DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF 

By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane 


NEW SCIENCE: AI TRANSLATES YOUR DOG'S VOCALS









                                                                Source: Winnie & Brewster Kane

  • University of Michigan scientists are using AI to translate the language of dog barks, yowls and howls. Our dogs are talking to us and new science is getting us so close to understanding dog talk in real-time. My dog Win and my nephew dog Brewster are all ears about this. Here's what we know:
  • The scientists are leveraging AI models originally designed for human speech to analyze dog talk
  • Their approach proved to be effective in identifying a variety of barks from happiness to sadness and aggressiveness
  • Additional information deciphered from vocalization were dog's age, breed and sex
  • A key result:  U Michigan model deciphered the barks with 70% accuracy
  • Broad implications of deciphering barking, whines and growls:
  1. Better assessment of dog's emotional and physical state
  2. Allows for greater human empathy from a greater understanding
  3. Identifying aggressive causes can prevent bites

  • Bottom line:  we're getting closer to total back and forth communications with our pets
  • I can't wait to learn what my Smooth Fox Win has to say about my treat restrictions to keep her looking like the supermodel that she is. And then there's my handsome nephew, Weimaraner Brewster! We all wonder what he has been trying to say with sidelong glances, mumbles and grumbles during our family celebrations and the meals.

NEW SCIENCE:  BLUE LIGHT FROM iPHONE DOESN'T MAKE IT HARDER TO SLEEP



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  • Comprehensive new scientific analysis has just debunked another commonly held belief:  that blue light from your cell phone makes it much harder to go to sleep at night.  Here are some key facts:
  • A number of health organizations, including the UK's NHS, have recommended staying off your phone for at least an hour before bedtime to avoid exposure to the blue light they emit
  • A comprehensive review of 11 global studies by scientists at the University of Australia found that the blue light of your display does not interfere with your sleep in any way
  • Experts at the University of Oxford have concurred with the new science
  • This totally contradicts official health advice from experts, including the NHS
  • The Australian and Oxford scientists say the only way smartphones interfere with your sleep is that we can't put them down
  • Blue light is commonly thought to suppress the body's release of melatonin, a hormone that makes us feel drowsy
  • There is no evidence that blue light from your phone and tablet displays does that.

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