Month: September 2021

Smartphone sensor data has potential to detect cannabis intoxication

A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is intoxicated after consuming marijuana, according to a new study. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, […]

Published on September 26, 2021

The computational challenge of social learning

The complex reward structure of the social world and the uncertainty endemic to social contexts poses a challenge for modeling. For example, during social interactions, the actions of one person influence the internal states of another. These social dependencies make it difficult to formalize social learning problems in a mathematically tractable way. While it is […]

Published on September 26, 2021

Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks NYC Teacher Vaccine Mandate

A federal appeals court on Friday granted a temporary injunction on New York City’s mandate that all adults in the public school system have at least one dose of the three available COVID-19 vaccines as of Monday.According to the city’s Department of Education, all… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on September 25, 2021