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What the Thai cave rescue can teach us about unconventional leadership

Leadership can emerge from unexpected places, especially during times of crisis. One such example occurred during the 2018 rescue of a group of 12 young soccer players and their coach, who were trapped in a cave in northern Thailand after heavy rains.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 3rd, 2024

Apple Watch Crash Detection comes to the rescue yet again: ‘Amazing technology that clearly impacted a person’s life’

The Apple Watch’s Crash Detection feature has once again been credited with helping save a life. This time, first responders in Wisconsin say that the Apple Watch feature kicked in to call 911 and share the user’s location after they were involve.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2023

Exploring the traits of effective chief audit executives

Chief audit executives (CAEs) have identified risk orientation, stakeholder management, and team leadership as the top three characteristics of the most effective individuals, according to Gartner. In April 2023, Gartner surveyed 114 CAEs across 180.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 1st, 2023

Apple Watch saves distracted driver"s life with Crash Detection

Racine County emergency services say a driver would not have a survived a car accident had it not been for her Apple Watch.Car crash in Racine County, Wisconsin. (Source: Kansasville Fire and Rescue)The crash detection feature in the Apple Watch and.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsSep 1st, 2023

AI drone beats pro drone racers at their own game

An AI drone has beaten pro drone racers at their own game in a world first that could have implications for other drone-related tasks such as search and rescue......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 1st, 2023

Biological clocks: How does the body know that time goes by?

In April of this year, Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged into the light after a 500-day stay in a cave. Her descent underground is probably the longest undertaken by a long stretch. Flamini says she lost all sense of time on the 65th day. But c.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 31st, 2023

How ancient bee burrows led to a better understanding of Neanderthals

The Shanidar cave sits in the Zagros mountains of the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq, in a border region between Iran and southeast Türkiye. Within the cave is one of the longest-debated collections of Neanderthal remains......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 31st, 2023

Native American knowledge, and now AI, can teach us to build wildfire resilience

For centuries, Native American tribes used cultural and controlled burns to nurture healthy ecosystems. These deliberate, low-intensity fires helped maintain ecological balance in the region by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires, promoting b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2023

Report identifies complexity of childcare work in Australia and what works well

A five-year investigation into high-quality early childhood services in Australia has identified strong leadership and professional development builds a top workforce able to tackle increasing complexities of the job......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 28th, 2023

Missing topographical elements of Paleolithic rock art revealed by stereoscopic imaging

Research led by Complutense University, Madrid, has discovered an array of ancient cave paintings hidden among previously described cave art. In a paper, "Animals hidden in plain sight: stereoscopic recording of Paleolithic rock art at La Pasiega cav.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 24th, 2023

A cave on Borneo has been used for 20,000 years: 400-year-old rock art depicts colonial resistance

The islands of South-East Asia record a long and dynamic human history of technological innovation, migration and conflict......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 24th, 2023

Spider mites study: Social environment experienced by mothers influences sons" reproductive tactics

In the intense male–male competition for females, males often develop alternative reproductive tactics to achieve successful reproduction through unconventional means. These tactics often arise from their own condition and surroundings......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2023

Study finds no effect of LEED certification on federal buildings" energy efficiency

In 2010, the U.S. government announced a multi-billion-dollar plan to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings, including a focus on LEED certification. Used worldwide, LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—is a system that rat.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2023

Researchers use "topological gardening" to achieve unexpected spin transport

"Trimming" the edge-states of a topological insulator yields a new class of material featuring unconventional "two-way" edge transport, as reported in a new theoretical study from Monash University, Australia, published in Materials Today Physics......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 22nd, 2023

Three reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and physics

Post-pandemic, some educators are trying to reengage students with technology—like videos, computer gaming or artificial intelligence, just to name a few. But integrating these approaches in the classroom can be an uphill battle. Teachers using the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2023

How to turn off PS5 controllers automatically

Sometimes you may walk away from your console for a bit and forget to turn off your controller, but some built-in power savings settings can come to the rescue......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 20th, 2023

Racial disparity persists in National Football League promotion practices, according to research

The lack of people of color in organizational leadership positions in the National Football League persists due to "valuative bias"—a difference in rewards for equivalent performance on the basis of social identity, according to a University of Mic.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

Paper Exams, Chatbot Bans: Colleges Seek to ‘ChatGPT-Proof’ Assignments

Educators are rethinking how to teach courses after ChatGPT and other AI chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college. When philosophy professor Darren Hick came across another case of cheating in his classroom at.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsAug 18th, 2023

How extraterrestrial tales of aliens gain traction

One night, upon returning to the cave that his tribe calls home, the monkey-humanoid Moon-Watcher finds a strange crystal object, a kind of monolith that fascinates him at first, but then quickly loses his interest when he discovers that it is not ed.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 17th, 2023

13-year-old girl found in Iberian cave was an Early Neolithic pioneer, predating funerary traditions by 1,000 years

Research led by the Universidad de Alcala, Spain, has revisited Early Neolithic human remains found within the Galería del Sílex cave in Spain's Sierra de Atapuerca cave system......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 16th, 2023

HONOR’s Magic V2 Gets Assembled from Scratch in YouTube Video

We've seen a pretty unique approach to the HONOR Magic V2, in what is probably one of the most unconventional YouTube smartphone videos ever. At this point in time, there’s no shortage of smartphone coverage on YouTube, with the platf.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 14th, 2023