• #3- Pentagon & Google AI, COVID vaccine arrival, Traffic in space, Handgrip strength diagnosis

  • Sep 4 2020
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

#3- Pentagon & Google AI, COVID vaccine arrival, Traffic in space, Handgrip strength diagnosis

  • Summary

  • On today's episode, we discuss:
    1. The Pentagon and Google Artificial Intelligence are teaming up to test on military veterans.

    2. Hundreds of astronomers are worried that traffic in space will change our view of the nightsky forever.

    3. Can your hand grip strength tell if you are at the risk of a disease?

    4. Psychologists reveal which teenagers are more likely to be cyberbullies.

    5. CDC announces that states should be ready to distribute vaccines by Nov 1. We discuss the state of COVID vaccines in the drug pipeline currently in Phase 3.

    References

    1. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cancer-research-benefit-cutting-edge-ai-pentagon-seeks-help-google-1682836

    2. Walker, C. et al, Impact of satellite constellations on optical astronomy and recommendations towards mitigation, August 2020

    https://aas.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/SATCON1-Report.pdf

    3. Setor K. Kunutsor, Ari Voutilainen, Jari A. Laukkanen. Handgrip strength improves prediction of type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study. Annals of Medicine, 2020

    4. Laura Grunin, Gary Yu, Sally S. Cohen. The Relationship Between Youth Cyberbullying Behaviors and Their Perceptions of Parental Emotional Support. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2020

    5. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

    6. van Doremalen, N., Lambe, T., Spencer, A. et al. ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine prevents SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in rhesus macaques. Nature (2020).

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