Month: July 2023

Categorical Updating in a Bayesian Propensity Problem

Abstract We present three experiments using a novel problem in which participants update their estimates of propensities when faced with an uncertain new instance. We examine this using two different causal structures (common cause/common effect) and two different scenarios (agent-based/mechanical). In the first, participants must update their estimate of the propensity for two warring nations […]

Published on July 10, 2023

New biodegradable plastics are compostable in your backyard

Researchers have developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin. 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, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the […]

Published on July 10, 2023

Automated detection of cerebral microbleeds on MR images using knowledge distillation framework

IntroductionCerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are associated with white matter damage, and various neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. CMBs occur as small, circular hypointense lesions on T2*-weighted gradient recalled echo (GRE) and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) images, and hyperintense on quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) images due to their paramagnetic nature. Accurate automated detection of CMBs would help to determine […]

Published on July 10, 2023