The venture capital firm First Round Capital conducts an annual “State of Startups” survey that gets passed around widely in Silicon Valley. Its 2019 findings, published this week, are grim. From a report: Over two-thirds of startup founders, more than ever before, believe that we are in a tech “bubble.” Sixty-five percent of founders believe that it’s going to be harder…
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Emotion Recognition Tech Should Be Banned, Says an AI Research Institute
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A leading research centre has called for new laws to restrict the use of emotion-detecting tech. The AI Now Institute says the field is “built on markedly shaky foundations.” Despite this, systems are on sale to help vet job seekers, test criminal suspects for signs of deception, and set insurance prices. It…
Chronic Pain is an Impossible Problem
A “safe” alternative to opioid painkillers turns out to be not so safe. From a report: Gabapentin was supposed to be the answer. Chronic pain afflicts about a fifth of American adults, and for years, doctors thought it could be treated with prescription painkillers like Oxycontin. But as the drugs began killing the equivalent of three planeloads of Americans every week,…
Cranberries: More than a holiday side dish
Fun facts about this floating fruit, the blueberry’s bitter cousin. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/lifeform-of-the-week-cranberries-at-their-bitter-best…
The Impressive Holistic Benefits of St. John’s Wort
St. John’s Wort has a long history of being used to treat depression, phobias, skin conditions, and more. Significantly, this herb is still used today by many people who suffer from the same health challenges and want to use a more natural, alternative method to treat their condition…
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Flop, an exhibition about failure, shows the joy and pain of mistakes
From the accidental creation of Silly Putty to an abandoned attempt to build a universal language, University College London’s latest exhibition, Flop, offers new ways to look at failure Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432550-300-flop-an-exhibition-about-failure-shows-the-joy-and-pain-of-mistakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
What hypnosis does to your brain, and how it can improve your health
The history of hypnotherapy is riddled with hucksters, but it can provide real benefits – from weight loss to managing pain. Why modern medicine is starting to take it seriously Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432550-600-what-hypnosis-does-to-your-brain-and-how-it-can-improve-your-health/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Mind-body therapies alleviate pain in people prescribed opioids
A new study details the first comprehensive look across the scientific literature at the role of mind-body therapies in addressing opioid-treated pain. The researchers found that certain mind-body therapies can reduce pain, as well as reduce opioid use, among patients treated with prescription opioids. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191105140919.htm
Lab-grown brains could be ‘sentient and in pain’
Scientists have warned that miniature brains grown in the lab may have become conscious and could be suffering. Imagine existing entirely as a clump o… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331580/lab-grown-brains-could-be-sentient-and-in-pain…
Home Builders Ditch Nest After Google Ties Devices To Digital Assistant
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Several residential builders have stopped buying and installing Google’s Nest devices after the internet giant overhauled how Nest technology works with other gadgets. The Alphabet Inc. unit bought Nest in 2014 for $3.2 billion to enter the so-called smart-home market. Nest has become one of the largest makers of internet-connected thermostats, smoke alarms…