‘Rare find’: amphitheatre dig in Kent paints picture of Roman town
Finds at Richborough include skeleton of cat nicknamed Maxipus and potential evidence of figurative arena panelsA big night out for the people of the Roman settlement at Richborough on the Kent coast about 2,000 years ago might have involved gladiatorial contests, wild beast hunting or the occasional execution of a criminal.Taking place in a vast amphitheatre, seating up to 5,000 people, on the western edge of the settlement, such an event was a “special occasion, drawing people from Richborough town and its surrounds”, said Paul Pattison, a senior properties historian at English Heritage. “These were public spectacl...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent Tags: Roman Britain Heritage UK news Kent Archaeology Culture Science Source Type: news

Being resilient to radicalisation in PVE policy: a critical examination - Stephens W, Sieckelinck S.
The problematic nature of certain policies and approaches to preventing and countering violent extremism has been robustly demonstrated; it is clear that rethinking the prevention of violent extremism requires concerted attention. One response to critiques...
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The truth about artificial intelligence? It isn't that honest | John Naughton
Tests of natural language processing models show that the bigger they are, the bigger liars they are. Should we be worried?We are, as the critic George Steiner observed, “language animals”. Perhaps that’s why we are fascinated by other creatures that appear to have language – dolphins, whales, apes, birds and so on. In her fascinating book,Atlas of AI, Kate Crawford relates how, at the end of the 19th century, Europe was captivated by a horse called Hans that apparently could solve maths problems, tell the time, identify days on a calendar, differentiate musical tones and spell out words and sentences by tapping hi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 2, 2021 Category: Science Authors: John Naughton Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Computing Consciousness Science Technology Google Internet UK news Source Type: news

The Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall
In the early years of World War II, when Jane Goodall was around 6 years old, she was often woken from her sleep by the blare of air-raid sirens. The sound warned that Nazi planes were flying over Bournemouth, the English seaside town where Goodall’s family had moved at the outbreak of the war. Her younger sister Judy would be up like a shot, bounding down the stairs to the bomb shelter. But Goodall refused to budge. “I did not want to leave my bed,” she says. “They had to take me down with all my bedclothes.” Eight decades later, Goodall, now 87, is standing in the living room of the same hou...
Source: TIME: Science - September 30, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Ciara Nugent Tags: Uncategorized Cover Story Environment feature healthscienceclimate longform Magazine Source Type: news

What Can You Do to Improve Compliance with Eyeglasses or Spectacle Use?
Discussion Uncorrected refractive errors (URE) are a major cause of visual impairment and blindness globally. It is estimated that more than 12.8 million children ages 5-15 years have URE. URE can cause astigmatism, anisometropia, amblyogenic hyperopia and myopia. It can also be a factor in injuries, behavioral problems and academic and social impairments. Spectacles (or eyeglasses or eye wear) are a low-cost, non-invasive, simple to use treatment for URE. Spectacle use has many benefits but depend on end-user use. Learning Point Non-compliance with spectacle use is estimated to be 40.1% overall with a range of 9.8-78.6% i...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 20, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

A question of justice: Critically researching suicide with Indigenous studies of affect, biosociality, and land-based relations - Ansloos J, Peltier S.
This paper considers how Indigenous studies can inform the evolution of critical research on suicide. Aligned with critiques of mainstream suicidology, these methodological approaches provide a roadmap for structural analysis of complex systems and logics ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Facebook, Ray-Ban launch smart glasses
Seven years after the ill-fated Google Glass, and five years after Snap rolled out Spectacles, another tech giant is trying its hand at...
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Facebook announces Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, its new Snapchat Spectacles clone
Facebook is announcing today its first-generation smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban. Ray-Ban Stories.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Facebook's Ray-Ban Glasses Leaked and They Look Awfully Familiar
So... it looks like Facebook decided to make its own pair of Snap Spectacles
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What is worldly logic and why might it lead to suicide? Kierkegaard, Wittgenstein, and the critique of logic - Djordjevic C.
In contemporary philosophy, there is a growing interest in how S øren Kierkegaard's metaphilosophy and philosophical methodology may have influenced Ludwig Wittgenstein. This paper contributes to this discussion by arguing that each shares and critiques a ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Driving performance and road sign identification by multifocal contact lens wearers in a driving simulator - Fogt JS, Kerwin T, Wrabel C, Schomer C, Fogt N.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare sign identification distances and driving performance metrics in presbyopic participants while wearing multifocal contact lenses (MFCL) and while wearing progressive addition lens (PAL) spectacles. ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony included a light display with 1,800 drones
The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee saved one of the best spectacles for the end of the opening ceremony..
Source: Reuters: Health - July 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Shohei Ohtani Is Just the Star America ’s Pastime Needs
This week the Angels star, one of the greatest spectacles in all of sports, will hit and pitch in the All-Star Game. He could not have...
Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Psaki: Lawmaker critiques of Biden on voting rights 'a fight against the wrong opponent'
The remarks came hours ahead of an expected Senate vote on congressional Democrats’ expansive election reform bill, a package virtually...
Source: Reuters: Health - June 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rita Moreno Responds to ‘In the Heights’ Colorism Criticism: “You Can Never Do Right, It Seems”
Rita Moreno responded to critiques that musical adaptation In the Heights failed to represent Washington Heights’ Afro-Latino population...
Source: Reuters: Health - June 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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