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Experts urge complex systems approach to assess A.I. risks

Complexity Science Hub
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists point out in The Royal Society’s journal that a coherent approach to understanding the threats posed by A.I. is still elusive. They call for a complex systems perspective to better assess and mitigate these risks, particularly in light of long-term uncertainties and complex interactions between A.I. and society.

Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
Funder: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft, Vienna Science and Technology Fund

CAMP 2.0 helps patients with contact dermatitis identify personal care products free of their allergens

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News
Business Announcement

The new Contact Allergen Management Program (CAMP) 2.0, from the American Contact Dermatitis Society (ACDS), is a web- and app-based resource designed to help patients manage allergic contact dermatitis.

Journal: Dermatitis

Study reveals medical boards rarely discipline physician misinformation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Despite increased concerns about doctors spreading false medical claims during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical boards rarely take disciplinary action against physicians for spreading misinformation, according to a new study by Richard S. Saver, Arch T. Allen Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law and Professor in the Department of Social Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, published in JAMA Network Open.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Grabbing pizza with coworkers isn’t just fun — it could boost your teamwork skills

Binghamton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Forming memories around shared experiences, whether something fun like grabbing a pizza or as emotionally straining as an employee strike, has a way of binding people together. But it could also motivate those performing different roles within the same company to socialize more and strengthen their working relationships, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Journal: Journal of Management Studies

Decentralized social media ‘increases citizen empowerment’, says Oxford study

University of Oxford
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (University of Oxford) have reported findings from a paper exploring the motivations and challenges in running decentralised social media such as Mastodon, concluding such platforms offer potential for increased citizen empowerment in this digital domain.

Meeting: The 27th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing

Johns Hopkins researchers use electronic diagnostic model to predict acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in patients

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from both Johns Hopkins Medicine and Yale University collaborated on the development and application of a diagnostic model to detect acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) in patients, which could have a lasting impact on getting patients diagnosed earlier

Journal: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Ouch! Commonalties found in pain vocalizations and interjections across cultures

American Institute of Physics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, an interdisciplinary team explored possible regularities in vocal emotional expressions by comparing expressive interjections, such as “wow,” to nonlinguistic vocalizations, such as screams and cries, from across the globe. The researchers analyzed vowels in interjections from 131 languages, comparing them with nearly 500 vowels from vocalizations produced in joyful, painful, or disgusting contexts. Each of the three emotions yielded consistent and distinct vowel signatures across cultures in vocalizations.