The green crab is quite small, but it is one of the biggest terrors of New England. It’s an invasive species that can devour as many as 50 shellfish a day all by itself. Nobody wants to use it for cooking because there’s simply not enough meat on them. So, a distillery took matters into its own hands. Crab Trapper is a bourbon whiskey infused with green crab stock and a variety of spices, tasting like cinnamon, clove, and all-spice with a hint of the briny sea. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
