News at a glance: Fish family tree, AI safety research, and open access ’ next steps
TAXONOMY Revised map of fish lineage illuminates family ties Researchers are flocking to download a revised tree of life for ray-finned fishes, which account for half the living vertebrate species and 97% of all living fish. In the first comprehensive synthesis of all the classification work of these animals , ichthyologists Thomas Near of Yale University and Christine Thacker of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum covered most of the fish species consumed by humans and used as pets. Unlike earlier phylogenies that were based primarily on morphology, theirs incorporates extensive DNA da...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 9, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

ReflexAI Introduces HomeTeam to Revolutionize Veteran Mental Health Support
NEW YORK, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , the leading provider of AI-powered training and quality assurance tools for crisis response, emergency dispatch, and healthcare organizations, today launched , a digital training tool that teaches veterans how to support each other with mental health…#hometeam #samdorison #trevorproject #googleorgfellows #johncallery #googleorg #ninefellows #kentwalker #globalaffairs #google (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Deeply troubling.’ Indian scientists slam teaching materials on Moon mission
Official educational materials aimed at teaching India’s students about Chandrayaan-3, the nation’s third lunar exploration mission, are drawing sharp criticism from some of the nation’s scientists. The teaching guides contain technical errors, misleading content, and pseudoscientific claims rooted in religious texts, the critics say. “This is a great disservice to science and technology, to education, and the scientific temper,” says Satyajit Rath, president of the All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN), a network of science organizations that has called on India’s Ministry of Education t...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Imaging and 3D printing enhance teaching of anatomy
The use of cross-sectional imaging and 3D printing may enhance the teaching of spinal anatomy in undergraduate medical education, according to a field study published November 2 in Academic Radiology. A team at the University of Granada in Spain compared the use of conventional approaches with cross-sectional imaging and 3D printing among groups of students and found those using the new tools demonstrated better knowledge outcomes.“Cross-sectional imaging and 3D printing offer valuable tools for enhancing the teaching of spinal anatomy in undergraduate medical education,” wrote first author Antonio Jesús Láinez Ramos...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Advanced Visualization Medical Students Source Type: news

What Netflix Can Teach You About HR
Treat your staff like adults and people stick around Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash I used to be okay being pushed around at work because I didn’t understand what being pushed around really meant — I was too naive. Then, the pandemic happen and I experienced work from home. I began not…#dylangillis #netflix #kpi #subscribe #ddintel #linkedin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Learning from vicarious trauma: lessons for intimate partner violence teaching - Gordon C.
[The publisher has not provided an abstract for this article.] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

The No. 1 thing parents are'completely forgetting' to teach their kids today, says a parenting expert and mom
As the founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, I've spent decades working with parents and educating students from underserved communities. I am also a mom to three kids. Too often, I see parents putting so much energy into teaching their kids to act responsibly, clean their room, or… (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Teachers Are Using —or Not Using
Kevin Lisle , who has been teaching high-school chemistry at Marist School in Atlanta for 23 years, now has an assistant on call 24/7 to help his students. His new assistant sometimes spouts misinformation, but is good at explaining concepts and suggesting possibilities that students may have…#kevinlisle #maristschool #atlanta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wall Street loves to hire from this college class. Its focus on teaching Warren Buffett-style valuation may explain why
None Wall Street's biggest players have a history of hiring from a particular college class. • None Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins teaches his students a Buffett-style approach to valuing companies. • None They dig into financial reports, assess executive pay, build cash-flow models, and run…#nonestevehanke #johnshopkins #nonethey #warrenbuffett #stevehanke #hanke #ronaldreagan #buenosaires #montecarlo #berkshirehathaway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How Farmers Are Teaching Old Tractors to Think for Themselves
Farmer Nick Welker ’s tractors steer themselves nearly as effectively as the latest Teslas. They were built in the 1970s. Welker has spent years outfitting the machines with satellite-guided steering systems, giving him cutting-edge technology without spending $700,000 for a new tractor. The last…#farmernickwelkers #welker (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘AI can teach us a lot’: scientists say cats’ expressions richer than imagined and aim to translate them
Artificial intelligence being used to unpick meanings behind vocal and physical cues of host of creaturesIf an unexpected meow, peculiar pose, or unusual twitch of the whiskers leaves you puzzling over what your cat is trying to tell you, artificial intelligence may soon be able to translate.Scientists are turning to new technology to unpick the meanings behind the vocal and physical cues of a host of animals.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Animal behaviour Technology Biology Science Source Type: news

The Biggest Myths About Motherhood in the Animal Kingdom
My closest brush with motherhood was an intense 24 hours fostering an orphaned baby owl monkey in the Peruvian Amazon in 2009. According to Charles Darwin, my maternal drive should have transformed me into an intuitively wise and selfless nurse. But the truth was I felt quite traumatized—fretful, exhausted, and for the sake of my defiled and defecated hair alone (the baby was happiest when clinging to my head), uninclined to repeat the ordeal ever again. I was 39 at the time and wrestling with whether I should be having children myself. My night with the owl monkey reinforced my suspicion that I was not cut out for m...
Source: TIME: Science - November 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Lucy Cooke  Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

'I am fit and healthy... but I had a life-threatening heart attack at 39'
Teaching assistant Gemma Renault, 40, had a heart attack while at work. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Wirral hospitals strike paused as workers win  back pay after lengthy campaign
A strike planned for next week by more than 500 clinical support workers (CSWs) at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been called off after the employer agreed to UNISON’s demand for five years of back pay, says the union today (Friday). The development follows a UNISON campaign over several months, during which workers were on strike for 13 days ahead of the latest offer. The staff are employed at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals. Clinical support workers on band 2 of the NHS’s Agenda for Change pay scale should only provide personal care such as bathing and feeding. However, UNI...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - November 3, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release HCArebanding Source Type: news