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Technical News Reading presented by Hakeem Ali-Bocas Alexander for World Reading Club (WRC) in association with UniquilibriuM.
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Artificial intelligence brings myriad opportunities – but the risk to democracy is real
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Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, US dog and cat owners became closer to their pets, though pet ownership did not consistently alleviate stress and loneliness. The relationship between mental health and pet ownership was complex, with dog owners experiencing a greater reduction in stress and loneliness compared to cat owners and non-pet owners.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: Levodopa, a drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease that increases dopamine in the brain was found to reverse the effects of neuroinflammation on the reward system and improve symptoms associated with depression.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
The last nuclear thermal rocket engine tests conducted by the United States occurred more than 50 years ago under NASA’s Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application and Rover projects.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Ensuring public safety is the primary mandate of any launch range. Launches flying without automated flight safety systems rely on range safety officers to monitor all stages of rocket flight using ground-based tracking and telemetry assets. If the rocket flies off course, the range safety officers send commands to terminate flight. Launch safety plans need to compensate for human reaction time.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Tresa Pollock and her team at the University of California, along with researchers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Université de Poitiers in France, have developed a theory that predicts the limits to which metals can be subjected to cyclic stress before failing. And they can predict fatigue strength based on the behavior of materials during the first cycle of loading.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: Researchers reveal how the olfactory system aids in threat assessment and have identified neurons that learn whether a specific smell represents a threat.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: Common levels of pollution from traffic can impair brain function within a matter of hours, a new study reports. Just two hours of exposure to diesel exhaust impairs functional connectivity in the brain.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: Many say reading a good book can help us to process complex emotions, but is that really the case? Researchers investigate how cathartic reading can be.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: A new brain mapping study reveals a neural network in cuttlefish that involves chemosensory function and body pattern control which the cuttlefish utilize for foraging and camouflage.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
JETSON, which is part of the STAR-FISH initiative, seeks to develop enabling technologies for space-based radioisotope power systems.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: Face-to-face interactions elicited nine significant cross-brain links between frontal and temporal areas of the brain, whereas remote communications elicited only one.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Summary: Study reports that implanted brain-computer interfaces are similar in safety to more conventional brain implants used to manage neurodegenerative disorders.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
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The Advanced Electrical Bus (ALBus) mission is a technology demonstration of resettable Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) mechanisms for deployable solar arrays and a pathfinder for high power density CubeSats. The mission has two primary objectives. The first is to demonstrate the functionality of the novel SMA activated solar array mechanisms in the on-orbit environment. The second objective is to assess the system level ability to charge a high capacity battery, distribute 100 W of electrical power and thermally control the 3-U CubeSat system. Performance from the mission will be used to mature the SMA mechanism designs for CubeSat applications and plan for future high power density CubeSat missions.Credits: NASA/Cory HustonDownload the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Martha Stewart's unbranded ads for Pfizer uses humor to convince people to get their COVID-19 booster shot. (Pfizer/iSpot.TV)Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
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https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/pub/briefs/materials/47132 - The type of logic used goes beyond pure mechanical logic, which is a way of using combinations of bistable switches — switches with two stable states — to represent the 0s and 1s of a binary number sequence. The team found that when they used pure mechanical logic, they ended up getting stuck because certain logical operations cannot be constructed.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://www.laserfocusworld.com/fiber-optics/article/14286781/sound-waves-propagating-in-one-direction-break-light-transmission-reciprocity Optical communications can be improved by increasing the amount of optical information transmitted. And this can be accomplished via multiplexed channels, such as using many optical wavelengths, different polarization states, or multiple time slots.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/pub/features/applications/47221 Developing a system to build lightweight, efficient structures in orbit will revolutionize space travel. It is nontrivial and the efficiency of launch, deployment, and employment in space is a key objective and challenge.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
BCIs are currently being tested in people with severe neuromuscular disorders to help them recover everyday functions like communication and mobility. For example, patients can turn on a light switch by visualizing the action and having a BCI decode their brain signals and transmit it to the switch. Likewise, patients can focus on specific letters, words or phrases on a computer screen that a BCI can move a cursor to select.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://neurosciencenews.com/bci-neuroethics-22046/ - BCIs are currently being tested in people with severe neuromuscular disorders to help them recover everyday functions like communication and mobility. For example, patients can turn on a light switch by visualizing the action and having a BCI decode their brain signals and transmit it to the switch. Likewise, patients can focus on specific letters, words or phrases on a computer screen that a BCI can move a cursor to select. - https://youtu.be/YHFx6O5x5Hw Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/pub/briefs/aerospace/47123Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/neuralink-reportedly-under-federal-investigation-over-animal-testing-practices-reuters At the start of this year, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), an anti-animal cruelty group, filed a complaint with the USDA regarding Neuralink’s treatment of animal test subjects at the University of California (UC), Davis.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://www.laserfocusworld.com/science-research/article/14286266/quantum-entanglement-free-of-paradoxes?utm_source=LFW+Daily+Photonics+Insights&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS221201017&o_eid=0652I8090834F0O&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|0652I8090834F0O&oly_enc_id=0652I8090834F0O While the well-known philosophical path toward quantum entanglement is conceptually attractive, it is fraught with hidden variable theories and paradoxes.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/insiders/es/stories/47090?utm_source=TB_ESensor_News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20221201&oly_enc_id=6355D7957023J5A At 200 times stronger than steel, graphene has been hailed as a super material of the future since its discovery in 2004. The ultrathin carbon material is an incredibly strong electrical and thermal conductor, making it a perfect ingredient to enhance the semiconductor chips found in many electrical devices.Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
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https://neurosciencenews.com/mortality-sense-purpose-21864/ Summary: A sense of purpose may have health-protective benefits including a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline associated with aging.
Source: Boston University
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022/11/13/managers-proceed-toward-nov-16-launch-to-meet-monday/ Artemis is the first step in the next era of human exploration. Together with commercial and international partners, NASA will establish a sustainable presence on the Moon to prepare for missions to Mars.
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/experts-available-to-discuss-nasa-webb-telescope-science-results Experts from NASA and other institutions will be available by teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17, to answer media questions about early science results from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope.
The agency will livestream audio of the teleconference on its website.
Participants will answer questions about distant galaxy research with Webb so far, including new results that will be available before the teleconference at 10 a.m. online at:
https://www.nasa.gov/webb
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https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/stories/blog/46872 British inventor Richard Browning has designed, built, patented, and flown the world’s first propulsion suit.
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https://www.militaryaerospace.com/power/article/14284545/radiationtolerant-space-power DARPA Space Power Conversion Electronics (SPCE) will develop a radiation-tolerant point-of-load converter with better than 85 percent efficiency.
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https://www.militaryaerospace.com/trusted-computing/article/14285691/cyber-security-hackers-trusted-computing Cyber security experts from BlackHorse Solutions and Georgia Tech will automate the planning and execution of threat-emulated cyber infrastructure.
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https://www.militaryaerospace.com/unmanned/article/14285455/unmanned-underwater-longendurance The Orca XLUUV will have well-defined interfaces for affordable future upgrades to capitalize on advances in technology and respond to threat changes.
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https://neurosciencenews.com/animal-beat-music-21829/ Summary: New findings reveal rats can move their heads to the beat of music, demonstrating animals have innate beat synchronization.
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https://neurosciencenews.com/nucleus-accumbens-21846/ Summary: Study reveals the mechanism of the nucleus accumbens for mediating reward and aversion.
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https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/eli-lilly-hit-new-twitter-blue-fake-account-forced-apologize-over-free-insulin-tweet Eli Lilly was quick to respond to the tweet as the original fake account had garnered thousands of retweets and likes within hours of posting. https://callin.com/link/ZObJemTzqX
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https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/pub/features/articles/46889 As we improve our ability to produce clean energy, we should also consider the holistic environmental impact of power systems that convert energy into work — driving our cars, trucks, airplanes, and other machines.
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https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2015/hm_2.html With demanding schedules, a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes, and extremely noisy surroundings, it’s understandable why many astronauts onboard the International Space Station suffer from insomnia in the early stages of a mission. To help combat what can be a dangerous condition, over the years NASA has funded research not only to investigate the underlying physiological phenomena that contribute to sleep deprivation but also to find methods for treating it. Solfeggio and the Seas- https://www.spreaker.com/show/4831376
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https://www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience/can-a-high-cure-the-lows-neuroscientists-think-so/ Neuroscientists demonstrate the therapeutic benefits of psychoactive drugs, cannabis and psilocybin, for mood and anxiety disorders.
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https://neurosciencenews.com/cognitive-dissonance-21826/Summary: Researchers explore the phenomena of cognitive dissonance and explore ways in which individuals can reduce feelings of cognitive dissonance.
Source: The Conversation
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https://neurosciencenews.com/depression-microbiome-21821/ Summary: Examining the gut microbiome of those with major depressive disorder, researchers identify the presence of the bacteria Faecalibacterium prausnitzii as being responsible for the functional discrepancies between healthy individuals and those with MDD.
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https://possibility.teledyneimaging.com/ufos-true-mysteries-or-tough-imaging-challenges/ Phenomena can almost always be explained with science - including the limitations of our own imaging technology https://eym.hypnoathletics.com/414/2006/11/
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https://www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience/suck-at-social-interaction-heres-why/?notified=1 Four studies describe the alarming ways in which our brains respond to social interaction.
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https://www.laserfocusworld.com/optics/article/14285327/the-era-of-infrared-laser-comms-for-space-is-upon-us NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) project is currently putting optical communications to the test in space via a two-way infrared laser relay system. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/contact/14202573/sally-cole-johnson
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https://www.laserfocusworld.com/detectors-imaging/article/14285342/under-the-sea-holographic-microscopy-gets-to-the-heart-of-plankton?utm_source=LFW+Daily+Photonics+Insights&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS221108009&o_eid=0652I8090834F0O&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|0652I8090834F0O&oly_enc_id=0652I8090834F0O Supplemented with artificial intelligence, a new holographic microscopy approach offers a better understanding of one of the ocean’s more important, and most mysterious, creatures. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/contact/14200254/justine-murphy
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https://www.biotechniques.com/neuroscience/10x_neuroi_sptl_finding-the-sweet-spot-of-female-pleasure/?utm_campaign=BioTechniques%20-%20Daily%20NL&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=232858672&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--46LMtk1cFLJwHN3g-3WdVzvOR2e-nPLgVhYdoJFSdLUkGc7H8fHkP9c0dpQZvPbhtxtLJD22Sfa5oZgOQkflW1UVkwvnnoA6MHia6Tp4_lce1uTE&utm_content=232828997&utm_source=hs_email Researchers pinpoint the region of the brain that responds to clitoral stimulation. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/937909
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https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/pub/features/applications/46981 This article was written by Dr. Thomas Oberst, Director of Proposal Development, Astrobotic (Pittsburgh, PA). For more information, visit www.astrobotic.com
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AstraZeneca's Farxiga has a significant edge on Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's Jardiance in the treatment of chronic kidney disease. But Jardiance may be closing in on a catch-up approval in the indication. (Fierce Pharma)
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Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., issued a special notice (DARPA-SN-23-06) on Monday for the Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) project.
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Aside from these potentially bleak mental and physiological side effects, intellectual property concerns are also an issue and may allow private companies that develop eBCI technologies to own users’ neural data.
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