number of imaginary time slices (or beads) and for any choice of short-time propagator admits an exact recursion relation derived directly from the contracted determinant form of the path integral. This finite-bead recursion is distinct from earlier continuum-limit recursions, which do not apply to the discrete time partition functions. By identifying a...

SOD1 Catalyses Thiol Oxidation to Thiosulfinates

Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is canonically regarded as a superoxide scavenging antioxidant yet is paradoxically associated with multiple diseases. Here, we show that SOD1 catalyzes thiol oxidation to thiosulfinates (RS(O)SR), revealing a previously unrecognized copper mediated oxidant forming reaction in biology. Steady state kinetics demonstrate robust, O2 dependent thiol consumption, and ATR FTIR spectra of the SOD1-cysteine reaction display S--O bands ({approx}1042/1169 cm-1)...

Fake grant email promises $4.5 Million but could steal your identity

Fake grant email promises $4.5 Million but could steal your identity

Celebrities slip and slide in first Big Freeze event since Neale Daniher's death

First Big Freeze held at the MCG since the death of AFL legend and MND campaigner Neale Daniher Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 3:48pm The MCG has hosted the first Big Freeze event since the death of AFL legend and motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner, Neale Daniher. It was a sea of ice blue around the ground as tens of thousands of beanie-clad footy fans cheered on a host of celebrities as they hurtled down a slide into a chilly pool for the 12th annual Big Freeze at the 'G — the signature event to...

Near-deterministic single-atom loading on a photonic integrated circuit

arXiv:2606.07800v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Coupling identical quantum emitters to a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is a key step for scaling up emitter-photon interfaces for quantum science and information processing. Neutral atoms are attractive candidates due to their indistinguishability and controllability.

Embryonic tissues can behave like fluids or solids to reshape cell fate signals

Embryonic tissues can behave like fluids or solids to reshape cell fate signals Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Embryonic development is one of the most dynamic biological processes in nature. Cells and tissues organize and reorganize themselves following incredibly precise patterns, while remaining flexible and robust. Scientists are increasingly probing the role the physical properties of embryonic tissues—such as rigidity or stiffness—play in this process.