Month: April 2023

Detecting stress in the office from how people type and click

Imagine if our bodies had sensors that could detect stress levels just by the movements we make. Well, researchers have come pretty close to creating something similar for the workplace! They have developed a clever model that can identify workplace stress based solely on how people type on their keyboards and move their computer mouse. […]

Published on April 14, 2023

Sitting Around Can Make Teen Hearts Three Times Bigger!

Imagine if you stayed in bed all day, every day. Your heart would have to work harder, right? Well, it turns out that this is similar to what happens when teenagers spend a lot of time being sedentary. A recent study found that sitting around can make teen hearts three times bigger than if they […]

Published on April 14, 2023

Human Variability and the Balancing Act of Recommender Systems

Navigating the vast ocean of information and products on the Internet requires algorithms to guide our choices. These algorithms face a challenge – should they explore uncertain options or exploit known high-rated items? This dilemma, known as the exploration-exploitation trade-off, is influenced by human variability. To better understand this trade-off, researchers have developed a unified […]

Published on April 13, 2023