Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Federal safety regulators have dropped nine of 10 citations accusing Amazon of putting warehouse workers at a high risk of injury, part of a settlement agreement…
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70 Is the New 60: Age Related Declines Slowing in Older People
Summary: A study highlights significant improvements in the physical and mental functioning of older adults in England compared to previous generations. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging,…
Retailers offer last-minute shoppers a Santa’s little helper: AI
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Say your nephew needs a Christmas present and you vaguely know what he’s into these days. A new Gift Finder feature on the Best Buy app…
Open-World Video Games Boost Relaxation and Mental Well-Being
Summary: Open-world video games can significantly improve relaxation and mental health, especially for postgraduate students. These games, offering expansive environments and player autonomy, provide a form of cognitive escapism that…
Older adults less likely to experience cybercrime than younger adults—but it’s more financially devastating
An older adult surfing the web. Credit: Age Without Limits, in-press photography, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Adults aged 75 and older are more likely to repeatedly experience cybercrime and related financial loss,…
Study Ties Visual Errors to Paranoid Beliefs
Summary: A new study suggests complex beliefs like paranoia may have roots in visual misperception. Participants prone to paranoia or teleological thinking were more likely to wrongly identify one moving…
Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, finds study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, finds a…
