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🗡️ Market freedom may impact homicide rates

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-freedom-impact-homicide.html

#homicide #markets #culture #freedom #murder #death #kill #economics

Market freedom may impact homicide rates

Countries with a stronger market orientation may experience lower rates of homicide, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

Phys.org

Paul Houle 1d ago

⌚ Bioelectronic wristband offers continuous, objective, real-time stress monitoring

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-bioelectronic-wristband-real-stress.html

#sensors #stress #biosignals #electronics #wearables

Bioelectronic wristband offers continuous, objective, real-time stress monitoring

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a multimodal, bioelectronic wrist-worn device for objective, continuous, real-time monitoring of stress. The Smart Quantitative and Comprehensive Stress Assessor and Sub-Classifier simultaneously tracks molecular stress biomarkers alongside physiological stress indicators, providing a complete and precise picture of how stress is experienced by humans.

Medical Xpress

Paul Houle 2d ago

🙊 Spider monkeys found to share ‘insider knowledge’ to help locate best food

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/25/spider-monkeys-found-to-share-insider-knowledge-to-help-locate-best-food

#animals #monkeys #primates #communication #food

Spider monkeys found to share ‘insider knowledge’ to help locate best food

Researchers observed the primates switching social groups and passing information on where to find the ripest fruit

The Guardian

Paul Houle 2d ago

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Prof. Sam Lawler 2d ago

More NZ signs that are extremely honest

Paul Houle 2d ago

😕 Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-microplastics-solid-science-isnt.html

#plastics #materials #microplastics #science #uncertainty

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, arteries and even the brain. But a recent investigation by The Guardian suggests that some of these claims may be less robust than they first appeared.

Phys.org

Paul Houle 2d ago

🤏 CRAFT printing method makes affordable, realistic replicas as structurally complex as a human hand

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-craft-method-realistic-replicas-complex.html

#manufacturing #engineering #robotics #3dprinting #materials

CRAFT printing method makes affordable, realistic replicas as structurally complex as a human hand

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing objects with very different properties, including levels of hardness and transparency, on a pixel-by-pixel basis while using commonly available materials and inexpensive 3D printers. The method, described in the journal Science by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, Sandia National Laboratories and two other national laboratories, could lend itself to the creation of realistic models of body parts for medical students to practice surgery on or new types of personal protective gear.

Tech Xplore

Paul Houle 2d ago

⚠️ AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections

I discovered 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 for myself in my ill-fated research project of 2021!

https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-ai-generate-intimacy-exceeds-human.html

#danger #ai #culture #seduction #love #intimacy #psychology #selfpsychology

AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections

People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other people. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Tobias Kleinert from the Department of Psychology at the University of Freiburg and Prof. Dr. Bastian Schiller from Heidelberg University's Institute of Psychology. Participants felt a sense of closeness especially when they did not know that they were communicating with AI. The results have been published in Communications Psychology.

Tech Xplore

Paul Houle 3d ago

Cornell's № 4 Trinity Jones tries to go around № 11 Nasi Simmons of the Columbia Lions in last Saturday's basketball game at Newman Arena

#photo #photography #cornell #sports #basketball #women #newmanarena