In 1933, a doctor shared the story of a woman who lost 40 pounds in less than two months after she stopped eating fats altogether. However, one key detail isn’t mentioned in his version of events: she died by the end of it. A fat-free diet is far from healthy; fat is a necessary part of our diets. It is essential to many bodily functions, from hormone production and cell regulation to vitamin A, D, E and K absorption. 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
