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Probability training: Preventing errors of reasoning in medicine and law

How trustworthy is a positive HIV test result? How probable is an actual infection when the test is positive? Even professionals often get such questions wrong, which can lead to misdiagnoses and unnecessary surgeries......»»

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X ignores revenge porn takedown requests unless DMCA is used, study says

Researchers call for a dedicated law requiring platforms to remove revenge porn. X (formerly Twitter) claims that non-consensual nudity is not tolerated on its platform. But a rec.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

US finalizes rule to remove lead pipes within a decade

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at preventing millions of people from being exposed to the toxic metal linked with childhood dev.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Team presents new theoretical strategy for generating asymmetric distributions in probability and statistics

As is well known, the normal distribution is a key tool in probability and statistics. It can be described as a distribution that obeys a universal rule derived from one of the most important theorems in probability: the central limit theorem, often.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Chinese hack of US ISPs shows why Apple is right about backdoors for law enforcement

It was revealed this weekend that Chinese hackers managed to access systems run by three of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the US. What’s notable about the attack is that it compromised security backdoors deliberately created t.....»»

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SimSpace’s OT content enhancements improve critical infrastructure security

SimSpace announced its enhanced OT (Operational Technology) content, now offering more realistic and high-fidelity training and emulation. As OT cybersecurity becomes increasingly critical for industries relying on operational systems, SimSpace has i.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Asbury asks court to block FTC administrative law case, calls agency system unconstitutional

Asbury Automotive Group on Oct. 4 asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to block the Federal Trade Commission's administrative law case against the group, arguing that the FTC's separate internal legal proceedings against i.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

The Nobel Prize in physics is being awarded, a day after 2 Americans won the medicine prize

The Nobel Prize in physics is being awarded Tuesday, a day after two American scientists won the medicine prize for their discovery of microRNA......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Singapore families show high resilience during pandemic

A recent study by the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) analyzing the resilience of Singaporean families during the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered significant findings that highlight how most families wi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for discovery of microRNAs, the molecules that control our genes

Two scientists, Victor Ambros (UMASS Chan Medical School in the US) and Gary Ruvkun (Harvard Medical School in the US), have won the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine or physiology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Medicine Nobel goes to previously unknown way of controlling genes

MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993. On Monday, the Nobel Committee announced that two US researchers, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, wil.....»»

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Winning the Nobel "an earthquake", says Ruvkun

US scientist Gary Ruvkun, who on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with fellow American Victor Ambros for their discovery of microRNA, said winning the honor was like "an earthquake"......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

New polymer design breaks the tradeoff between toughness and recyclability

Plastics underpin much of modern life—areas like medicine, technology, and food safety would be unrecognizable without plastics and their useful properties. However, the toughness of plastics, which is often desirable, also makes them a dangerous p.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram

App swears there's no way for law enforcement to track users' identities. Dozens of neo-Nazis are fleeing Telegram and moving to a relatively unknown secret chat app that has rece.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

The more sophisticated AI models get, the more likely they are to lie

Human feedback training may incentivize providing any answer—even wrong ones. When a research team led by Amrit Kirpalani, a medical educator at Western University in Ontario, C.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

Elon Musk claims victory after judge blocks Calif. deepfake law

Parody video creator joined Musk in “war” to block California deepfake law. Upholding the First Amendment, a senior US district judge has blocked California's deepfakes law, A.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

"Tough and uncompromising" training capable of transforming social work culture

Described as "tough and uncompromising", Grit Breakthrough Programs uses intensive group workshops and individual coaching to challenge assumptions, attitudes, and expectations, with the aim of helping participants break through self-imposed limitati.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

What’s new on Peacock in October 2024

Peacock's October 2024 lineup includes Teacup, Despicable Me 4, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Asteroid City, the season premiere of Law & Order, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Wildlife care varies by species, Finnish study finds

A joint study carried out at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, and SEY Animal Welfare Finland investigated the treatment of injured and sick wildlife as well as associated factors. The care of wild animals is a significant e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

A Lawsuit From Backers of a ‘Startup City’ Could Bankrupt Honduras

The country faces a wave of claims after it repealed a law allowing for special economic zones. Chief among them is an American company looking to build a semi-autonomous “startup city” called Próspera......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Monkey fossils found in cave shed light on the animals" extinction centuries ago

By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers that includes a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor says it has uncovered new evidence documenting the anatomy and ecol.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024