Robots versus humans
Convenience will abound. Accuracy will increase. And, jobs will change. As humanity hurtles into the future of Artificial Intelligence, the most…
Month: September 2016
Crime and Pokemon Go
The news is full of Pokemon crime and trespassing. From London to Missouri, tech savvy robbers are using Pokemon lures to rob people. In Ohio, teens…
Falls Prevention Awareness Day, Sept. 22 Take time; mind your surroundings
It seems like one day we are galloping down the stairs and the next day we are tiptoeing down every step. We take it philosophically. What we often don’t…
Diabetes drugs and Alzheimer’s
There may be a link between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study by the University of Aberdeen. Drugs used to control blood sugar…
Speed training games might aid thinking
Claims made for online brain exercises have mostly been debunked, but a new 10-year study found that speed training, might ward off dementia. Speed…
Alzheimer’s markers in youth
Brain changes that lead to Alzheimer’s Disease might be present in childhood, a new study suggests. The study, reported in the journal Neurology, found…
Star Trek thermometer
The sci-fi doctor waves a tiny device over a patients head and instantly knows everything. A new thermometer operates much the same way, except it only…
National School Backpack Awareness Month Heavy backpacks weigh on health
Books, lunch, laptop, and more — all go into a school backpack and before you know it, the backpack is heavy, often way too heavy. Kids are getting back…
The great cone ice cream cone controversy
While you’re enjoying your favorite ice cream on National Ice Cream Cone Day, September 22, think about the container. Is it waffle cone, sugar cone, or a…
Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day, Sept. 16 The secret poet of the Colonies
The first American poet to be published had to keep her book a secret. Anne Dudley Bradstreet was forced to pretend she knew nothing of the publication of…