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Dementia in Prison Is Turning into an Epidemic: The U.S. Penal System Is Badly Unprepared

Older prisoners will make up a third of the prison population in a decade, and many of them will develop dementia.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamSep 27th, 2022

Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later

Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series. In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News4 hr. 56 min. ago

Discord admin gets 15 years for “one of the most significant leaks” in US history

Former airman's arrest raised questions about who gets access to confidential docs. Former US Air National Guard Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking conf.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News4 hr. 56 min. ago

Revisting the Stanford Prison Experiment 50 years later

Ars chats with director Juliette Eisner and original study participants in new documentary series. In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a notorious.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News6 hr. 27 min. ago

New strategies needed to combat immune system-damaging poultry virus detected on UK farms

Researchers working to understand the prevalence of a virus that can severely damage the immune system of chickens have said that new strategies are needed to improve the control of the disease in the UK......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Elevate your collection with Apple Music"s luxurious 100 best albums book

Apple Musicis turning its "100 Best Albums" list into a luxurious collectible book, bringing iconic records from the screen to your shelf.Apple Music: 100 Best Albums. Image credit: AssoulineEarlier in 2024, Apple launched its "100 Best Albums" list.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

The public implications of private substitutes for electric grid reliability

Climate change events have, in recent years, placed increasing strain on public electrical grids in the United States. In response to this vulnerability, some consumers are turning to private alternatives to the electric utility, like generators and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

New CRISPR system for gene silencing doesn"t rely on cutting DNA

Scientists from Vilnius University's (VU) Life Sciences Center (LSC) have discovered a unique way for cells to silence specific genes without cutting DNA. This research, led by Prof. Patrick Pausch and published in the journal Nature Communications,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Smart surveillance system improves tomato plant monitoring with high-speed disease detection, fruit counting

Tomatoes are a critical source of nutrients and remain one of the most widely cultivated fruits globally. However, intensive greenhouse practices increase susceptibility to diseases, which can reduce yields by up to 30% and degrade fruit quality......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Youth social media: Why proposed legislation won"t fix harms related to data exploitation

Ontario school board lawsuits against social media giants including Meta, Snapchat and TikTok are seeking damages— money paid as a remedy—for the disruption of the educational system......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

New tools give researchers hope for fungus-ravaged US bats

Standing at a woodland entrance to the world's longest cave system in Kentucky, a park ranger warns those about to enter of an extremely deadly fungus—not for humans, but for the bat populations it has devastated across North America......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

iPhone 18 Pro rumored to gain a variable aperture wide-angle lens

In a major update to the camera system, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the iPhone 18 Pro's wide angle lens will be upgraded to have a variable aperture.Apple may update the iPhone's wide-angle lens to give it a variable apertureRumors concerning the camer.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Hera burns towards Mars

ESA's Hera mission has completed the first critical maneuver on its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system since launch on 7 October......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them

Nobody loses games they already bought, but the clock is ticking. Sega has put dozens of its Master System, Genesis, Saturn, and other console titles onto modern game stores over.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Q&A: Looking at ancient Roman plagues through an environmental lens

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits trapped in polar ice, showing traces of a series of massive volcanic eruptions. For Brandon McDonald, these seemingly incongruo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

What can sport fans do if their team, or league, is being sportswashed?

As sport and politics are ever more intertwined in 2024, so too are the number of nations and organizations turning to "sportswashing.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Blink Sync Module XR quadruples the range of its predecessor to an impressive 400 feet

The Blink Sync Module XR lets you place the Blink Outdoor 4 up to 400 feet away from your home, giving your security system additional flexibility......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

All your iPhone notes gone in Apple Notes app? Here’s the fix

Some iPhone users are reporting a scary bug with the Notes app on iPhone. After agreeing to new iCloud terms and conditions as prompted by the system, the Notes app appears to disconnect from iCloud and instead presents users with a screen of zero no.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF

More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Gray squirrel control: Study shows promise for effective contraceptive delivery system

A study published in the journal Pest Management Science sheds light on the behavior of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and explores methods for the targeted delivery of oral contraceptives to control their populations......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Asset owners could drive investment in climate change mitigation, research suggests

Asset owners who control substantial capital in the financial system through pension funds, endowments, foundations, and individual holdings can play a crucial role in driving investments in climate change mitigation, according to a new Yale School o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024