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IBM Changes the Game for Professional Tennis Players with Coach Advisor

IBM and USTA continue to evolve the US Open for fans, tennis players, and coaches with AI and hybrid cloud technology

FLUSHING, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2019 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced Coach Advisor, a new technology solution developed in partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) that leverages IBM and Red Hat hybrid cloud capabilities to put AI and analytics directly in the hands of USTA coaches to help drive a new level of insight into tennis player performance. (more…)

Autismus: Hirnaktivitäten als Biomarker

Health

Aktivitätsmuster könnten langfrisitig für Therapien eingesetzt werden

Eine internationale Forschungsgruppe unter Beteiligung von Julian Tillmann von der Universität Wien haben bestimmte Aktivitätsmuster im Gehirn von Menschen mit Autismus entdeckt. Diese konsistenten Muster sogenannter funktioneller Konnektivität könnten langfristig als Biomarker für Therapien eingesetzt werden. (more…)

Thinking Small: Designing with the Patient in Mind

Health, Technology

Many adults, particularly those with claustrophobia, experience significant anxiety when undergoing an MRI. Imagine being a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) — with sensitivity to sounds, touch, and changes in the environment — and needing an MRI on a regular basis. (more…)

A Yale scientist’s research 50 years ago changed our understanding of dinosaurs

Science

Academics used to tease paleontologists, saying that while dinosaurs appeal to children, they won’t answer the important evolutionary questions.

Yale’s John Ostrom (1928-2005) proved them wrong. (more…)

IT in Environmental Observation and Protection

Environment, Technology

The world of information technology is rapidly evolving to a point where it’s hard to keep up. At the same time, the world’s condition is taking a turn for the worse each day. How are these two related — you might ask.
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Frauen in Chefetagen tun dem Unternehmen gut

Economy

Studie der Universität Tübingen untersucht betriebswirtschaftliche Effekte von mehr Frauen in Führungspositionen

Unternehmen mit einem hohen Anteil weiblicher Führungskräfte gelingt es besser, ihre Risiken zu senken und nachhaltigen Erfolg sicherzustellen: Zu diesem Schluss kommen die Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Jan Riepe und Philip Yang von der Universität Tübingen in einer neuen Studie. (more…)

The Rundown of Personal Effects of Current Climate Change

Environment, Health

By Hannah Stevens

As with any global crisis, it can be difficult to pinpoint the personal effects of climate change on yourself as an individual. Most of us understand that the climate crisis is affecting the health of our planet, that natural resources are diminishing, and that climate change will negatively affect the quality of life of generations to come. However, the effects of climate change have been creeping into our daily lives and will continue to do so until more people become aware of the signs and create solutions for reducing or preventing its personal effects. (more…)

30.000 Jahre alter Mord geklärt

Science

Senckenberg-Wissenschaftlerin Katerina Harvati hat gemeinsam mit internationalen Kolleg*innen eine uralte Gewalttat aufgeklärt. Das wissenschaftliche Team untersuchte mit modernsten forensischen Methoden den Schädel eines 33.000 Jahre alten modernen Frühmenschen. (more…)