Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Why Climbing Stairs Leaves Us Breathless

Huffing and puffing after climbing a few flights of stairs isn’t cause for concern. Dr. Catherine Myers, a pulmonologist with the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute in Chicago, says that “it’s pretty normal to get temporarily short of breath.” “You need to… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is […]

Published on October 22, 2024

Dangers of the metaverse and VR for US youth revealed in new research

Research of online victimization in the metaverse is sorely lacking. A new study explored harm in the metaverse and VR devices among a sample of 5,005 U.S. teens aged 13 to 17. Findings show a significant percentage of youth reported harm in these spaces, including hate speech, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, grooming behaviors (predators building […]

Published on October 22, 2024

Showing AI users diversity in training data boosts perceived fairness and trust

While artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as home assistants, search engines or large language models like ChatGPT, may seem nearly omniscient, their outputs are only as good as the data on which they are trained. However, ease of use often leads users to adopt AI systems without understanding what training data was used or who […]

Published on October 22, 2024