The results of the study at two Helsinki daycare centres are still preliminary but promising, a researcher says. Open image viewer The air purifiers used in the experiment differed in size as well as manufacturer. Image: Mårten Lampén / Yle … Read more
“When AI is mentioned, it tends to lower emotional trust, which in turn decreases purchase intentions.” Trough Luck Researchers have found that including the words “artificial intelligence” in product marketing is a major turn-off for consumers, suggesting a growing backlash … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence models often play a role in medical diagnoses, especially when it comes to analyzing images such as X-rays. However, studies have found that these models don’t always perform well across all demographic groups, usually … Read more
If humanity ever wants to escape the solar system, we’re going to need a faster-than-light engine. Enter: the warp drive. While such a drive pushes the limits of known physics, a new study ponders whether we could detect gravitational waves … Read more
Richard Speed reports via The Register: A study has found that software projects adopting Agile practices are 268 percent more likely to fail than those that do not. Even though the research commissioned by consultancy Engprax could be seen as … Read more
A study has found that projects adopting Agile practices are 268 percent more likely to fail than those that do not. Even though the research commissioned by consultancy Engprax could be seen as a thinly veiled plug for Impact Engineering … Read more
Fermented foods may have helped evolution of large brains in humans, according to a recent study. The human brain began increasing in size around 2.5 million years ago. But scientists have been unsure of what mechanism drove that change. Fire … Read more
The fabric of the cosmos, as we currently understand it, comprises three primary components: ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy,’ and ‘dark matter.’ However, new research is turning this established model on its head. A recent study conducted by the University of … Read more
What if the world of dark matter was a mirror of our own, just with a broken set of rules? That might explain why dark matter appears to be so abundant yet invisible, a new theory suggests. Dark matter is … Read more
“… this is the way you taught me to study years ago and it finally paid off last year!” (a college sophomore who went from high-school grades in the 70s to a 3.00 average in college) “Thank you for the … Read more