Major discovery finds most accurate predictor of human intelligence
A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and neural networks contribute to a person’s problem-solving.
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Joseph Shavit
- Nov 1, 2022
Genetic score predicts risk of lethal prostate cancer
Current screening tools are imperfect and sometimes misleading; using additional genetic analysis can help physicians be more accurate.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 5, 2022
Key breakthrough links changes in length-of-day with climate prediction
Scientists made a key breakthrough in the quest to accurately predict fluctuations in the rotation of the Earth and so the length of the day
Joseph Shavit
- May 5, 2022
Sudden cardiac deaths can be predicted and prevented, study finds
Research into the risk and protective factors of cardiovascular disease is extensive; yet new lessons are still being learned.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 31, 2022
Meet the Oreometer: Learn why an Oreo’s cream sticks to just one wafer when twisted apart?
Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 25, 2022
Artificial intelligence identifies individuals at risk for heart disease
The researchers say this comprehensive approach could help physicians foresee, prevent, or treat serious heart problems, before symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 5, 2021
Artificial intelligence is smart, but does it play well with others?
Researchers sought to find out how well humans could play the cooperative card game Hanabi with an advanced AI model trained to excel.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
The brain is a prediction machine – and music reveals how it works
Life is not only lived forwards – it is also experienced a little ahead of time, and now there is empirical evidence for the claim.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
How to predict climate change from the comfort of your home
The causes of climate change can be shown using a cheap home or school computer, thanks to a Python program called The Climate Predictor.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
Revolutionary healthcare AI platform learns from multiple sources while protecting privacy
LEARNER allows health data from many sources to be used to train an AI model without actually sharing any of the sensitive data.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 27, 2021
AI predicts patient's race from x-ray images with 99% accuracy - is that as good thing?
New research has found that AI analyzing medical scans can identify the race of patients with an astonishing degree of accuracy.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 12, 2021
MIT built a search engine to find the future's most important tech innovations
New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.
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