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Feedback in Echtzeit

By Guest PostJanuary 26, 2016Politics, Technologybernd becker, debat o meter, echtzeit, feedback, uwe wagschal

An der Universität Freiburg entwickelte Software erfasst Zuschauerreaktionen auf Fernsehdebatten

Mit einem an der Universität Freiburg entwickelten Analysetool können Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer im Fernsehen übertragene Debatten von Politikerinnen und Politikern in Echtzeit bewerten. Ein Team um Prof. Dr. Uwe Wagschal vom Seminar für Wissenschaftliche Politik und Prof. Dr. Bernd Becker vom Institut für Informatik der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität testete den DEBAT-O-METER bei der Diskussion zwischen dem baden-württembergischen Ministerpräsidenten Winfried Kretschmann und dem Spitzenkandidaten der CDU für die Landtagswahl Guido Wolf, die der Südwestrundfunk am 14. Januar 2016 live im Fernsehen ausstrahlte. Es war das erste Mal, dass eine solche rein software-basierte Anwendung zur Bewertung politische Diskussionen in Deutschland zum Einsatz kam.

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Victims want to change, not just punish, offenders

By Guest PostJuly 14, 2014Generalagent based modeling, change, contagion model, criminal, feedback, freemium model, james gehling, justice system, manuel chica, nuclear methods, princeton university, revenge, university of queensland, victims, william rand, world hunger

Revenge is a dish best served with a side of change.

A series of experiments conducted by researchers affiliated with Princeton University has found that punishment is only satisfying to victims if the offenders change their attitude as a result of the punishment. (more…)

Smartphone as mentor: How tech could change behavior

By Guest PostDecember 31, 2013Technologybehavior, change, creativity, daniel lao, diana sussman, electric vehicles, feedback, harmony, jasprit singh, joggle, mentor, mindfulness, new delhi, nonconfrontational messages, psychological issues, radar, smartphone, social network, stream of vocabulary, tech, Technology, university of michigan, wellness, yoga devotee

ANN ARBOR — Funneling a steady stream of diversions straight to your pocket, smartphones are often cast as the ultimate distractors. But a University of Michigan engineering professor sees potential for them to be something quite the opposite.

What if they could act as mentors in mindfulness, helping users stay attentive in order to achieve particular goals? (more…)

Songbirds’ Brains Coordinate Singing with Intricate Timing, Study Shows

By Guest PostMarch 2, 2013Nature, Scienceactivity, ana amador, anatomy, aphasia, avian vocal organ, basic motor functions, brain, buenos aires, control vocalizations, coordinate singing, coordinating human speech, daniel margoliash, disorder, dynamics of movement, feedback, gabriel mindlin, highly skilled behavior, howard nusbaum, human brain, human speech production, model, neuroscientist, premotor cortical neurons, single neurons, song, song system, songbird, songs of birds, speech, speech problems, stroke, stuttering, syrinx, timing, university, university of chicago, vocal signals, yonatan sanz perl, zebra finches

Research may help explain how human brain governs speech

As a bird sings, some neurons in its brain prepare to make the next sounds while others are synchronized with the current notes—a coordination of physical actions and brain activity that is needed to produce complex movements, new research at the University of Chicago shows.

In an article in the current issue of Nature, neuroscientist Daniel Margoliash and colleagues show, for the first time, how the brain is organized to govern skilled performance—a finding that may lead to new ways of understanding human speech production. (more…)

‘Most Verbose’: Meet Microsoft’s Original MVP

By Guest PostFebruary 26, 2013Technologybroadband, calvin hsia, calvin list, compuserve forum, database, developer division, Facebook, feedback, foxpro, hawaii, Microsoft, microsoft ceo, microsoft employee, modem, most verbose, most verbose people, mvp list, original mvp, professional program, redmond, sde, software development engineer, steve ballmer, Twitter, verbosity, visual studio

Twenty years ago, Calvin Hsia created a list of the “Most Verbose People” on a CompuServe forum that became Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional program.

REDMOND, Wash. – It’s 1993, and you need technical support. Who you gonna call?

Most techies at the time would plug in their modems and dial up CompuServe. In the days before Twitter, Facebook and broadband, CompuServe’s forums were a gathering place for geeks to talk shop and get answers to burning questions. (more…)

New Qubit Control Bodes Well for Future of Quantum Computing

By Guest PostJanuary 13, 2013Sciencecollege de france, control, digital electronics, f schackert, feedback, information, integrity, large scale, m mirrahimi, michael hatridge, michel devoret, microscopic units, quantum computing, quantum feedback, quantum information, quantum mechanics, quantum object, qubit state, qubits, random errors, real, s shankar, theoretical formula, ultra fast, volatile realm, yale physicists, yale university

Yale University scientists have found a way to observe quantum information while preserving its integrity, an achievement that offers researchers greater control in the volatile realm of quantum mechanics and greatly improves the prospects of quantum computing.

Quantum computers would be exponentially faster than the most powerful computers of today. (more…)

Experiencing Discrimination Increases Risk-Taking, Anger, and Vigilance

By Guest PostDecember 26, 2012Healthalzheimer's disease, behavior, black participants, black partners, brain aging, brain and body, cardiovascular activity, causal mechanism, cognitive decline, cross race partners, discrimination, experiencing rejection, false alarms, feedback, jeremy jamieson, katrina koslov, matthew k nock, negative statement, pattern of thoughts, physiological response, psychological factor, race and sex, risk taking behavior, san francisco, social interaction, university of california, wendy berry mendes, white partners

Experiencing rejection not only affects how we think and feel — over the long-term it can also influence our physical and mental health. New research suggests that when rejection comes in the form of discrimination, people respond with a pattern of thoughts, behaviors, and physiological responses that may contribute to overall health disparities.

“Psychological factors, like discrimination, have been suggested as part of the causal mechanisms that explain how discrimination gets ‘under the skin’ to affect health,” says psychological scientist and senior researcher Wendy Berry Mendes of the University of California, San Francisco. “We wanted to explore the behavioral consequences that follow experiences of discrimination to better understand these mechanisms.” (more…)

Brief Interventions Can Help Young Adults, College Students Return to a Healthy Lifestyle, Finds MU Researcher

By Guest PostDecember 2, 2012Generalcollege experience, college freshmen, federal activity guidelines, feedback, freshman 15, good lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle decision, matt martens, missouri, negative aspect, physical activity, right track, university, waiting room, weight gain

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The weight gain commonly known as the “Freshman 15” is a negative aspect of the college experience for many college freshmen who are independent for the first time, most making lifestyle decisions about eating and exercise. Researchers say it’s no surprise freshmen experience one of the largest weight gains in their lifetimes when they attend college. A new study from the University of Missouri has found that a brief intervention, sometimes as little as 30 minutes, can help put students back on the right track to a healthy lifestyle – a change that can impact the rest of their lives.

“What we found in our study was that getting personalized feedback about health issues is important,” said Matt Martens, associate professor of counseling psychology in the College of Education. “It may not matter how long or short that intervention is; what seems to be important is getting the feedback. These simple interventions can be used at a doctor’s office prior to an appointment, possibly while the individual is sitting in the waiting room. The idea behind these methods is to open the conversations, identifying the unhealthy lifestyle decisions and setting goals for the future.” (more…)

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