Much News About Science This Week. Enjoy!
We are having Indian Summer in Phoenix, and I think all the Indians are on the warpath. (Yes, I know that was a potentially politically incorrect comment, but it's a joke, people, just a joke. Rhymes with woke.)
We have all been wondering whether anybody is really an expert on anything in this day and age. Here is a wonderful article about the future of expertise in a world moving so quickly.
https://future.a16z.com/question/future-of-expertise/i am following the Lacey/Larkin free speech trial. We all know the justice system leaves much to be desired. In the current trial of two veteran investigative reporters, Jim Larkin and Mike Lacey, on first amendment charges, the prosecution as decided to being in some things these men have not been accused of, in order to prejudice the jury. It's instructive to follow this trial, which is standing room only in the courthouse. Among other things, online journalism is on trial.
Lacey/Larkin Judge Kills Mistrial Motion, Defense Goes 1A on Feds
Judge Brnovich spiked a defense request for mistrial in the Lacey/Larkin case, as defense attorneys blindsided prosecutors with 1A arguments.
This is not the only research going on for implantable devices that monitor human body functions. Will these be accepted by humans who won’t even take a Covid vaccine?
Implantable AI System Developed for Early Detection and Treatment of Illnesses
Artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally change medicine and healthcare: Diagnostic patient data, e.g. from ECG, EEG or X-ray images, can be analyzed with the help of machine learning, so that diseases can be detected at a very early stage based on subtle changes. However, implanting AI withi
I knew housing prices had escalated, but this article says a minimum wage worker can afford a one bedroom apartment in only 7% of the counties in the US. Construction methods are a big part of the problem. Tech can help fix this.
New tech tools to close construction’s crippling productivity gap - Axios
Construction productivity has been stagnant for decades, but new tech aims to bring it into the 21st century
This is a newly discovered antibody that can neutralize SARS COV-19 strains. All of them. Stay tuned.