av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 27, 2018 | Ted
A few years ago, Timothy Bickmore, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, developed an artificial-intelligence program to help low-income patients at Boston Medical Center prepare for their return home from the hospital. The virtual nurse, alternately called Louise or Elizabeth, was embodied as an animated figure on a screen. It began by asking patients whether they were Red Sox fans, then walked them through what they should do after they were discharged. (“Your doctor has prescribed Pantoprazole. This medication is for your stomach.
Källa: Automated Health Care Offers Freedom from Shame, But Is It What Patients Need?
av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 26, 2018 | Ted
Comic books and graphic novels belong in every teacher’s toolkit, says cartoonist and educator Gene Luen Yang. Set against the backdrop of his own witty, colorful drawings, Yang explores the history of comics in American education — and reveals some unexpected insights about their potential for helping kids learn
av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 23, 2018 | Ted
A total of 274 vulnerabilities were detected among the top 50 Android shopping apps, and all had security risks. The apps were tested across 34 different security testing categories. A total of 274 vulnerabilities were detected among the top 50 Android mobile shopping apps, and all had security risks. The apps were tested across 34 different security testing categories.
Källa: High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps – Help Net Security
av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 21, 2018 | Ted
”You do not mess with something so fundamental, so precious, as science,” says Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s first Minister of Science.
In a heartfelt, inspiring talk about pushing boundaries, she makes the case that researchers must be free to present uncomfortable truths and challenge the thinking of the day — and that we all have a duty to speak up when we see science being stifled or suppressed.
av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 21, 2018 | Ted
It was getting late in Tomato Town. The storm was closing in, and meteors pelted the ground. Gizzard Lizard had made his way there after plundering the sparsely populated barns and domiciles of Anarchy Acres, then by avoiding the Wailing Woods and keeping the storm just off to his left. He spied an enemy combatant on high ground, who appeared to have a sniper’s rifle. In a hollow below the sniper’s perch was an abandoned pizzeria, with a giant rotating sign in the shape of a tomato.
Källa: How Fortnite Captured Teens’ Hearts and Minds
av Mikael Winterkvist | maj 20, 2018 | Ted
AN EXTREMELY STRANGE EPISODE that has engulfed official Washington over the last two weeks came to a truly bizarre conclusion on Friday night. And it revolves around a long-time, highly sketchy CIA operative, Stefan Halper.
Four decades ago, Halper was responsible for a long-forgotten spying scandal involving the 1980 election, in whoch the Reagan campaign – using CIA officials managed by Halper, reportedly under the direction of former CIA Director and then-Vice-Presidential candidate George H.W. Bush – got caught running a spying operation from inside the Carter administration.
Källa: The FBI Informant Who Monitored the Trump Campaign, Stefan Halper, Oversaw a CIA Spying Operation in the 1980 Presidential Election
