Back in 2016 we posted about how IBM’s Watson was helping to diagnose previously unknown conditions. Well, AI is at it again, this time to provide symptom analysis for COVID-19. These systems have actually been around for quite a while, but they’re relatively unknown by those not in the medical field and their underutilisation during…
Category: Need to Know Science
The stuff you’ve always wondered about. Expect many ‘what exactly is…’ articles!
THE MOON LANDINGS WERE REAL
Please click the link above, read it, and share it with all your favourite morons.
What is Fluorescence?
Full disclosure: I’m writing this because I painted my nails an amazing fluorescent orange, and it made me curious… TL;DR: It’s UV rays! Now for the science. Non-fluorescent vision When light hits an object, the object absorbs some of the light and reflects the rest. Our eyes pick up what is reflected through cone cells…
Trees Recognize, Communicate With and Support the Development of Their Kin
I was listening to an excellent podcast last night called Ologies. Every week, presenter Alie Ward meets with an -ologist for a deep-dive into their field. I highly recommend it! I’m quite behind on the episodes, so last night I got to Dendrology, the study of trees. The guest of the week was urban arborist…
Signing Up for Dry January Significantly Improves Attempts to Abstain from Alcohol
As we wipe our bleary eyes, look around us in confusion and wonder where the hell our Christmas went, some of us may feel the pressures of the new year looming. Christmas is a time of great indulgence, and many of us may feel that employing a healthier mind-set at the beginning of the year…
Lymphomas and Leukemias: What’s the Difference?
Cancer, despite being responsible for 1 in 6 deaths in 2015, is often misunderstood. Cancer is actually an umbrella term for many different diseases which share one characteristic: “The growth of abnormal cells beyond their usual boundaries that can then invade adjoining parts of the body and/or spread to other organs” – WHO 2017. Cancers…
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