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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=181029&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2024-07-02/ai-is-learning-from-what-you-said-on-reddit-stack-overflow-or-facebook-are-you-ok-with-that) AI Is Learning From What You Posted on Facebook. Are You OK With That?
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:14

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportPost a comment on Reddit, answer coding questions on Stack Overflow, edit a Wikipedia entry, or share a baby photo on your public Facebook or Instagram feed and you are also helping to train the next generation of artificial intelligence. Not everyone is OK with that — especially because the same online forums where they've spent years contributing are increasingly flooded with AI-generated commentary mimicking what real humans might say.(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=181014&url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/07/problematic-video-gaming-interventions) Interventions Can Help People With Gaming Disorder Press Pause
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:14

Source: (http://www.apa.org/monitor/) APA MonitorAn estimated 76% of under-18-year-olds and 67% of adults play video games in the U.S. "Esports," or competitive video gaming, is a fast-growing activity among students across the country. Yet, for some people, video games can be addictive. In 2018, the World Health Organization added gaming disorder to the International Classification of Diseases, and in 2022, a meta-analysis of 61 studies across 29 countries found GD in 8.5% of males and 3.5%...(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=181000&url=https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/07/01/smart-prosthetic-legs-natural-gait/2161719852005/) "Smart" Prosthetic Legs Help Create Natural Gait
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:14

Source: (http://www.upi.com/Health_News/) United Press International - Health News"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a somewhat natural walking gait based on algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates, but MIT researchers have found a better way to go. An experimental surgical procedure combined with a cutting-edge robotic limb can restore a completely natural walking gait, fully driven by a person's own nervous system, researchers reported in Monday's issue of the journal Nature Medicine.(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=180997&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-07-01/current-screening-might-miss-prostate-cancer-in-transgender-women) Current Screening Might Miss Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:14

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportCurrent screening standards could miss early-stage prostate cancer in transgender women, warns a study published June 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Prostate cancer blood tests look for high levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), but the estrogen many transgender women take as part of their gender-affirming care sharply lowers PSA levels, which means that the threshold for detecting cancer may be too high for trans...(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=181017&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-07-02/un-adopts-chinese-resolution-with-us-support-on-closing-the-gap-in-access-to-artificial-intelligence) U.N. Adopts Chinese Resolution with U.S. Support on Closing AI Gaps
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:13

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportThe U.N. General Assembly adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution with U.S. support urging wealthy developed nations to close the widening gap with developing countries and ensure that they have equal opportunities to use and benefit from artificial intelligence. The resolution approved Monday follows the March 21 adoption of the first U.N. resolution on artificial intelligence, led by the United States and co-sponsored by 123 countries,...(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=181009&url=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/07/developing-prosthetics) Psychology's Role in Developing Pioneering Prosthetics
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:13

Source: (http://www.apa.org/monitor/) APA MonitorThe oldest known prosthetic device was a 3,000-year-old toe made out of leather and wood for the daughter of an Egyptian priest. In the centuries since, advances in engineering and neuroscience have led to prosthetics that were once the stuff of science fiction. Experimental models are even beginning to restore the sense of touch. But there is a lot more to prosthetics than gizmos, gadgets, and conduits to the nervous system—psychology...(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=180989&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-01/advocates-for-reparations-say-dutch-slavery-apologies-not-enough) Advocates for Reparations Say Dutch Slavery Apologies Not Enough
Jul 2nd 2024, 03:08

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportAs the Netherlands marks on Monday 161 years since the abolition of slavery, activists have questioned the sincerity of recent apologies by Dutch authorities. In 2022, then-Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the Dutch role in slavery, and King Willem-Alexander followed suit last July. But the government has ruled out reparations, instead offering 200 million euros to promote social initiatives in the Netherlands, the Dutch Caribbean, and...(https://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?action=rssHomepage) 

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