Month: June 2024

WHO Confirms First Fatal Human Case of Bird Flu A (H5N2)

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza.WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on June 5, 2024

AIs are irrational, but not in the same way that humans are

Large Language Models behind popular generative AI platforms like ChatGPT gave different answers when asked to respond to the same reasoning test and didn’t improve when given additional context, finds 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 […]

Published on June 5, 2024

Great news, parents: You do have power over your tweens’ screen use

For many parents, it can feel like curbing kids’ screen use is a losing battle. But new research has found the parenting practices that work best to curb screen time and addictive screen behavior: restricting screens in bedrooms and at mealtimes and modeling healthy practices at home. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. […]

Published on June 5, 2024