ALGORITHM TO PREDICT DEATH IS APPROVED IN THE UNITED STATES

In the United States, the FDA has approved «the very first algorithm to monitor vital signs in patients in order to predict potentially fatal events a few hours before they occur». Developed by the ExcelMedical Company, this form of «artificial intelligence» detects «subtle changes in vital signs and issues warnings up to six hours before a potentially fatal event occurs». The…

What might explain the unhappiness epidemic?

Copyright: The Conversation, Academic rigor, journalistic flair. We’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control. Some of us are genetically predisposed to see the world through rose-colored glasses, while others have a generally negative outlook. Bad things happen, to us and in…