Computers and Internet Archives

How humans reduce uncertainty in social situations: Scientists propose a psychological model of three interrelated ways people reduce uncertainty in social situations

04/23/2019

Do my friends find me funny? Am I making a good impression during this job interview? For most, such questions and concerns are a routine part of life. A new perspective paper from Brown University scientists establishes a framework to apply rigorous mathematical models of uncertainty originally developed for non-social situations, such as whether or not to purchase a lottery […]

Health News Computer Modeling, Computers and Internet, Learning Disorders, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics, psychology, relationships, Social Psychology

New AI can detect urinary tract infections

01/17/2019

New AI developed at the University of Surrey could identify and help reduce one of the top causes of hospitalisation for people living with dementia: urinary tract infections (UTI). UTI is an infection of any part of the urinary system, from the kidneys to the bladder. The symptoms include pain in the lower part of the stomach, blood in urine, […]

Health News Alzheimer's Research, Bladder Disorders, Communications, Computers and Internet, Healthy Aging, Internet, Neural Interfaces, Today's Healthcare

Revolutionary technology pinpoints biopsies to detect prostate cancer

12/06/2018

Medical software developed at UCL that overlays tumour information from MRI scans onto ultrasound images can help guide surgeons conducting biopsies and improve prostate cancer detection. A team of engineers and medical researchers found that the technology enabled surgeons to pick up clinically relevant cancers that were missed when using current visual detection methods. The best approach would be to […]

Health News Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Health, Software, Urology

Social media use increases depression and loneliness, study finds

11/09/2018

The link between the two has been talked about for years, but a causal connection had never been proven. For the first time, University of Pennsylvania research based on experimental data connects Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram use to decreased well-being. Psychologist Melissa G. Hunt published her findings in the December Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. Few prior studies have […]

Health News Computers and Internet, Hacking, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Popular Culture, psychology, relationships, Social Psychology, Surveillance

People with Internet addiction react the worst when WiFi fails: Do you get frustrated and angry when your WiFi connection stops working? It could be because of your personality

11/02/2018

Do you get frustrated and angry when your WiFi connection stops working? It could be because of your personality. When digital technology stops working, people with a fear of missing out (FOMO) — the anxiety that you’re missing a social experience others might be having while you’re not online — or an internet addiction have more extreme reactions, according to […]

Health News Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, Computers and Internet, Educational Technology, Internet, K-12 Education, Photography, Racial Issues