In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with daily activities. But will people actually accept advice or instructions from a machine? That depends on how the robot in question behaves, according
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that nuts do not contribute to weight gain. The review of quality research on links between nuts, fat consumption and body weight was recently published in the journal Obesity Reviews and is among the most
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British Reporter — The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc in central and Eastern European countries, according to research published today, led
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have created a collaborative artificial intelligence tool that reduces the time and effort required to discover truly new materials.
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New study shows what we consume online can shape views of consent and sexual activity. Men and women often have differing views around the expected norms for romantic relationships, consent and sexual activity, and the messages and images they consume on social media
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British Reporter — Women’s increased use of alcohol is of particular concern. As Harvard University notes. As the baby boomer generation moves into retirement age, it is expected that by the year 2034, older adults (ages 65 and up) will outnumber children in
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Researchers led by postdoc Colin Twomey and professor Joshua Plotkin developed an algorithm that can infer the communicative needs different linguistic communities place on colors, University of Pennsylvania notes.
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Itay Goldstein, a professor of finance and economics at the Wharton School, talks to Penn Today about inflation, higher food and gas prices, and supply and demand. You may have noticed your paycheck is struggling to keep up with rising costs. The
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The melting of polar ice is not only shifting the levels of our oceans, it is changing the planet Earth itself. Newly minted Ph.D. Sophie Coulson and her colleagues explained in a recent paper in Geophysical Research Letters that, as glacial ice
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Cleaning up waste may not sound like the most exciting, cutting-edge area of innovation. But, in the context of climate action, it is an entirely accurate description.
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