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Energizing the immune system to eat cancer
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Energizing the immune system to eat cancer
Researchers say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190121115403.htm
Energizing the immune system to eat cancer
Researchers say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190121115403.htm
“Centaur” robots are being developed to enter nuclear disaster zones
Originally shared by Esther Schindler
“Centaur” robots are being developed to enter nuclear disaster zones
They’re controlled by humans from a safe distance. https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/robots-being-readied-enter-nuclear-no-go-zones.html
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/robots-being-readied-enter-nuclear-no-go-zones.html
“Centaur” robots are being developed to enter nuclear disaster zones
They’re controlled by humans from a safe distance. https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/robots-being-readied-enter-nuclear-no-go-zones.html
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/robots-being-readied-enter-nuclear-no-go-zones.html
Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Can Be Restored: Study
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Can Be Restored: Study
http://flip.it/t13nHl
Researchers have developed a novel approach that may one day make it possible to reverse memory loss, caused by Alzheimer's disease.
The team, led by University at Buffalo scientists, found that by focusing on gene changes caused by influences other than DNA sequences - called epigenetics - it was possible to reverse memory decline in an animal model of Alzheimer's.
"We have not only identified the epigenetic factors that contribute to the memory loss, but we also found ways to temporarily reverse them in an animal model of Alzheimer's," said Zhen Yan, Professor at University at Buffalo in the US.
http://flip.it/t13nHl
Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Can Be Restored: Study
http://flip.it/t13nHl
Researchers have developed a novel approach that may one day make it possible to reverse memory loss, caused by Alzheimer's disease.
The team, led by University at Buffalo scientists, found that by focusing on gene changes caused by influences other than DNA sequences - called epigenetics - it was possible to reverse memory decline in an animal model of Alzheimer's.
"We have not only identified the epigenetic factors that contribute to the memory loss, but we also found ways to temporarily reverse them in an animal model of Alzheimer's," said Zhen Yan, Professor at University at Buffalo in the US.
http://flip.it/t13nHl
Muscle Memory Discovery Ends 'Use It or Lose It' Dogma
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Muscle Memory Discovery Ends 'Use It or Lose It' Dogma
Modern lab techniques now allow us to see that nuclei gained during training persist even when muscle cells shrink due to disuse or start to break down. These residual 'myonuclei' allow more and faster growth when muscles are retrained, suggesting that we can "bank" muscle growth potential in our teens to prevent frailty in old age.
The research is in Frontiers in Physiology. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/muscle-memory-dogma-10637/
Muscle Memory Discovery Ends 'Use It or Lose It' Dogma
Modern lab techniques now allow us to see that nuclei gained during training persist even when muscle cells shrink due to disuse or start to break down. These residual 'myonuclei' allow more and faster growth when muscles are retrained, suggesting that we can "bank" muscle growth potential in our teens to prevent frailty in old age.
The research is in Frontiers in Physiology. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/muscle-memory-dogma-10637/
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Genes
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Genes
Although additional research is needed, this DNA damage may help explain the increased risk for cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases associated with sleep deprivation.
The research is in Anaesthesia. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-deprivation-genetics-10638/
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Our Genes
Although additional research is needed, this DNA damage may help explain the increased risk for cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurodegenerative diseases associated with sleep deprivation.
The research is in Anaesthesia. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-deprivation-genetics-10638/
Rocking motion improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Rocking motion improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show
Two new studies, one conducted in young adults and the other in mice, add to evidence for the broad benefits of a rocking motion during sleep. In fact, the studies in people show that rocking not only leads to better sleep, but it also boosts memory consolidation during sleep.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110844.htm
Rocking motion improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show
Two new studies, one conducted in young adults and the other in mice, add to evidence for the broad benefits of a rocking motion during sleep. In fact, the studies in people show that rocking not only leads to better sleep, but it also boosts memory consolidation during sleep.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110844.htm
Yeah, sure Ted.
Originally shared by Laura Ess
Yeah, sure Ted. If films show us anything, it's that the missing link is the humans IN a place like this. At some point, one of them will make a fatal mistake which will let those Zombies in!
#Weirdness
https://allthatsinteresting.com/zombie-proof-house
Yeah, sure Ted. If films show us anything, it's that the missing link is the humans IN a place like this. At some point, one of them will make a fatal mistake which will let those Zombies in!
#Weirdness
https://allthatsinteresting.com/zombie-proof-house
Futurism: Analysis: "The Era of Deep Learning Is Coming to an End".
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Futurism: Analysis: "The Era of Deep Learning Is Coming to an End".
https://futurism.com/deep-learning-end
https://futurism.com/deep-learning-end
Futurism: Analysis: "The Era of Deep Learning Is Coming to an End".
https://futurism.com/deep-learning-end
https://futurism.com/deep-learning-end
New Scientist: 8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline.
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
New Scientist: 8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132140-100-8-ways-to-keep-your-brain-young-and-stave-off-mental-decline/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132140-100-8-ways-to-keep-your-brain-young-and-stave-off-mental-decline/
New Scientist: 8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132140-100-8-ways-to-keep-your-brain-young-and-stave-off-mental-decline/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132140-100-8-ways-to-keep-your-brain-young-and-stave-off-mental-decline/
New Scientist: Battling AI algorithm tested on a quantum computer for first time.
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
New Scientist: Battling AI algorithm tested on a quantum computer for first time.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2191929-battling-ai-algorithm-tested-on-a-quantum-computer-for-first-time/
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2191929-battling-ai-algorithm-tested-on-a-quantum-computer-for-first-time/
New Scientist: Battling AI algorithm tested on a quantum computer for first time.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2191929-battling-ai-algorithm-tested-on-a-quantum-computer-for-first-time/
http://www.newscientist.com/article/2191929-battling-ai-algorithm-tested-on-a-quantum-computer-for-first-time/
Smart assistants were all over CES 2019.
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Smart assistants were all over CES 2019. As Google, Amazon, and their various partners unveiled new services and technologies, it seemed one AI assistant or another had a role to play in a large proportion of the stuff we saw at the Las Vegas show. It was Google Assistant vs Amazon Alexa and no holds were barred. ...
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-vs-amazon-alexa-944387/
Smart assistants were all over CES 2019. As Google, Amazon, and their various partners unveiled new services and technologies, it seemed one AI assistant or another had a role to play in a large proportion of the stuff we saw at the Las Vegas show. It was Google Assistant vs Amazon Alexa and no holds were barred. ...
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-vs-amazon-alexa-944387/
This new application of AI, which is based on reinforcement learning—an automated version of classic...
Originally shared by Artificial Intelligence News
This new application of AI, which is based on reinforcement learning—an automated version of classic trial-and-error—has shown promise in small clinical experiments involving one able-bodied person and one amputee whose leg was cut off above the knee ... http://ow.ly/j2EJ30nsPQb
This new application of AI, which is based on reinforcement learning—an automated version of classic trial-and-error—has shown promise in small clinical experiments involving one able-bodied person and one amputee whose leg was cut off above the knee ... http://ow.ly/j2EJ30nsPQb
Legged robotic systems are attractive alternatives to tracked/wheeled robots for applications with rough terrain and...
Originally shared by Corina Marinescu
Legged robotic systems are attractive alternatives to tracked/wheeled robots for applications with rough terrain and complex cluttered environments. The freedom to choose contact points with the environment enables them to overcome obstacles comparable to…
http://myfusimotors.com/2019/01/26/robo-anymal/
Legged robotic systems are attractive alternatives to tracked/wheeled robots for applications with rough terrain and complex cluttered environments. The freedom to choose contact points with the environment enables them to overcome obstacles comparable to…
http://myfusimotors.com/2019/01/26/robo-anymal/
Robots learn to grab and scramble with new levels of agility https://tcrn.ch/2Dd7zhv
Originally shared by TechCrunch
Robots learn to grab and scramble with new levels of agility https://tcrn.ch/2Dd7zhv
https://tcrn.ch/2Dd7zhv
Robots learn to grab and scramble with new levels of agility https://tcrn.ch/2Dd7zhv
https://tcrn.ch/2Dd7zhv
These Smart Seafaring Robots Have a Whole New Set of Skills https://suhub.co/2QVaMpM
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
These Smart Seafaring Robots Have a Whole New Set of Skills https://suhub.co/2QVaMpM
https://suhub.co/2QVaMpM
These Smart Seafaring Robots Have a Whole New Set of Skills https://suhub.co/2QVaMpM
https://suhub.co/2QVaMpM
"We want to develop robots that can naturally perform tasks alongside people."
Originally shared by Futurism 1.0
"We want to develop robots that can naturally perform tasks alongside people."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/robots-cook-clean-ikea-kitchen
"We want to develop robots that can naturally perform tasks alongside people."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/robots-cook-clean-ikea-kitchen
The final language of the EU Copyright Directive will reportedly be released next week.
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
The final language of the EU Copyright Directive will reportedly be released next week. The directive seeks to “harmonize” copyright law across Europe. However there are two provisions (Articles 11 & 13) that are highly problematic and have caused free-speech advocates and many online publishers grave concern:
Article 11 would require Google, Bing and other news aggregators to pay non-waivable licensing fees when short snippets of content are presented on their sites
Article 13 would require platforms like Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and others to monitor and proactively screen content uploads for potential copyright infringement or face liability.
https://searchengineland.com/eu-approves-controversial-copyright-directive-aimed-at-google-facebook-twitter-305260
The final language of the EU Copyright Directive will reportedly be released next week. The directive seeks to “harmonize” copyright law across Europe. However there are two provisions (Articles 11 & 13) that are highly problematic and have caused free-speech advocates and many online publishers grave concern:
Article 11 would require Google, Bing and other news aggregators to pay non-waivable licensing fees when short snippets of content are presented on their sites
Article 13 would require platforms like Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and others to monitor and proactively screen content uploads for potential copyright infringement or face liability.
https://searchengineland.com/eu-approves-controversial-copyright-directive-aimed-at-google-facebook-twitter-305260
G+ Folks - G+ is scheduled to be closed down in April of 2019.
Originally shared by kadad1
G+ Folks - G+ is scheduled to be closed down in April of 2019. If you value these posts on good health, please follow my blog at guysandgoodhealth.com. Been there 8 years.
Although all of us senior citizens have our ‘moments,’ recent studies have shown that we can retain our mental clarity by following some basic habits of good health.
Harvard Medical School lists a number of habits that can cut into our chances of suffering from #dementia in our old age. They include staying physically active, getting enough #sleep, not #smoking, having good social connections, limiting #alcohol to one drink a day, and eating a balanced diet low in saturated and trans #fats.
Before they close down G+ you can also join https://mewe.com/join/dietexerciseandlivingpast100 to continue to read my information.
https://guysandgoodhealth.com/2011/05/24/how-to-keep-your-mind-sharp-harvard-medical-school/
G+ Folks - G+ is scheduled to be closed down in April of 2019. If you value these posts on good health, please follow my blog at guysandgoodhealth.com. Been there 8 years.
Although all of us senior citizens have our ‘moments,’ recent studies have shown that we can retain our mental clarity by following some basic habits of good health.
Harvard Medical School lists a number of habits that can cut into our chances of suffering from #dementia in our old age. They include staying physically active, getting enough #sleep, not #smoking, having good social connections, limiting #alcohol to one drink a day, and eating a balanced diet low in saturated and trans #fats.
Before they close down G+ you can also join https://mewe.com/join/dietexerciseandlivingpast100 to continue to read my information.
https://guysandgoodhealth.com/2011/05/24/how-to-keep-your-mind-sharp-harvard-medical-school/
WIRED: Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?.
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
WIRED: Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?.
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-10-year-meme-challenge/
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-10-year-meme-challenge/
WIRED: Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?.
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-10-year-meme-challenge/
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-10-year-meme-challenge/
The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment
Researchers report our brain can track the sounds in its environment while we sleep, and favor the most relevant ones. This aptitude could be one of the mechanisms that allow us to sleep in complete safety and wake up at the right moment.
The research is in Nature Human Behaviour. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleeping-brain-environment-10550/
The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment
Researchers report our brain can track the sounds in its environment while we sleep, and favor the most relevant ones. This aptitude could be one of the mechanisms that allow us to sleep in complete safety and wake up at the right moment.
The research is in Nature Human Behaviour. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleeping-brain-environment-10550/
If you use the popular Android app ES File Explorer, be careful: as of right now, the app has a major security...
Originally shared by Android Authority
If you use the popular Android app ES File Explorer, be careful: as of right now, the app has a major security vulnerability.
https://www.androidauthority.com/es-file-explorer-security-flaw-943675/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus
If you use the popular Android app ES File Explorer, be careful: as of right now, the app has a major security vulnerability.
https://www.androidauthority.com/es-file-explorer-security-flaw-943675/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus
Japan's robot hotel lays off half the.
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
Japan's robot hotel lays off half the... robots. "Two velociraptor robots positioned at check-in were decommissioned because human workers essentially had to do their jobs for them and photocopy guests' passports manually.
"Two robot luggage carriers could only reach about 24 of the over 100 rooms in the hotel and failed in rain or snow. They would also often get stuck trying to pass by each other."
"The hotel's main concierge robot also didn't know how to answer questions about flight schedules and nearby tourist attractions. It has since been replaced by a human."
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/15/18184198/japans-robot-hotel-lay-off-work-for-humans
Japan's robot hotel lays off half the... robots. "Two velociraptor robots positioned at check-in were decommissioned because human workers essentially had to do their jobs for them and photocopy guests' passports manually.
"Two robot luggage carriers could only reach about 24 of the over 100 rooms in the hotel and failed in rain or snow. They would also often get stuck trying to pass by each other."
"The hotel's main concierge robot also didn't know how to answer questions about flight schedules and nearby tourist attractions. It has since been replaced by a human."
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/15/18184198/japans-robot-hotel-lay-off-work-for-humans
Extraterrestrial Mineral Harder than Diamonds Discovered in Israel
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/15/carmel-sapphire/
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/01/15/carmel-sapphire/
Amazon is planning a public conference on robotics and artificial intelligence, which will include a public rollout...
Originally shared by Infowars - Alex Jones Channel
Amazon is planning a public conference on robotics and artificial intelligence, which will include a public rollout of upcoming technologies.
https://www.newswars.com/amazon-to-host-robotics-ai-conference/
https://www.newswars.com/amazon-to-host-robotics-ai-conference/
Amazon is planning a public conference on robotics and artificial intelligence, which will include a public rollout of upcoming technologies.
https://www.newswars.com/amazon-to-host-robotics-ai-conference/
https://www.newswars.com/amazon-to-host-robotics-ai-conference/
Silence, número 1 en matriculaciones de vehículos eléctricos en España.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Silence, número 1 en matriculaciones de vehículos eléctricos en España.
https://ecoinventos.com/silence-lider-matriculaciones-vehiculos-electricos-espana/
Silence, número 1 en matriculaciones de vehículos eléctricos en España.
https://ecoinventos.com/silence-lider-matriculaciones-vehiculos-electricos-espana/
Wired for Obesity: Genes Involved in Development Can Affect Body Weight
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Wired for Obesity: Genes Involved in Development Can Affect Body Weight
Researchers have pinpointed a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain.
The finding that people with obesity have rare mutations in semaphorin signaling shows that semaphorins are important in maintaining healthy body weight.
The research is in Cell. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/development-genes-obesity-10566/
Wired for Obesity: Genes Involved in Development Can Affect Body Weight
Researchers have pinpointed a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain.
The finding that people with obesity have rare mutations in semaphorin signaling shows that semaphorins are important in maintaining healthy body weight.
The research is in Cell. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/development-genes-obesity-10566/
Epigenetics Contributes to Male and Female Differences in Fear Memories
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Epigenetics Contributes to Male and Female Differences in Fear Memories
A new mouse study reveals males recall fearful memories better than females. Researchers attribute the difference to the gene Cdk5, which has previously been implicated in creating fear memories and stress behaviors.
The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/epigenetics-fear-sex-differences-10565/
Epigenetics Contributes to Male and Female Differences in Fear Memories
A new mouse study reveals males recall fearful memories better than females. Researchers attribute the difference to the gene Cdk5, which has previously been implicated in creating fear memories and stress behaviors.
The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/epigenetics-fear-sex-differences-10565/
Why You Should Never Rinse Your Dishes Before Putting Them in the Dishwasher
Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe
Why You Should Never Rinse Your Dishes Before Putting Them in the Dishwasher
An interesting reminder as I found myself rinsing dishes off before putting them in and I recall the dishwasher's manual saying not to rinse. From an environmental point of view the rinsing is a real waste of drinking water.
One mind-blogging statistic from Consumer Reports states that the average person wastes 6000 gallons of water a year by pre-rinsing. Most dishwasher machines use just 3 to 5 gallons of water per load, while the average person uses about 27 gallons when washing dishes by hand, according to The National Resource Defense Council.
See https://mentalfloss.com/article/570520/why-you-shouldnt-rinse-dishes-putting-them-dishwasher
#dishwasher #water
https://mentalfloss.com/article/570520/why-you-shouldnt-rinse-dishes-putting-them-dishwasher
Why You Should Never Rinse Your Dishes Before Putting Them in the Dishwasher
An interesting reminder as I found myself rinsing dishes off before putting them in and I recall the dishwasher's manual saying not to rinse. From an environmental point of view the rinsing is a real waste of drinking water.
One mind-blogging statistic from Consumer Reports states that the average person wastes 6000 gallons of water a year by pre-rinsing. Most dishwasher machines use just 3 to 5 gallons of water per load, while the average person uses about 27 gallons when washing dishes by hand, according to The National Resource Defense Council.
See https://mentalfloss.com/article/570520/why-you-shouldnt-rinse-dishes-putting-them-dishwasher
#dishwasher #water
https://mentalfloss.com/article/570520/why-you-shouldnt-rinse-dishes-putting-them-dishwasher
Laser Food, cómo reducir la basura etiquetando con láser frutas y verduras.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Laser Food, cómo reducir la basura etiquetando con láser frutas y verduras.
https://ecoinventos.com/etiquetado-laser-frutas-verduras/
Laser Food, cómo reducir la basura etiquetando con láser frutas y verduras.
https://ecoinventos.com/etiquetado-laser-frutas-verduras/
"Neuroscience has drifted off a little bit from the directions that Freud was going in terms of the interpretations...
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
"Neuroscience has drifted off a little bit from the directions that Freud was going in terms of the interpretations of whether your unconscious mind is sending you particular hidden signals and so on. But the idea that there's this massive amount happening under the hood, that part was correct and so Freud really nailed that. And he lived before the blossoming of modern neuroscience, so he was able to do this just by outside observation and looking at how people acted.
Nowadays, we're able to peer noninvasively inside people's heads as they're doing tasks, as they're thinking about things and making decisions, perceiving the world. We're able to go a lot deeper into understanding this massive machinery under the hood."
https://bigthink.com/ideafeed/neuroscience-confirms-your-subconscious-shapes-your-reality?rebelltitem=2#
"Neuroscience has drifted off a little bit from the directions that Freud was going in terms of the interpretations of whether your unconscious mind is sending you particular hidden signals and so on. But the idea that there's this massive amount happening under the hood, that part was correct and so Freud really nailed that. And he lived before the blossoming of modern neuroscience, so he was able to do this just by outside observation and looking at how people acted.
Nowadays, we're able to peer noninvasively inside people's heads as they're doing tasks, as they're thinking about things and making decisions, perceiving the world. We're able to go a lot deeper into understanding this massive machinery under the hood."
https://bigthink.com/ideafeed/neuroscience-confirms-your-subconscious-shapes-your-reality?rebelltitem=2#
Pretty soon the machines are going to be debating with us about what the right approach is.
Originally shared by John Hagel
Pretty soon the machines are going to be debating with us about what the right approach is. IBM recently unveiled a new artificial intelligence system that can craft lengthy, persuasive arguments during a debate
http://bit.ly/2McSmQt
Pretty soon the machines are going to be debating with us about what the right approach is. IBM recently unveiled a new artificial intelligence system that can craft lengthy, persuasive arguments during a debate
http://bit.ly/2McSmQt
Staying fit can cut your risk of heart attack by half
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Staying fit can cut your risk of heart attack by half
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found. "We found a strong link between higher fitness levels and a lower risk of heart attack and angina pectoris over the nine years following the measurements that were taken," says researcher Bjarne Nes, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Cardiac Exercise Research Group (CERG).
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-heart.html
Staying fit can cut your risk of heart attack by half
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found. "We found a strong link between higher fitness levels and a lower risk of heart attack and angina pectoris over the nine years following the measurements that were taken," says researcher Bjarne Nes, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Cardiac Exercise Research Group (CERG).
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-heart.html
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Originally shared by Joe Carter
(...)
The meta-analysis, which look at over 60,000 mother-child relationships, has now shown that left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants compared to bottle-fed infants."
https://www.sciencealert.com/breastfeeding-could-help-cement-whether-an-infant-becomes-right-or-left-handed
https://www.sciencealert.com/breastfeeding-could-help-cement-whether-an-infant-becomes-right-or-left-handed
(...)
The meta-analysis, which look at over 60,000 mother-child relationships, has now shown that left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants compared to bottle-fed infants."
https://www.sciencealert.com/breastfeeding-could-help-cement-whether-an-infant-becomes-right-or-left-handed
https://www.sciencealert.com/breastfeeding-could-help-cement-whether-an-infant-becomes-right-or-left-handed
*Paper proposes new way to understand how the neocortex works
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
*Paper proposes new way to understand how the neocortex works
by Numenta*
Scientists at Numenta propose a major new theory about how the human brain works. While neuroscientists have amassed an enormous amount of detailed factual knowledge about the brain, there remains no unifying theory as to what intelligence is and how the brain produces it. In their paper, "A Framework for Intelligence and Cortical Function Based on Grid Cells in the Neocortex," Numenta researchers describe a broad framework for understanding what the neocortex does and how it works. The paper appears in the journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits. The key insight described in the paper relates to a type of neuron called grid cells. Grid cells exist in an older part of the brain that learns maps of environments. As you move, grid cells keep track of the location of your body relative to these maps. Numenta researchers deduced that grid cells also must exist throughout the neocortex. These "cortical grid cells" track the locations of your sensors as they move relative to the objects in the world. The authors propose that cortical grid cells allow the neocortex to learn models of objects similar to how the older part of the brain learns maps of environments. The paper proposes how we learn the structure and behavior of objects based on locations and location spaces defined by cortical grid cells.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-human-brain-memories.html
*Paper proposes new way to understand how the neocortex works
by Numenta*
Scientists at Numenta propose a major new theory about how the human brain works. While neuroscientists have amassed an enormous amount of detailed factual knowledge about the brain, there remains no unifying theory as to what intelligence is and how the brain produces it. In their paper, "A Framework for Intelligence and Cortical Function Based on Grid Cells in the Neocortex," Numenta researchers describe a broad framework for understanding what the neocortex does and how it works. The paper appears in the journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits. The key insight described in the paper relates to a type of neuron called grid cells. Grid cells exist in an older part of the brain that learns maps of environments. As you move, grid cells keep track of the location of your body relative to these maps. Numenta researchers deduced that grid cells also must exist throughout the neocortex. These "cortical grid cells" track the locations of your sensors as they move relative to the objects in the world. The authors propose that cortical grid cells allow the neocortex to learn models of objects similar to how the older part of the brain learns maps of environments. The paper proposes how we learn the structure and behavior of objects based on locations and location spaces defined by cortical grid cells.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-human-brain-memories.html
How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together
The research team used adaptive control and Nash equilibrium game theory to programme a robot that can understand its human user's behaviour in order to better anticipate their movements and respond to them.
The research is in Nature Machine Intelligence. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/human-robot-game-theory-10522/
How Game Theory Can Bring Humans and Robots Closer Together
The research team used adaptive control and Nash equilibrium game theory to programme a robot that can understand its human user's behaviour in order to better anticipate their movements and respond to them.
The research is in Nature Machine Intelligence. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/human-robot-game-theory-10522/
B-Group Vitamins Can Improve Concentration In People With First Episode Psychosis
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B-Group Vitamins Can Improve Concentration In People With First Episode Psychosis
B-group vitamins may be beneficial for maintaining concentration skills among people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. A first episode of psychosis can be a precursor to developing schizophrenia but psychotic symptoms may also be associated with bipolar disorder or severe depression.
The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/b-vitamins-psychosis-10549/
B-Group Vitamins Can Improve Concentration In People With First Episode Psychosis
B-group vitamins may be beneficial for maintaining concentration skills among people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. A first episode of psychosis can be a precursor to developing schizophrenia but psychotic symptoms may also be associated with bipolar disorder or severe depression.
The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/b-vitamins-psychosis-10549/
The Fall of Google
Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt
The Fall of Google
I am very sad to write this, but Google's failure of leadership on Google+ is a complete disaster. The utter disregard for end users is shocking.
I hope that business cases will be written about Google+ in the future to illustrate what happens when businesses lose sight of the fact that end users still needed to be treated with the same respect accorded to paying customers.
I hope, too, that people will take a lesson from this service and the tremendous loss of human capital that it represents, to reassess how willing we are to trust our creations and our relationships to large corporations.
https://www.the-vital-edge.com/fall-of-google-plus/
The Fall of Google
I am very sad to write this, but Google's failure of leadership on Google+ is a complete disaster. The utter disregard for end users is shocking.
I hope that business cases will be written about Google+ in the future to illustrate what happens when businesses lose sight of the fact that end users still needed to be treated with the same respect accorded to paying customers.
I hope, too, that people will take a lesson from this service and the tremendous loss of human capital that it represents, to reassess how willing we are to trust our creations and our relationships to large corporations.
https://www.the-vital-edge.com/fall-of-google-plus/
The 17 Different Ways Your Face Conveys Happiness
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
The 17 Different Ways Your Face Conveys Happiness
A new study reports humans have more universal ways of expressing happiness than any other emotion.
The research is in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/happiness-faces-10547/
The 17 Different Ways Your Face Conveys Happiness
A new study reports humans have more universal ways of expressing happiness than any other emotion.
The research is in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/happiness-faces-10547/
Sleeping Less Than Six Hours May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Sleeping Less Than Six Hours May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
People who sleep less than six hours a night may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those who sleep between seven and eight hours.
The research is in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-cardiovascular-health-10545/
Sleeping Less Than Six Hours May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
People who sleep less than six hours a night may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those who sleep between seven and eight hours.
The research is in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-cardiovascular-health-10545/
Pain and Substance Abuse Interact in a Vicious Cycle
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Pain and Substance Abuse Interact in a Vicious Cycle
Pain and substance use interact in a vicious cycle that can ultimately worsen and maintain both chronic pain and addiction.
The research is in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/pain-substance-abuse-10542/
Pain and Substance Abuse Interact in a Vicious Cycle
Pain and substance use interact in a vicious cycle that can ultimately worsen and maintain both chronic pain and addiction.
The research is in Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/pain-substance-abuse-10542/
"Trust is a fundamental principle in human relationships.
"Trust is a fundamental principle in human relationships. Ultimately, we all know that we cannot effectively work or live with people we don't trust, and who don't trust us back. As we can all agree, trust is built over time, but eroded quickly. This couldn't be more true than it is for relationships among colleagues, customers, partners and others. In business, without trust, there is little foundation.
The same is true for humans and technology. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming engrained in the fabric of our lives, acting on our behalf. It helps us become more productive, maybe even helping us be happier and healthier. AI is taking on tasks that were traditionally done by humans in the workplace and otherwise, such as acting as our personal assistants and hiring our next co-worker, to driving our cars and assisting with our healthcare.
As this increasingly becomes the norm, we're establishing a partnership with AI that is rooted in mutual trust. This new social contract represents the need for not only humans to trust AI, but AI to trust humans."
#artificialintelligence #trust #technology #future #robotics
https://www.inc.com/rana-el-kaliouby/5-tenets-that-will-establish-mutual-trust-between-humans-ai.html
The same is true for humans and technology. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming engrained in the fabric of our lives, acting on our behalf. It helps us become more productive, maybe even helping us be happier and healthier. AI is taking on tasks that were traditionally done by humans in the workplace and otherwise, such as acting as our personal assistants and hiring our next co-worker, to driving our cars and assisting with our healthcare.
As this increasingly becomes the norm, we're establishing a partnership with AI that is rooted in mutual trust. This new social contract represents the need for not only humans to trust AI, but AI to trust humans."
#artificialintelligence #trust #technology #future #robotics
https://www.inc.com/rana-el-kaliouby/5-tenets-that-will-establish-mutual-trust-between-humans-ai.html
The Human Brain Works Backwards to Retrieve Memories
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The Human Brain Works Backwards to Retrieve Memories
When we remember a past event, the human brain reconstructs that experience in reverse order.
The research is in Nature Communications. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/backwards-memory-10527/
The Human Brain Works Backwards to Retrieve Memories
When we remember a past event, the human brain reconstructs that experience in reverse order.
The research is in Nature Communications. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/backwards-memory-10527/
Physical Activity of Any Type or Amount Cuts Health Risk From Sitting
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Physical Activity of Any Type or Amount Cuts Health Risk From Sitting
A new study of around 8,000 middle-aged and older adults found that swapping a half-hour of sitting around with physical activity of any intensity or duration cut the risk of early death by as much as 35 percent.
The research is in American Journal of Epidemiology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sitting-activity-health-10544/
Physical Activity of Any Type or Amount Cuts Health Risk From Sitting
A new study of around 8,000 middle-aged and older adults found that swapping a half-hour of sitting around with physical activity of any intensity or duration cut the risk of early death by as much as 35 percent.
The research is in American Journal of Epidemiology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sitting-activity-health-10544/
How Fasting Can Improve Overall Health
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
How Fasting Can Improve Overall Health
Researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases.
This study opens new avenues of investigation that could ultimately lead to the development of nutritional strategies to improve health in humans.
The research is in Cell Reports. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/fasting-health-10546/
How Fasting Can Improve Overall Health
Researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases.
This study opens new avenues of investigation that could ultimately lead to the development of nutritional strategies to improve health in humans.
The research is in Cell Reports. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/fasting-health-10546/
Sleeping Though a Fire Alarm: Benzodiazepines Prevent Ability to Wake in Response to Threat
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Sleeping Though a Fire Alarm: Benzodiazepines Prevent Ability to Wake in Response to Threat
The most widely prescribed class of sleeping pills, known as benzodiazepines, makes us less likely to rouse in response to sensory input.
The research is in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/benzodiazepines-alarm-threat-10510/
Sleeping Though a Fire Alarm: Benzodiazepines Prevent Ability to Wake in Response to Threat
The most widely prescribed class of sleeping pills, known as benzodiazepines, makes us less likely to rouse in response to sensory input.
The research is in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/benzodiazepines-alarm-threat-10510/
How the Brain Makes Choices
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
How the Brain Makes Choices
Researchers investigate how the brain deals with uncertainty when making decisions.
https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-choices-11504/
How the Brain Makes Choices
Researchers investigate how the brain deals with uncertainty when making decisions.
https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-choices-11504/
VAT Fat May Cause Pathogenic Obesity
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VAT Fat May Cause Pathogenic Obesity
In the past, the role of visceral fat as part of the immune system may have been more widely important than it is today because starvation and infections were more common.
The research is in PNAS. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/vat-fat-obesity-10513/
VAT Fat May Cause Pathogenic Obesity
In the past, the role of visceral fat as part of the immune system may have been more widely important than it is today because starvation and infections were more common.
The research is in PNAS. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/vat-fat-obesity-10513/
Bile Acids Mediate Metabolic Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery
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Bile Acids Mediate Metabolic Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery
Researchers pinpointed the role of bile acids and a specific signaling pathway in the positive metabolic effects of weight-loss surgery.
The research is in Gastroenterology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/bile-acid-metabolism-10518/
Bile Acids Mediate Metabolic Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery
Researchers pinpointed the role of bile acids and a specific signaling pathway in the positive metabolic effects of weight-loss surgery.
The research is in Gastroenterology. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/bile-acid-metabolism-10518/
Using AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu Activity
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Using AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu Activity
Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate local flu activity.
The research is in Nature Communications. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/flu-ai-10516/
Using AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu Activity
Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate local flu activity.
The research is in Nature Communications. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/flu-ai-10516/
New Role for Astrocytes in Controlling Circadian Rhythms
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
New Role for Astrocytes in Controlling Circadian Rhythms
Astrocytes, 'caretaker' cells that surround and support neurons in the brain, play a much more important role in circadian rhythms.
https://neurosciencenews.com/astrocytes-circadian-rhythm-10498/
New Role for Astrocytes in Controlling Circadian Rhythms
Astrocytes, 'caretaker' cells that surround and support neurons in the brain, play a much more important role in circadian rhythms.
https://neurosciencenews.com/astrocytes-circadian-rhythm-10498/
Excessive Social Media Use Comparable to Drug Addiction
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Excessive Social Media Use Comparable to Drug Addiction
Research shows a connection between social media use and impaired risky decision-making, which is commonly deficient in substance addiction.
The research is in Journal of Behavior Addictions. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/social-media-drug-addiction-10495/
Excessive Social Media Use Comparable to Drug Addiction
Research shows a connection between social media use and impaired risky decision-making, which is commonly deficient in substance addiction.
The research is in Journal of Behavior Addictions. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/social-media-drug-addiction-10495/
From idea to a hypothesis of emotions, evolution of a concept
Originally shared by Eva Deli
From idea to a hypothesis of emotions, evolution of a concept
From idea to a hypothesis of emotions, evolution of a concept
The Groove X Lovot companion robot isn’t useful — it’ll actually get in your way.
Originally shared by The Verge
The Groove X Lovot companion robot isn’t useful — it’ll actually get in your way. Most robots promise to make your life easier, but Lovot is the opposite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRF8JkQSbu0&feature=autoshare
The Groove X Lovot companion robot isn’t useful — it’ll actually get in your way. Most robots promise to make your life easier, but Lovot is the opposite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRF8JkQSbu0&feature=autoshare
Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
Originally shared by Jenny Winder
Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
http://theconversation.com/rotating-black-holes-may-serve-as-gentle-portals-for-hyperspace-travel-107062
Rotating black holes may serve as gentle portals for hyperspace travel
http://theconversation.com/rotating-black-holes-may-serve-as-gentle-portals-for-hyperspace-travel-107062
Fix or fail?
Originally shared by Peter Friedman
Fix or fail?
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/right-to-repair-laws-eu-directive-us-breakdown-white-goods-a8719661.html
Fix or fail?
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/right-to-repair-laws-eu-directive-us-breakdown-white-goods-a8719661.html
Many cars need it...
Many cars need it...
Originally shared by Olhar Digital
Marca de fones de ouvido cria cancelamento de ruído para carros -> http://bit.ly/2RlPmHt #olhardigital
Si puedes, elige el transporte colectivo. Por el bien común.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Si puedes, elige el transporte colectivo. Por el bien común.
Machine learning analysis of Google's image recognition algorithms reveals income-bias.
Originally shared by Gideon Rosenblatt
Machine learning analysis of Google's image recognition algorithms reveals income-bias. How? By of all things, looking at toilets.
https://www.the-vital-edge.com/toilets-machine-learning-bias/
Machine learning analysis of Google's image recognition algorithms reveals income-bias. How? By of all things, looking at toilets.
https://www.the-vital-edge.com/toilets-machine-learning-bias/
Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain
Researchers successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain.
The research is in Science Advances. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/machine-learning-brain-insights-10487/
Harnessing Machine Learning to Uncover New Insights Into the Brain
Researchers successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain.
The research is in Science Advances. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/machine-learning-brain-insights-10487/
Computers can't think. Here's the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Originally shared by How-To Geek
Computers can't think. Here's the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning.
https://www.howtogeek.com/394546/the-problem-with-ai-machines-are-learning-things-but-cant-understand-them/
Computers can't think. Here's the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning.
https://www.howtogeek.com/394546/the-problem-with-ai-machines-are-learning-things-but-cant-understand-them/
IMPORTANT — Search your Wi-Fi routers logs for "f8:e0:79:af:57:eb" MAC Address.
Originally shared by The Hacker News
IMPORTANT — Search your Wi-Fi routers logs for "f8:e0:79:af:57:eb" MAC Address. This information could lead Police to the phone used by DHL blackmailer who parceled out bombs at different addresses in Brandenburg and Berlin.
https://thehackernews.com/2019/01/german-dhl-parcel-bomb-blackmailer.html
IMPORTANT — Search your Wi-Fi routers logs for "f8:e0:79:af:57:eb" MAC Address. This information could lead Police to the phone used by DHL blackmailer who parceled out bombs at different addresses in Brandenburg and Berlin.
https://thehackernews.com/2019/01/german-dhl-parcel-bomb-blackmailer.html
Google Assistant debuts a new skill at CES 2019.
Originally shared by Futurism 1.0
Google Assistant debuts a new skill at CES 2019.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/interpreter-mode-google-assistant
Google Assistant debuts a new skill at CES 2019.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/interpreter-mode-google-assistant
Sales advisers warn customers they may have to wait "a very long time."
Originally shared by Futurism 1.0
Sales advisers warn customers they may have to wait "a very long time."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/full-self-driving-tesla-legal
Sales advisers warn customers they may have to wait "a very long time."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/full-self-driving-tesla-legal
Common Food Additive Derails Good Exercise Habits
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Common Food Additive Derails Good Exercise Habits
Inorganic phosphate, a food additive and preservative used in up to 70% of food in the American diet, may be contributing to couch potato behavior.
The research is in Circulation. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/food-additive-exercise-10475/
Common Food Additive Derails Good Exercise Habits
Inorganic phosphate, a food additive and preservative used in up to 70% of food in the American diet, may be contributing to couch potato behavior.
The research is in Circulation. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/food-additive-exercise-10475/
How Words Get an Emotional Meaning
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
How Words Get an Emotional Meaning
The brain distinguishes in a flash what a newly learned meaning the word has for us, especially if that meaning is negative.
The research is in Neuropsychologia. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/words-emotion-meaning-10474/
How Words Get an Emotional Meaning
The brain distinguishes in a flash what a newly learned meaning the word has for us, especially if that meaning is negative.
The research is in Neuropsychologia. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/words-emotion-meaning-10474/
Decreased Deep Sleep Linked to Early Alzheimer's Disease
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Decreased Deep Sleep Linked to Early Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers found that older people who have less slow-wave sleep - the deep sleep you need to consolidate memories and wake up feeling refreshed - have higher levels of the brain protein tau.
The research is in Science Translational Medicine. (full open access)
http://neurosciencenews.com/deep-sleep-alzheimers-10477/
Decreased Deep Sleep Linked to Early Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers found that older people who have less slow-wave sleep - the deep sleep you need to consolidate memories and wake up feeling refreshed - have higher levels of the brain protein tau.
The research is in Science Translational Medicine. (full open access)
http://neurosciencenews.com/deep-sleep-alzheimers-10477/
First Pregnancy After Robot Assisted Uterus Transplant
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
First Pregnancy After Robot Assisted Uterus Transplant
A woman who underwent robotic uterine transplant surgery in 2017 is now pregnant, with an estimated spring delivery date.
https://neurosciencenews.com/robot-uterus-transplant-pregnancy-10476/
First Pregnancy After Robot Assisted Uterus Transplant
A woman who underwent robotic uterine transplant surgery in 2017 is now pregnant, with an estimated spring delivery date.
https://neurosciencenews.com/robot-uterus-transplant-pregnancy-10476/
How Can Leaders Ensure Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines?
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
How Can Leaders Ensure Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines?
https://suhub.co/2FgoOAZ
How Can Leaders Ensure Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines?
https://suhub.co/2FgoOAZ
"While AI is constantly getting better as it learns along the way, there could be dangers lurking for us in the...
"While AI is constantly getting better as it learns along the way, there could be dangers lurking for us in the future. We have seen fictional movies showing how AI-based systems take over the world and killer robots that could put an end to mankind. Well, we could see those days nearing soon unless we make sure that we limit the power of AI before it is too late. If we are not careful, vigil or cautious, AI could be manipulated by bad guys, and who knows what could be in store for us ahead."
#artificialintelligence #robotics #technology #autonomousvehicles #machinelearning
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/080119/the-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence.html
#artificialintelligence #robotics #technology #autonomousvehicles #machinelearning
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/080119/the-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence.html
Wi-Fi 6 is coming. Here's what you need to know.
Originally shared by How-To Geek
Wi-Fi 6 is coming. Here's what you need to know.
https://www.howtogeek.com/368332/wi-fi-6-what%e2%80%99s-different-and-why-it-matters/
Wi-Fi 6 is coming. Here's what you need to know.
https://www.howtogeek.com/368332/wi-fi-6-what%e2%80%99s-different-and-why-it-matters/
"Never mind killer robots -- here are six real AI dangers to watch out for in 2019." Self-crashing cars, political...
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
"Never mind killer robots -- here are six real AI dangers to watch out for in 2019." Self-crashing cars, political manipulation bots, algorithms for peace, a surveillance face-off (face recognition), fake it till you break it (GANs), and algorithmic discrimination.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612689/never-mind-killer-robotshere-are-six-real-ai-dangers-to-watch-out-for-in-2019/
"Never mind killer robots -- here are six real AI dangers to watch out for in 2019." Self-crashing cars, political manipulation bots, algorithms for peace, a surveillance face-off (face recognition), fake it till you break it (GANs), and algorithmic discrimination.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612689/never-mind-killer-robotshere-are-six-real-ai-dangers-to-watch-out-for-in-2019/
We've played with a bunch of great new consumer products here at CES.
Originally shared by WIRED
We've played with a bunch of great new consumer products here at CES. Here are the neatest things we saw on day two. https://wrd.cm/2CZFavu
https://wrd.cm/2CZFavu
We've played with a bunch of great new consumer products here at CES. Here are the neatest things we saw on day two. https://wrd.cm/2CZFavu
https://wrd.cm/2CZFavu
Brain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural Connections
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Brain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural Connections
Researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that is essential for maturation of brain function and may be used to restore plasticity in aged brains.
The research is in Cell Reports. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-plasticity-restoration-10466/
Brain Plasticity Restored in Adult Mice Through Targeting Specific Neural Connections
Researchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that is essential for maturation of brain function and may be used to restore plasticity in aged brains.
The research is in Cell Reports. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-plasticity-restoration-10466/
aibo Robot Dog
Originally shared by Panah Rad
aibo Robot Dog
http://www.roboticgizmos.com/aibo-robot-dog-action/
I like it but pricey :)
Sony Aibo Robot Dog with AI
Originally shared by Gadgetify
Sony Aibo Robot Dog with AI
http://www.gadgetify.com/sony-aibo-robot-dog-ai/
Up close and hands-on with Sony’s Aibo https://tcrn.ch/2EEbkht
Originally shared by TechCrunch
Up close and hands-on with Sony’s Aibo https://tcrn.ch/2EEbkht
https://tcrn.ch/2EEbkht
Up close and hands-on with Sony’s Aibo https://tcrn.ch/2EEbkht
https://tcrn.ch/2EEbkht
Exploring the edge - what could we accomplish if we integrated robotics and the Internet of Things?
Originally shared by John Hagel
Exploring the edge - what could we accomplish if we integrated robotics and the Internet of Things? But the research sectors around IoT and robotics are often isolated in different academic fields. There needs to be more effort to create a joint community
http://bit.ly/2VCfuwd
Exploring the edge - what could we accomplish if we integrated robotics and the Internet of Things? But the research sectors around IoT and robotics are often isolated in different academic fields. There needs to be more effort to create a joint community
http://bit.ly/2VCfuwd
Brikawood, las casas de ladrillos de madera tipo LEGO que podrás construir tu mismo.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Brikawood, las casas de ladrillos de madera tipo LEGO que podrás construir tu mismo.
https://ecoinventos.com/brikawood/
Brikawood, las casas de ladrillos de madera tipo LEGO que podrás construir tu mismo.
https://ecoinventos.com/brikawood/
Google is introducing several new updates to Assistant that will make your life even better.
Originally shared by Android Authority
Google is introducing several new updates to Assistant that will make your life even better.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-maps-integration-flight-check-ins-941146/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus
Google is introducing several new updates to Assistant that will make your life even better.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-maps-integration-flight-check-ins-941146/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus
O vídeo do cachorrinho-robô da Sony é a coisa mais fofa que você verá nesta terça -> http://bit.ly/2Fh3ifv...
Originally shared by Olhar Digital
O vídeo do cachorrinho-robô da Sony é a coisa mais fofa que você verá nesta terça -> http://bit.ly/2Fh3ifv #olhardigital
A medical expert working for the government found a causal link between vaccines and autism, but federal lawmakers...
Originally shared by Infowars - Alex Jones Channel
A medical expert working for the government found a causal link between vaccines and autism, but federal lawmakers influenced by the powerful pharmaceutical lobby helped bury that info.
https://www.newswars.com/bombshell-gov-official-confirms-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/
https://www.newswars.com/bombshell-gov-official-confirms-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/
A medical expert working for the government found a causal link between vaccines and autism, but federal lawmakers influenced by the powerful pharmaceutical lobby helped bury that info.
https://www.newswars.com/bombshell-gov-official-confirms-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/
https://www.newswars.com/bombshell-gov-official-confirms-link-between-vaccines-and-autism/
CT scans confirm that daily vinegar consumption can lead to a significant loss of abdominal fat.
Originally shared by NutritionFacts.org
CT scans confirm that daily vinegar consumption can lead to a significant loss of abdominal fat.
http://bit.ly/2PNancj
CT scans confirm that daily vinegar consumption can lead to a significant loss of abdominal fat.
http://bit.ly/2PNancj
Cargadores solares para cargar la batería de tu coche.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Cargadores solares para cargar la batería de tu coche.
https://ecoinventos.com/pequeno-panel-solar-para-cargar-la-bateria-del-coche/
Cargadores solares para cargar la batería de tu coche.
https://ecoinventos.com/pequeno-panel-solar-para-cargar-la-bateria-del-coche/
Technique Boosts Omega 3 Fatty Acid Levels in Brain 100 Fold
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Technique Boosts Omega 3 Fatty Acid Levels in Brain 100 Fold
Adding a lysophospholipid form of EPA (LPC-EPA) to the diet can increase levels of EPA in the brain 100-fold in mice.
The research is in Journal of Lipid Research. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/omega-3-brain-increase-10459/
Technique Boosts Omega 3 Fatty Acid Levels in Brain 100 Fold
Adding a lysophospholipid form of EPA (LPC-EPA) to the diet can increase levels of EPA in the brain 100-fold in mice.
The research is in Journal of Lipid Research. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/omega-3-brain-increase-10459/
Researchers Identify Five Types of Insomnia
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Researchers Identify Five Types of Insomnia
The finding could be a new page in the history of insomnia, promoting discoveries on mechanisms and interventions.
The research is in Lancet Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/insomnia-five-types-10457/
Researchers Identify Five Types of Insomnia
The finding could be a new page in the history of insomnia, promoting discoveries on mechanisms and interventions.
The research is in Lancet Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/insomnia-five-types-10457/
Researchers make robots teach themselves how to walk through trial and error, like babies, to navigate the real...
Originally shared by WIRED
Researchers make robots teach themselves how to walk through trial and error, like babies, to navigate the real world. https://wrd.cm/2FgMaFU
https://wrd.cm/2FgMaFU
Researchers make robots teach themselves how to walk through trial and error, like babies, to navigate the real world. https://wrd.cm/2FgMaFU
https://wrd.cm/2FgMaFU
Building a Bigger Brain
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Building a Bigger Brain
ARHGAP11B causes neural progenitor cells, which are cells that produce neurons, to make more of themselves for a longer period of time. The result is an expanded neocortex.
The research is in eLife. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-brain-size-10461/
Building a Bigger Brain
ARHGAP11B causes neural progenitor cells, which are cells that produce neurons, to make more of themselves for a longer period of time. The result is an expanded neocortex.
The research is in eLife. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-brain-size-10461/
Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects
Clarifying the role of histamine in memory may help alleviate symptoms of memory disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/histamines-memory-objects-10455/
Histamines Can Boost Long Term Memory of Objects
Clarifying the role of histamine in memory may help alleviate symptoms of memory disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/histamines-memory-objects-10455/
Autonomous robot struck and killed by a self-driving Tesla in Las Vegas | Daily Mail Online
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Autonomous robot struck and killed by a self-driving Tesla in Las Vegas | Daily Mail Online
'...Tesla has found itself involved in yet another self-driving car accident – and this time, its victim was a $2,000-per-day rentable humanoid robot. In what many are speculating was an over-the-top PR stunt, Promobot revealed one of its model v4 robots was ‘killed’ by a Tesla Model S on a Las Vegas street ahead of CES. The accident occurred on Paradise Rd Sunday night as engineers transported the firm’s robots to the display booth....'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6566655/Oops-Autonomous-robot-struck-killed-self-driving-Tesla-Las-Vegas-ahead-CES.html?fbclid=IwAR2BgL_026f--747qzJfxV71uwWqUiWcWr1lOWItH9XSGS5di1O2bv8oQxc
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6566655/Oops-Autonomous-robot-struck-killed-self-driving-Tesla-Las-Vegas-ahead-CES.html?fbclid=IwAR2BgL_026f--747qzJfxV71uwWqUiWcWr1lOWItH9XSGS5di1O2bv8oQxc
Autonomous robot struck and killed by a self-driving Tesla in Las Vegas | Daily Mail Online
'...Tesla has found itself involved in yet another self-driving car accident – and this time, its victim was a $2,000-per-day rentable humanoid robot. In what many are speculating was an over-the-top PR stunt, Promobot revealed one of its model v4 robots was ‘killed’ by a Tesla Model S on a Las Vegas street ahead of CES. The accident occurred on Paradise Rd Sunday night as engineers transported the firm’s robots to the display booth....'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6566655/Oops-Autonomous-robot-struck-killed-self-driving-Tesla-Las-Vegas-ahead-CES.html?fbclid=IwAR2BgL_026f--747qzJfxV71uwWqUiWcWr1lOWItH9XSGS5di1O2bv8oQxc
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6566655/Oops-Autonomous-robot-struck-killed-self-driving-Tesla-Las-Vegas-ahead-CES.html?fbclid=IwAR2BgL_026f--747qzJfxV71uwWqUiWcWr1lOWItH9XSGS5di1O2bv8oQxc
The Brain Hungers for Dopamine
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
The Brain Hungers for Dopamine
Researchers show that our gastrointestinal tract is in constant contact with the brain and uses reward stimuli to control our desire for food.
The research is in Cell Metabolism. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-eating-behavior-10464/
The Brain Hungers for Dopamine
Researchers show that our gastrointestinal tract is in constant contact with the brain and uses reward stimuli to control our desire for food.
The research is in Cell Metabolism. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-eating-behavior-10464/
Exercise Hormone May Slow Alzheimer's Progression
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Exercise Hormone May Slow Alzheimer's Progression
Irisin seems to be powerful in rescuing disrupted synapses that allow communication between brain cells and memory formation, it may become a medication to fight memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
The research is in Nature Medicine. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/hormone-alzheimers-progression-10468/
Exercise Hormone May Slow Alzheimer's Progression
Irisin seems to be powerful in rescuing disrupted synapses that allow communication between brain cells and memory formation, it may become a medication to fight memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.
The research is in Nature Medicine. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/hormone-alzheimers-progression-10468/
HTC teases Vive Pro with embedded eye-tracking https://tcrn.ch/2Fh3LNV
Originally shared by TechCrunch
HTC teases Vive Pro with embedded eye-tracking https://tcrn.ch/2Fh3LNV
https://tcrn.ch/2Fh3LNV
HTC teases Vive Pro with embedded eye-tracking https://tcrn.ch/2Fh3LNV
https://tcrn.ch/2Fh3LNV
Ubtech shows off pair of humanoid robots at CES https://tcrn.ch/2CXPEvr
Originally shared by TechCrunch
Ubtech shows off pair of humanoid robots at CES https://tcrn.ch/2CXPEvr
https://tcrn.ch/2CXPEvr
Ubtech shows off pair of humanoid robots at CES https://tcrn.ch/2CXPEvr
https://tcrn.ch/2CXPEvr
Watch YouTube and talk to the Assistant without looking away from the mirror.
Originally shared by Android Authority
Watch YouTube and talk to the Assistant without looking away from the mirror.
https://www.androidauthority.com/capstone-connected-home-google-smart-mirror-940095/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus
Watch YouTube and talk to the Assistant without looking away from the mirror.
https://www.androidauthority.com/capstone-connected-home-google-smart-mirror-940095/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=gplus
Samsung is launching a bunch of new robots and a wearable exoskeleton https://tcrn.ch/2FeZBWM
Originally shared by TechCrunch
Samsung is launching a bunch of new robots and a wearable exoskeleton https://tcrn.ch/2FeZBWM
https://tcrn.ch/2FeZBWM
Samsung is launching a bunch of new robots and a wearable exoskeleton https://tcrn.ch/2FeZBWM
https://tcrn.ch/2FeZBWM
The automaker's CES concept uses multiple modes of locomotion to move through any territory. https://wrd.cm/2FewyCK
Originally shared by WIRED
The automaker's CES concept uses multiple modes of locomotion to move through any territory. https://wrd.cm/2FewyCK
https://wrd.cm/2FewyCK
The automaker's CES concept uses multiple modes of locomotion to move through any territory. https://wrd.cm/2FewyCK
https://wrd.cm/2FewyCK
DARPA wants to build an AI to find the patterns hidden in global chaos https://tcrn.ch/2FiOBb4
Originally shared by TechCrunch
DARPA wants to build an AI to find the patterns hidden in global chaos https://tcrn.ch/2FiOBb4
https://tcrn.ch/2FiOBb4
DARPA wants to build an AI to find the patterns hidden in global chaos https://tcrn.ch/2FiOBb4
https://tcrn.ch/2FiOBb4
Alemania cierra su última mina de carbón negro, poniendo fin a casi 200 años de historia. 👏👏👏
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Alemania cierra su última mina de carbón negro, poniendo fin a casi 200 años de historia. 👏👏👏
https://ecoinventos.com/alemania-cierra-su-ultima-mina-de-carbon-negro/
Alemania cierra su última mina de carbón negro, poniendo fin a casi 200 años de historia. 👏👏👏
https://ecoinventos.com/alemania-cierra-su-ultima-mina-de-carbon-negro/
Long-Term Breastfeeding Sheds Light on Whether an Infant Becomes Left or Right Handed
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Long-Term Breastfeeding Sheds Light on Whether an Infant Becomes Left or Right Handed
The study found that the prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants.
The research is in Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/breastfeeding-handedness-10448/
Long-Term Breastfeeding Sheds Light on Whether an Infant Becomes Left or Right Handed
The study found that the prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants.
The research is in Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/breastfeeding-handedness-10448/
Can AI Tell a Polar Bear From a Can Opener?
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Can AI Tell a Polar Bear From a Can Opener?
How smart is the form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning computer networks, and how closely do these machines mimic the human brain?
The research is in PLOS Computational Biology. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-object-classification-10445/
Can AI Tell a Polar Bear From a Can Opener?
How smart is the form of artificial intelligence known as deep learning computer networks, and how closely do these machines mimic the human brain?
The research is in PLOS Computational Biology. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-object-classification-10445/
HAL is moving us forward - unlike other assistive exoskeletons, which automatically walk users forward as they shift...
Originally shared by John Hagel
HAL is moving us forward - unlike other assistive exoskeletons, which automatically walk users forward as they shift their weight, HAL detects the movements of specific muscles patients are trying to move and gives them a boost
http://bit.ly/2Vxsl2R
HAL is moving us forward - unlike other assistive exoskeletons, which automatically walk users forward as they shift their weight, HAL detects the movements of specific muscles patients are trying to move and gives them a boost
http://bit.ly/2Vxsl2R
New Software Can Spot Genetic Mutations Using Photos
Originally shared by KQED SCIENCE
New Software Can Spot Genetic Mutations Using Photos
http://ow.ly/IZxV50k7YLK
New Software Can Spot Genetic Mutations Using Photos
http://ow.ly/IZxV50k7YLK
3D Printed Heads Can Unlock Phones. What Does that Mean for Biometric Security?
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
3D Printed Heads Can Unlock Phones. What Does that Mean for Biometric Security?
https://suhub.co/2FdrfV2
3D Printed Heads Can Unlock Phones. What Does that Mean for Biometric Security?
https://suhub.co/2FdrfV2
"Oceanographers and engineers at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical...
Originally shared by Azimuth
"Oceanographers and engineers at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean.
The robot, dubbed Zooglider, uses as its platform a Scripps-developed glider known as Spray. Ohman and Scripps instrument developers outfitted the torpedo-shaped Spray gliders with a camera (called Zoocam) and a device researchers call Zonar that gathers acoustic data about zooplankton – free-drifting microscopic marine animals – in the manner of a sonar instrument. This promises a priceless view of how marine life is responding to climate change.
Co-author Jeffrey Ellen from UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering is creating methods by which Zooglider image data can be analyzed through machine learning.
Zooglider can acquire images of zooplankton every five centimeters (two inches) to depths of 400 meters (1,300 feet) or more as it channels seawater into an on-board sampling tunnel. The new instrument represents a breakthrough in that it enables observations of microscopic life in its habitat and provides information about that life in spatial context. This advances scientists' ability to acquire quantitative data about microscopic life within defined areas, a fundamental pursuit of biological oceanographers who study how marine organisms interact with and are influenced by the physics and chemistry of their surroundings.
"Nearly all major processes in the ocean – carbon cycling, fisheries production, harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification, deoxygenation – are linked directly to the free-drifting animals of the open sea, the zooplankton," said Scripps biological oceanographer Mark Ohman. (This is our first window on their world through a completely autonomous vehicle. We're excited by the new opportunities Zooglider offers to visualize and understand these organisms, unperturbed in their natural environment)."
(Posted by rasha kamel )
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-robot-plankton-optically-acoustically.html
"Oceanographers and engineers at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean.
The robot, dubbed Zooglider, uses as its platform a Scripps-developed glider known as Spray. Ohman and Scripps instrument developers outfitted the torpedo-shaped Spray gliders with a camera (called Zoocam) and a device researchers call Zonar that gathers acoustic data about zooplankton – free-drifting microscopic marine animals – in the manner of a sonar instrument. This promises a priceless view of how marine life is responding to climate change.
Co-author Jeffrey Ellen from UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering is creating methods by which Zooglider image data can be analyzed through machine learning.
Zooglider can acquire images of zooplankton every five centimeters (two inches) to depths of 400 meters (1,300 feet) or more as it channels seawater into an on-board sampling tunnel. The new instrument represents a breakthrough in that it enables observations of microscopic life in its habitat and provides information about that life in spatial context. This advances scientists' ability to acquire quantitative data about microscopic life within defined areas, a fundamental pursuit of biological oceanographers who study how marine organisms interact with and are influenced by the physics and chemistry of their surroundings.
"Nearly all major processes in the ocean – carbon cycling, fisheries production, harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification, deoxygenation – are linked directly to the free-drifting animals of the open sea, the zooplankton," said Scripps biological oceanographer Mark Ohman. (This is our first window on their world through a completely autonomous vehicle. We're excited by the new opportunities Zooglider offers to visualize and understand these organisms, unperturbed in their natural environment)."
(Posted by rasha kamel )
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-robot-plankton-optically-acoustically.html
Here comes the roll-up TV.
Originally shared by Peter Vogel
Here comes the roll-up TV.
On sale this year.
LG's rollable OLED TV is incredible, and it's actually going on sale in 2019
http://flip.it/KMFn-w
http://flip.it/KMFn-w
Here comes the roll-up TV.
On sale this year.
LG's rollable OLED TV is incredible, and it's actually going on sale in 2019
http://flip.it/KMFn-w
http://flip.it/KMFn-w
Ikea’s smart window blinds leak, to be compatible with Alexa, HomeKit and Google Assistant...
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Ikea’s smart window blinds leak, to be compatible with Alexa, HomeKit and Google Assistant https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/ikeas-smart-window-blinds-leak-to-be-compatible-with-alexa-homekit-and-google-assistant/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/ikeas-smart-window-blinds-leak-to-be-compatible-with-alexa-homekit-and-google-assistant/
Ikea’s smart window blinds leak, to be compatible with Alexa, HomeKit and Google Assistant https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/ikeas-smart-window-blinds-leak-to-be-compatible-with-alexa-homekit-and-google-assistant/
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/ikeas-smart-window-blinds-leak-to-be-compatible-with-alexa-homekit-and-google-assistant/
#linux #ubuntu
#linux #ubuntu
Originally shared by OMG! UBUNTU!
The 5 Best Linux Distros Released in 2018 #linux #opensource
Before we slack off for the xmas holidays there’s just enough time to present our list of the best Linux distro releases of 2018. And, as ever, there were a lot of them! Don’t take … Continue reading "The 5 Best Linux Distros Released in 2018"
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/best-linux-distros-2018
Originally shared by OMG! UBUNTU!
The 5 Best Linux Distros Released in 2018 #linux #opensource
Before we slack off for the xmas holidays there’s just enough time to present our list of the best Linux distro releases of 2018. And, as ever, there were a lot of them! Don’t take … Continue reading "The 5 Best Linux Distros Released in 2018"
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/best-linux-distros-2018
Facebook Knows How to Track You Using the Dust on Your Camera Lens
Originally shared by Edward Morbius
Facebook Knows How to Track You Using the Dust on Your Camera Lens
...In 2014, Facebook filed a patent application for a technique that employs smartphone data to figure out if two people might know each other. The author, an engineering manager at Facebook named Ben Chen, wrote that it was not merely possible to detect that two smartphones were in the same place at the same time, but that by comparing the accelerometer and gyroscope readings of each phone, the data could identify when people were facing each other or walking together. That way, Facebook could suggest you friend the person you were talking to at a bar last night, and not all the other people there that you chose not to talk to....
Not just dust.
Not just Facebook.
#33bits
A critical point about social media -- or any public or trackable posting of data, is that it leaves identifiers which can be traced back.
I've long been aware of persistent identifiers -- the pattern of yellow dots that colour laser printers leave, as an example (Whistleblower Reality Winner was caught based on this, due to copies of documents posted online by The Intercept), or the patterns of dead pixels in most digital cameras. But even similar patterns of dust on lenses -- an ephemeral identifier -- can be used to match up devices. As can location and timing data, gait data, and more, available from the gyroscopes which let you play pinball or tilt-ball games on your smartphone or tablet.
Or facial recognition of faces in crowds. A Hacker News commenter notes that he and his current partner turned out to have both been in a photo taken at a march before they met, which was auto-tagged after they'd followed one another online.
With 7.3 billion people in the world, all it takes are 33 bits of distinct identifying information. That can come from all kinds of sources, but location, purchase data, facial recognition, device "fingerprints" (ranging from specifically-encoded UUIDs to incidental patterns such as described here) are often sufficient. And centralised systems create repositories from which a tremendous number of such patterns can be sorted, sifted, and matched automatically.
I'm not sure how future options, including distributed and decentralised systems, will change this. But it's something I'm very much keeping in mind.
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-knows-how-to-track-you-using-the-dust-on-your-1821030620
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-knows-how-to-track-you-using-the-dust-on-your-1821030620
Facebook Knows How to Track You Using the Dust on Your Camera Lens
...In 2014, Facebook filed a patent application for a technique that employs smartphone data to figure out if two people might know each other. The author, an engineering manager at Facebook named Ben Chen, wrote that it was not merely possible to detect that two smartphones were in the same place at the same time, but that by comparing the accelerometer and gyroscope readings of each phone, the data could identify when people were facing each other or walking together. That way, Facebook could suggest you friend the person you were talking to at a bar last night, and not all the other people there that you chose not to talk to....
Not just dust.
Not just Facebook.
#33bits
A critical point about social media -- or any public or trackable posting of data, is that it leaves identifiers which can be traced back.
I've long been aware of persistent identifiers -- the pattern of yellow dots that colour laser printers leave, as an example (Whistleblower Reality Winner was caught based on this, due to copies of documents posted online by The Intercept), or the patterns of dead pixels in most digital cameras. But even similar patterns of dust on lenses -- an ephemeral identifier -- can be used to match up devices. As can location and timing data, gait data, and more, available from the gyroscopes which let you play pinball or tilt-ball games on your smartphone or tablet.
Or facial recognition of faces in crowds. A Hacker News commenter notes that he and his current partner turned out to have both been in a photo taken at a march before they met, which was auto-tagged after they'd followed one another online.
With 7.3 billion people in the world, all it takes are 33 bits of distinct identifying information. That can come from all kinds of sources, but location, purchase data, facial recognition, device "fingerprints" (ranging from specifically-encoded UUIDs to incidental patterns such as described here) are often sufficient. And centralised systems create repositories from which a tremendous number of such patterns can be sorted, sifted, and matched automatically.
I'm not sure how future options, including distributed and decentralised systems, will change this. But it's something I'm very much keeping in mind.
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-knows-how-to-track-you-using-the-dust-on-your-1821030620
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-knows-how-to-track-you-using-the-dust-on-your-1821030620
.
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
... Rare disorders often show up in someone’s appearance. Individuals with Noonan syndrome—a genetic condition that inhibits the body’s growth and development—can have wide-set eyes, for example, and those with Bain type intellectual disability—caused by a mutated gene on the X chromosome—sport almond-shaped eyes and small chins (see above). Now, researchers have trained artificial intelligence to recognize these features, paving the way for early—and cheap—diagnoses.
Scientists built a computer program, DeepGestalt, and trained it on a publicly available data set of more than 17,000 photos of patients affected by more than 200 rare disorders. The program then used deep learning to recognize which patterns of markers were linked to hundreds of different genetic syndromes. ...
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-rare-disorders-using-just-photo-face?rss=1
... Rare disorders often show up in someone’s appearance. Individuals with Noonan syndrome—a genetic condition that inhibits the body’s growth and development—can have wide-set eyes, for example, and those with Bain type intellectual disability—caused by a mutated gene on the X chromosome—sport almond-shaped eyes and small chins (see above). Now, researchers have trained artificial intelligence to recognize these features, paving the way for early—and cheap—diagnoses.
Scientists built a computer program, DeepGestalt, and trained it on a publicly available data set of more than 17,000 photos of patients affected by more than 200 rare disorders. The program then used deep learning to recognize which patterns of markers were linked to hundreds of different genetic syndromes. ...
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-rare-disorders-using-just-photo-face?rss=1
#ItsAmachineWorldAfterAll
Originally shared by Randy LaVigne
#ItsAmachineWorldAfterAll
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/robot-delivery-dogs-deployed-by-self-driving-cars-are-coming/
#ItsAmachineWorldAfterAll
https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/robot-delivery-dogs-deployed-by-self-driving-cars-are-coming/
Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects
People pay attention to objects based on their real-world size, rather than how they are perceived by the eye.
The research is in Nature Human Behavior. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/attention-object
Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects
People pay attention to objects based on their real-world size, rather than how they are perceived by the eye.
The research is in Nature Human Behavior. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/attention-object
Adults with Autism Can Read Complex Emotions in Others
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Adults with Autism Can Read Complex Emotions in Others
New research shows adults with autism can recognise complex emotions such as regret and relief in others as easily as those without the condition.
The research is in Autism Research. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-others-emotions-10439/
Adults with Autism Can Read Complex Emotions in Others
New research shows adults with autism can recognise complex emotions such as regret and relief in others as easily as those without the condition.
The research is in Autism Research. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-others-emotions-10439/
Top 20 Neuroscience News Stories of 2018
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Top 20 Neuroscience News Stories of 2018
2019 is finally here. We thought it would be a good time to look back at some of the most popular Neuroscience News stories of 2018.
https://neurosciencenews.com/top-20-neurosciencenews-2018-10436/
Top 20 Neuroscience News Stories of 2018
2019 is finally here. We thought it would be a good time to look back at some of the most popular Neuroscience News stories of 2018.
https://neurosciencenews.com/top-20-neurosciencenews-2018-10436/
Brain Imaging Predicts Response to Public Health Campaign
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Brain Imaging Predicts Response to Public Health Campaign
Neuroimaging data obtained from a small group of smokers predicts the influence of a large anti-smoking media campaign targeting likely smokers.
The research is in Journal of Neuroscience. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroimaging-public-health-10437/
Brain Imaging Predicts Response to Public Health Campaign
Neuroimaging data obtained from a small group of smokers predicts the influence of a large anti-smoking media campaign targeting likely smokers.
The research is in Journal of Neuroscience. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroimaging-public-health-10437/
A laser-equipped, mosquito killing robot for your home or backyard
Originally shared by John Hagel
A laser-equipped, mosquito killing robot for your home or backyard
http://bit.ly/2VwLLos
A laser-equipped, mosquito killing robot for your home or backyard
http://bit.ly/2VwLLos
Blacklisted in China—Misbehaving Scientists Poised for “Social” Punishment
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
Blacklisted in China—Misbehaving Scientists Poised for “Social” Punishment
https://suhub.co/2C4IPqc
Blacklisted in China—Misbehaving Scientists Poised for “Social” Punishment
https://suhub.co/2C4IPqc
China shares first Chang’e-4 Lunar far side images
Originally shared by Joe Carter
China shares first Chang’e-4 Lunar far side images
https://www.slashgear.com/china-shares-first-change-4-lunar-far-side-images-04559863/
https://www.slashgear.com/china-shares-first-change-4-lunar-far-side-images-04559863/
China shares first Chang’e-4 Lunar far side images
https://www.slashgear.com/china-shares-first-change-4-lunar-far-side-images-04559863/
https://www.slashgear.com/china-shares-first-change-4-lunar-far-side-images-04559863/
7 beneficios de tener un jardín o huerto vertical en casa.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
7 beneficios de tener un jardín o huerto vertical en casa.
https://ecoinventos.com/beneficios-tener-jardin-huerto-vertical-en-casa/
7 beneficios de tener un jardín o huerto vertical en casa.
https://ecoinventos.com/beneficios-tener-jardin-huerto-vertical-en-casa/
10 plantas que pueden ser cultivadas en agua.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
10 plantas que pueden ser cultivadas en agua.
https://ecoinventos.com/plantas-que-pueden-ser-cultivadas-en-agua/
10 plantas que pueden ser cultivadas en agua.
https://ecoinventos.com/plantas-que-pueden-ser-cultivadas-en-agua/
Kymco presenta la versión comercial de su scooter eléctrico Ionex.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
Kymco presenta la versión comercial de su scooter eléctrico Ionex.
https://ecoinventos.com/kymco-ionex-commercial/
Kymco presenta la versión comercial de su scooter eléctrico Ionex.
https://ecoinventos.com/kymco-ionex-commercial/
9 razones para convertir tu patio, terraza o jardín en un huerto urbano.
Originally shared by Ecoinventos
9 razones para convertir tu patio, terraza o jardín en un huerto urbano.
https://ecoinventos.com/huertos-urbanos-cultiva-tus-propios-alimentos/
9 razones para convertir tu patio, terraza o jardín en un huerto urbano.
https://ecoinventos.com/huertos-urbanos-cultiva-tus-propios-alimentos/
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain Scans Six Years Before a Diagnosis
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain Scans Six Years Before a Diagnosis
Using a common type of brain scan, researchers programmed a machine-learning algorithm to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer’s disease about six years before a clinical diagnosis is made – potentially giving doctors a chance to intervene with treatment. No cure exists for Alzheimer’s disease, but promising drugs have emerged in recent years that can help stem the condition’s progression. However, these treatments must be administered early in the course of the disease in order to do any good. This race against the clock has inspired scientists to search for ways to diagnose the condition earlier. “One of the difficulties with Alzheimer’s disease is that by the time all the clinical symptoms manifest and we can make a definitive diagnosis, too many neurons have died, making it essentially irreversible,” says Jae Ho Sohn, MD, MS, a resident in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UC San Francisco.
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/12/412946/artificial-intelligence-can-detect-alzheimers-disease-brain-scans-six-years
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain Scans Six Years Before a Diagnosis
Using a common type of brain scan, researchers programmed a machine-learning algorithm to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer’s disease about six years before a clinical diagnosis is made – potentially giving doctors a chance to intervene with treatment. No cure exists for Alzheimer’s disease, but promising drugs have emerged in recent years that can help stem the condition’s progression. However, these treatments must be administered early in the course of the disease in order to do any good. This race against the clock has inspired scientists to search for ways to diagnose the condition earlier. “One of the difficulties with Alzheimer’s disease is that by the time all the clinical symptoms manifest and we can make a definitive diagnosis, too many neurons have died, making it essentially irreversible,” says Jae Ho Sohn, MD, MS, a resident in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UC San Francisco.
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/12/412946/artificial-intelligence-can-detect-alzheimers-disease-brain-scans-six-years
Controlling Neurons with Light, But Without Wires or Batteries
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Controlling Neurons with Light, But Without Wires or Batteries
The ability to control the light's intensity is critical because it allows researchers to control exactly how much of the brain the light is affecting -- the brighter the light, the farther it will reach.
The research is in Nature Electronics. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/neurontech-light-neurons-10432/
Controlling Neurons with Light, But Without Wires or Batteries
The ability to control the light's intensity is critical because it allows researchers to control exactly how much of the brain the light is affecting -- the brighter the light, the farther it will reach.
The research is in Nature Electronics. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/neurontech-light-neurons-10432/
The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed
Scientific research is helping to unlock the secrets behind why some people live to become super-agers. Researchers propose ways in which we can slow the aging process and extend our life spans.
https://neurosciencenews.com/super-ager-mystery-10428/
The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed
Scientific research is helping to unlock the secrets behind why some people live to become super-agers. Researchers propose ways in which we can slow the aging process and extend our life spans.
https://neurosciencenews.com/super-ager-mystery-10428/
How Does the Brain Learn by Talking to Itself?
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
How Does the Brain Learn by Talking to Itself?
Study not only constitutes an important milestone in our understanding of the mechanisms for perceptual learning but may also offer insight into computerized learning systems and artificial intelligence.
The research is in Neuron. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/synaptic-feedback-learning-10411/
How Does the Brain Learn by Talking to Itself?
Study not only constitutes an important milestone in our understanding of the mechanisms for perceptual learning but may also offer insight into computerized learning systems and artificial intelligence.
The research is in Neuron. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/synaptic-feedback-learning-10411/
"Driverless car startup Zoox Inc.
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
"Driverless car startup Zoox Inc. became the first company to win approval to transport members of the public in its driverless test vehicles in California, according to a statement from the California Public Utilities Commission."
"While there are more than 60 companies with permits to test autonomous vehicles in California, they are restricted to carrying employees and contractors. With the permit from the CPUC, Zoox can now offer an autonomous-driving service to the public, though it's still required to have a trained safety driver ready to take over at all times. It's also not permitted to charge money for the rides."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/zoox-wins-first-permit-to-ferry-california-public-in-robot-rides
"Driverless car startup Zoox Inc. became the first company to win approval to transport members of the public in its driverless test vehicles in California, according to a statement from the California Public Utilities Commission."
"While there are more than 60 companies with permits to test autonomous vehicles in California, they are restricted to carrying employees and contractors. With the permit from the CPUC, Zoox can now offer an autonomous-driving service to the public, though it's still required to have a trained safety driver ready to take over at all times. It's also not permitted to charge money for the rides."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/zoox-wins-first-permit-to-ferry-california-public-in-robot-rides
Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep
Originally shared by Wasim Muklashy
Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep
"So much time is lost in transit, from spending hours in line at airport security to getting stuck in traffic.
But Toronto-based design studio Aprilli has cooked up a futuristic solution that could turn those lost hours into valuable time. The firm’s “Autonomous Travel Suite” concept combines the ease and comfort of a hotel room with the power of autonomous driving. Think of it as an ultra-deluxe Uber that you can sleep, work and eat in while you travel — not to mention a bold vision of the future of transportation..."
https://futurism.com/autonomous-travel-suite-hotel-aprilli
#future = #REALnews #selfdrivingcars #autonomousvehicles #robots #tech #innovation #science #design #singularity #engineering #automation #AI #artificialintelligence #cars #sustainability #climatechange #electriccars #electricvehicles #evs #travel #hotels
https://futurism.com/autonomous-travel-suite-hotel-aprilli
Futuristic Hotel Suite Would Drive You Around While You Sleep
"So much time is lost in transit, from spending hours in line at airport security to getting stuck in traffic.
But Toronto-based design studio Aprilli has cooked up a futuristic solution that could turn those lost hours into valuable time. The firm’s “Autonomous Travel Suite” concept combines the ease and comfort of a hotel room with the power of autonomous driving. Think of it as an ultra-deluxe Uber that you can sleep, work and eat in while you travel — not to mention a bold vision of the future of transportation..."
https://futurism.com/autonomous-travel-suite-hotel-aprilli
#future = #REALnews #selfdrivingcars #autonomousvehicles #robots #tech #innovation #science #design #singularity #engineering #automation #AI #artificialintelligence #cars #sustainability #climatechange #electriccars #electricvehicles #evs #travel #hotels
https://futurism.com/autonomous-travel-suite-hotel-aprilli
Not only fb, but also other larger/bigger social media portals, are "affected" by such issue.
Originally shared by Martina Neumayer
Not only fb, but also other larger/bigger social media portals, are "affected" by such issue.
https://techaeris.com/2018/12/31/facebook-tracking-without-facebook-account/
https://techaeris.com/2018/12/31/facebook-tracking-without-facebook-account/
Not only fb, but also other larger/bigger social media portals, are "affected" by such issue.
https://techaeris.com/2018/12/31/facebook-tracking-without-facebook-account/
https://techaeris.com/2018/12/31/facebook-tracking-without-facebook-account/
A “Bionic Face” Brain Implant Could Treat Facial Paralysis
Originally shared by Wasim Muklashy
A “Bionic Face” Brain Implant Could Treat Facial Paralysis
"A neural implant may soon be able to help people with facial paralysis smile and control their faces again.
The small prosthesis, referred to as a “bionic face” by the scientists who built it, analyzes and mimics the brain’s electrical signals to restore functionality to paralyzed face muscles, according to new research published Tuesday in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — yet another striking example of cutting-edge medicine that interprets brain signals in order to help patients..."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/bionic-brain-implant-paralysis
#future = #REALnews #health #medicine #medtech #wellness #tech #innovation #science #design #biotech #biology #xMed #singularity #engineering #ai #artificialintelligence #robots #automation
https://futurism.com/the-byte/bionic-brain-implant-paralysis
A “Bionic Face” Brain Implant Could Treat Facial Paralysis
"A neural implant may soon be able to help people with facial paralysis smile and control their faces again.
The small prosthesis, referred to as a “bionic face” by the scientists who built it, analyzes and mimics the brain’s electrical signals to restore functionality to paralyzed face muscles, according to new research published Tuesday in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — yet another striking example of cutting-edge medicine that interprets brain signals in order to help patients..."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/bionic-brain-implant-paralysis
#future = #REALnews #health #medicine #medtech #wellness #tech #innovation #science #design #biotech #biology #xMed #singularity #engineering #ai #artificialintelligence #robots #automation
https://futurism.com/the-byte/bionic-brain-implant-paralysis
No evidence swapping sugar for artificial sweeteners helps weight loss, major review by the University of Freiburg...
Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe
No evidence swapping sugar for artificial sweeteners helps weight loss, major review by the University of Freiburg for World Health Organisation warns
Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners used in Diet Coke and other soft drinks has no effect on weight loss and their long-term health effects are still poorly understood, a major scientific review has said.
In the largest analysis of the health effects of non-sugar sweeteners to date, German researchers found little robust evidence to support claimed health benefits or to rule out increased harm from long term use.
A small number of studies showed slowed weight gain when sugar was replaced by sweeteners. However, from the 56 studies in the review, this effect was of “low or very low certainty” and there was no evidence that swapping to sweeteners could help obese patients lose weight.
Other studies raised fears that increased artificial sweetener consumption could increase cancer risk, but there was no such link found in the review.
The big takeaway though is there is nothing conclusive so statements saying that replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners should not claiming this is a proven solution.
"But after completing the review, the authors concluded: “No evidence was seen for health benefits from sweeteners and potential harms could not be excluded.”"
See https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/sweeteners-health-check-sugar-replace-diet-coke-aspartame-cancer-obesity-weight-bmj-who-a8708241.html
#sugar
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/sweeteners-health-check-sugar-replace-diet-coke-aspartame-cancer-obesity-weight-bmj-who-a8708241.html
No evidence swapping sugar for artificial sweeteners helps weight loss, major review by the University of Freiburg for World Health Organisation warns
Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners used in Diet Coke and other soft drinks has no effect on weight loss and their long-term health effects are still poorly understood, a major scientific review has said.
In the largest analysis of the health effects of non-sugar sweeteners to date, German researchers found little robust evidence to support claimed health benefits or to rule out increased harm from long term use.
A small number of studies showed slowed weight gain when sugar was replaced by sweeteners. However, from the 56 studies in the review, this effect was of “low or very low certainty” and there was no evidence that swapping to sweeteners could help obese patients lose weight.
Other studies raised fears that increased artificial sweetener consumption could increase cancer risk, but there was no such link found in the review.
The big takeaway though is there is nothing conclusive so statements saying that replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners should not claiming this is a proven solution.
"But after completing the review, the authors concluded: “No evidence was seen for health benefits from sweeteners and potential harms could not be excluded.”"
See https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/sweeteners-health-check-sugar-replace-diet-coke-aspartame-cancer-obesity-weight-bmj-who-a8708241.html
#sugar
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/sweeteners-health-check-sugar-replace-diet-coke-aspartame-cancer-obesity-weight-bmj-who-a8708241.html
"Most influential data science research papers for 2018." "A new backpropagation algorithm without gradient...
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
"Most influential data science research papers for 2018." "A new backpropagation algorithm without gradient descent", "Deep learning for sentiment analysis: a survey", "Deep learning: an introduction for applied mathematicians", "On the origin of deep learning", "Recent advances in recurrent neural networks", "Deep learning: a critical appraisal", "The matrix calculus you need for deep learning", "Group normalization", "Averaging weights leads to wider optima and better generalization", "A survey on neural network-based summarization methods", "Neural style transfer: a review", "geomstats: a Python package for Riemannian geometry in machine learning", "A more general robust loss function", "Backdrop: stochastic backpropagation", "Relational deep reinforcement learning", "An intriguing failing of convolutional neural networks and the CoordConv solution", "Backprop evolution", "Recent advances in object detection in the age of deep convolutional neural networks", "Neural approaches to conversational AI", and "Reversible recurrent neural networks".
https://opendatascience.com/most-influential-data-science-research-papers-for-2018/
"Most influential data science research papers for 2018." "A new backpropagation algorithm without gradient descent", "Deep learning for sentiment analysis: a survey", "Deep learning: an introduction for applied mathematicians", "On the origin of deep learning", "Recent advances in recurrent neural networks", "Deep learning: a critical appraisal", "The matrix calculus you need for deep learning", "Group normalization", "Averaging weights leads to wider optima and better generalization", "A survey on neural network-based summarization methods", "Neural style transfer: a review", "geomstats: a Python package for Riemannian geometry in machine learning", "A more general robust loss function", "Backdrop: stochastic backpropagation", "Relational deep reinforcement learning", "An intriguing failing of convolutional neural networks and the CoordConv solution", "Backprop evolution", "Recent advances in object detection in the age of deep convolutional neural networks", "Neural approaches to conversational AI", and "Reversible recurrent neural networks".
https://opendatascience.com/most-influential-data-science-research-papers-for-2018/
Living a Stronger and Longer Life
Originally shared by Neuroscience News
Living a Stronger and Longer Life
Researchers uncovered a cause of declining motor function and increased frailty in tiny aging worms—and a way to slow it down.
The research is in Science Advances. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/stronger-longer-life-10420/
Living a Stronger and Longer Life
Researchers uncovered a cause of declining motor function and increased frailty in tiny aging worms—and a way to slow it down.
The research is in Science Advances. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/stronger-longer-life-10420/
4 Easy Ways to Cut Down Your Sugar Intake - the body does not need added sugar and it is a primary driving force...
Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe
4 Easy Ways to Cut Down Your Sugar Intake - the body does not need added sugar and it is a primary driving force behind weight gain and Type 2 diabetes
If you’ve vaguely but assuredly “known” that the cause of the obesity epidemic in the United States is fats, you’re not alone.
You are, however, wrong.
The sugar industry has conducted a decades-long blitz to convince consumers that fats — not sugars — are the driving force behind America’s weight problem, The Times’s Op-Ed columnist David Leonhardt writes in their guide to quitting sugar.
But simple carbohydrates, particularly sugar, are the real culprits in the modern diet, and are the driving forces “behind the diabetes and obesity epidemics,” Mr. Leonhardt writes.
Cutting out sugar is easier than it sounds, and it starts with evaluating some of our most basic habits.
Part of the problem with "low fat" processed breakfasts was that by removing the fat they added sugar to make it taste better. I now eat a double fat non-sweetened plain yoghurt and add things like a banana to give it something extra. I ditched all soda drinks and moved to healthy proper ground coffee - which is way cheaper if you buy the beans and grind it yourself instead of going to Starbucks (who by the way sweeten many of their coffees). Basic choices like this go a long way and I have not put back on the 14 kgs that I shed over four years ago.
See some basic ideas at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/smarter-living/4-easy-ways-to-cut-down-your-sugar-intake.html
#sugar #obesity #diabetes
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/smarter-living/4-easy-ways-to-cut-down-your-sugar-intake.html
4 Easy Ways to Cut Down Your Sugar Intake - the body does not need added sugar and it is a primary driving force behind weight gain and Type 2 diabetes
If you’ve vaguely but assuredly “known” that the cause of the obesity epidemic in the United States is fats, you’re not alone.
You are, however, wrong.
The sugar industry has conducted a decades-long blitz to convince consumers that fats — not sugars — are the driving force behind America’s weight problem, The Times’s Op-Ed columnist David Leonhardt writes in their guide to quitting sugar.
But simple carbohydrates, particularly sugar, are the real culprits in the modern diet, and are the driving forces “behind the diabetes and obesity epidemics,” Mr. Leonhardt writes.
Cutting out sugar is easier than it sounds, and it starts with evaluating some of our most basic habits.
Part of the problem with "low fat" processed breakfasts was that by removing the fat they added sugar to make it taste better. I now eat a double fat non-sweetened plain yoghurt and add things like a banana to give it something extra. I ditched all soda drinks and moved to healthy proper ground coffee - which is way cheaper if you buy the beans and grind it yourself instead of going to Starbucks (who by the way sweeten many of their coffees). Basic choices like this go a long way and I have not put back on the 14 kgs that I shed over four years ago.
See some basic ideas at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/smarter-living/4-easy-ways-to-cut-down-your-sugar-intake.html
#sugar #obesity #diabetes
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/smarter-living/4-easy-ways-to-cut-down-your-sugar-intake.html
A former Obama advisor says we’ll work alongside the machines—but we also need to be smarter about apprenticeships...
Originally shared by WIRED
A former Obama advisor says we’ll work alongside the machines—but we also need to be smarter about apprenticeships and job retraining. https://wrd.cm/2CO3wIh
https://wrd.cm/2CO3wIh
A former Obama advisor says we’ll work alongside the machines—but we also need to be smarter about apprenticeships and job retraining. https://wrd.cm/2CO3wIh
https://wrd.cm/2CO3wIh
AI, Robotics, Automation: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Here
Originally shared by Wasim Muklashy
AI, Robotics, Automation: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Here
"For Chinese guests at Marriott International hotels, the check-in process will soon get easier. The hotel giant announced last summer that it's developing facial recognition systems that will allow guests to check in at a kiosk in less than a minute via a quick scan of their facial features.
Half a world away, fearful of what such technological advances will mean to their future job security, thousands of Marriott workers across the United States voted this fall to authorize their union to strike. In addition to calls for higher wages and better workplace safety, they pushed for procedures to protect them from the looming impact of technological advancement. "You are not going to stop technology. The question is whether workers will be partners in its deployment or bystanders that get run over by it," the union's president told The New York Times.
Indeed, what many are calling "the Fourth Industrial Revolution" is already here, disrupting jobs and labor markets, largely because of the rise and advance of artificial intelligence and robotics..."
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2019/01/ai-robotics-automation-fourth-industrial-revolution-here
#future = #REALnews #robots #tech #innovation #science #design #singularity #engineering #automation #AI #artificialintelligence #economy #finance #universalbasicincome #basicincome #money #UBI
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2019/01/ai-robotics-automation-fourth-industrial-revolution-here
AI, Robotics, Automation: The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Here
"For Chinese guests at Marriott International hotels, the check-in process will soon get easier. The hotel giant announced last summer that it's developing facial recognition systems that will allow guests to check in at a kiosk in less than a minute via a quick scan of their facial features.
Half a world away, fearful of what such technological advances will mean to their future job security, thousands of Marriott workers across the United States voted this fall to authorize their union to strike. In addition to calls for higher wages and better workplace safety, they pushed for procedures to protect them from the looming impact of technological advancement. "You are not going to stop technology. The question is whether workers will be partners in its deployment or bystanders that get run over by it," the union's president told The New York Times.
Indeed, what many are calling "the Fourth Industrial Revolution" is already here, disrupting jobs and labor markets, largely because of the rise and advance of artificial intelligence and robotics..."
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2019/01/ai-robotics-automation-fourth-industrial-revolution-here
#future = #REALnews #robots #tech #innovation #science #design #singularity #engineering #automation #AI #artificialintelligence #economy #finance #universalbasicincome #basicincome #money #UBI
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2019/01/ai-robotics-automation-fourth-industrial-revolution-here