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Predicting Health Outcomes: How It Could Change Clinical Practice

January 25, 2025

Imagine you're a doctor or a researcher. Soon, you might be using predictive algorithms to make better decisions for your patients. These tools, often developed using real-world data, can help with everything from giving patients a clearer picture of their future health to making clinical trials mor

science

Chess as a Complex System: Unveiling Crucial Turning Points

January 25, 2025

Meet Marc Barthelemy, a physicist at Paris-Saclay University in France, who's shaken up the way we look at chess. Instead of just focusing on algorithms and AI, he's treating chess like a complex system. In a recent paper for Physical Review E, he created a special metric to predict those game-chang

health

Unmasking Hidden Hunger: Predicting Stunting Among Teen Girls in Ethiopia

January 25, 2025

Stunting, a clear sign of long-term undernutrition, shows that a child isn't growing as they should. While most studies in Ethiopia focus on early childhood and use traditional methods, this research took a different path. It aimed to find the best machine learning model to predict stunting among te

politics

The Money Behind Misinformation: How Meta and Elon Musk's Choices Impact Democracy

January 24, 2025

Lately, Meta has been making some big changes. They're tweaking their content policies, and some people are worried. Writer Michael Harriot even said that Mark Zuckerberg's changes could "help kill people. " But why is this happening? It's not just about beliefs; it's about business. Fake news and h

technology

Plex's New Tools: Public Reviews and Profiles for Media Buffs

January 24, 2025

Plex, known for its media management software, has recently rolled out public profiles and reviews for users. This update aims to enhance navigation and make the platform more user-friendly. Alongside these features, Plex Pass subscribers now have access to hardware HEVC encoding, which offers more

education

Big Data in Video English: A New Perspective

January 24, 2025

Have you ever wondered how technology can enhance language learning? Recently, a study explored the use of big data and neural networks to improve video English courses. The researchers aimed to classify and organize data to make learning more effective. However, the study faced some challenges and

science

The Hidden Dance of Seeing: How Brain Rhythms Shape What We Perceive

January 17, 2025

Ever wondered how our brains process what we see? It might surprise you that rhythmic brain activity plays a big role! Simply put, our brains use rhythm to adapt and understand visual information. A bunch of recent studies have shown that these rhythms help represent and communicate visual content.

business

TikTok's US Unit Could Fetch Up to $50 Billion

January 16, 2025

Imagine TikTok’s US operations being sold for up to $50 billion! That's a lot of money, right? Business bigwigs like Elon Musk might need to dig deep into their pockets if ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, decides to sell. This could happen if the Supreme Court upholds a national security law that

science

Solving Neurodegenerative Diseases: A New Puzzle Piece

January 16, 2025

Neurodegenerative diseases are like intricate puzzles that scientists are working hard to solve. They affect both small components (like molecules and cells) and large aspects (such as physiology) of the brain. Traditional tools aren't doing the job well, but a new technology called microfluidics mi

health

How Well Does an Algorithm Grade Surgical Complications?

January 15, 2025

Have you ever wondered how doctors evaluate the severity of complications after surgery? One way they do this is by using the Clavien-Dindo (C-D) classification system. But how well can an algorithm, like a computer program, do this job? Researchers have been testing an algorithm to see if it can au