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Better digital literacy can help reduce the theory of climate and disasters.
A photo of a fire burning in California between Joshua trees and Los Angeles from above. Credit: UNSPLASH/CC0 Public domain In recent years, the spread of conspiracy theory has become a surprising trend in the escalating of climate disasters and the aftermath. During the US 2024 Hurricane Season in the United States, incorrect information and fake information about Hurricane Helen…
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Digital monitoring is no substitute for active management for successful remote work, says study
experimental design. Credit: The Impact of Digital Monitoring and Management Transparency on Performance (2025) A new study from the University of California, San Diego and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examines the use of digital worker monitoring, specifically software that monitors the activities of remote workers, and tests how effective it is in improving worker performance. I’m doing it. The…
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Physics
Physics and emote design: Quantifying the clarity of digital images
Diagram of clarity loss: effects of blur and color contrast. The first row shows the effect of blur on sharpness, with constant color contrast. The second row shows the effect of reduced color contrast on clarity when the spatial color arrangement is fixed. Credit: Chan et al., 2024 When analyzing artwork, it is important to understand the visual clarity of…
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Saturday quote: M87* slams. Discovering deep sleep. Proposal for building a digital cell
Gamma-ray flare light curve (bottom) and a collection of simulated images of the M87 jet at various scales acquired by radio and X-ray during the 2018 campaign (top). The equipment, wavelength observation range, and scale are shown in the upper left of each image. Credits: EHT Collaboration, Fermi-LAT Collaboration, HESS Collaboration, MAGIC Collaboration, VERITAS Collaboration, EAVN Collaboration I love when…
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Earth
Digital elevation model provides information about the Aufey field in the Trans-Himalayan region
Seasonal ophei fields, such as those found in Gya, are spread across parts of India’s Ladakh and Tibetan plateaus. The thickness can reach several meters (Photo taken on January 27, 2024). Credit: Marcus Nusser A team of geographers from Heidelberg University’s South Asia Institute studied the thickness and volume of the previously unexplored Aufey field in the trans-Himalayan region of…
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