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Can we measure empathy?

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞-𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧

𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙥𝙨𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚’𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.

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Summary: Findings could have implications for new avenues of research for a range of neurodegenerative diseases including ALS and Alzheimer’s.

Source: University of Bath.

A discovery that may improve treatment options for patients with neurodegenerative diseases has been made by scientists at King’s College London and the University of Bath in the UK.

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) researchers have developed a magnetic material capable of imitating the way the brain stores information. The material makes it possible to emulate the synapses of neurons and mimic, for the first time, the learning that occurs during deep sleep.

Neuromorphic computing is a new computing paradigm in which the behavior of the brain is emulated by mimicking the main synaptic functions of neurons. Among these functions is neuronal plasticity: the ability to store information or forget it depending on the duration and repetition of the electrical impulses that stimulate neurons, a plasticity that would be linked to learning and memory.

Among the materials that mimic neuron synapses, memresistive materials, ferroelectrics, phase change memory materials, topological insulators and, more recently, magneto-ionic materials stand out. In the latter, changes in the magnetic properties are induced by the displacement of ions within the material caused by the application of an electric field.

Synopsis: In this talk we articulate a positive vision of the future that is both viable given what we know, and also utterly radical in its implications. We introduce two key insights that, when taken together, synergize in powerful ways. Namely, (a) the long-tails of pleasure and pain, and (b) the correlation between wellbeing, productivity, and intelligence. This informs us how to distribute resources if we want to maximize wellbeing. Given the weight of the extremes, it is important to take them into account. But because of the causal significance of more typical hedonic ranges, engineering our baseline is a key consideration. This makes it natural to break down the task of paradise engineering into three components:

Avoid negative extremes.
increase hedonic baseline, and.
achieve new heights of experience.

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The mathematician shares his latest theories on quantum consciousness, the structure of the universe and how to communicate with civilisations from other cosmological aeons.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣’𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

New research in fish suggests that gut microbes can have a crucial early influence on the brain’s social development.

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The stadiums include a quiet room for those with cognitive disabilities. The FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar this year is leading the way in accessibility for specially-abled people, according to a report by Euronews published on Wednesday. The event is making sure all can enjoy it.

Qatar unveiled a massive 40,000-seat arena for the World Cup that’s entirely crafted from shipping containers.

Built with the notion of sustainable construction in mind, Qatar officials are partnering with architects Fenwick Iribarren, Schlaich Bergermann Partner and Hilson Moran on the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium. The building could even earn a four-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification.

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