Links from November 2024: animals counting; ageing, not tripping; NHS review; fireworks
Animals counting, firework alternatives, ageing, not tripping; NHS review; fireworks
These crows may count in a way similar to human toddlers
“The researchers trained the birds to produce one to four calls (a “kraak”) when they saw an Arabic numeral on a screen or heard short noises.” And they can do it, taking longer for the bigger numbers, consistent with planning
Out with the bang: Examining the case for alternatives to traditional fireworks
Findings and recommendations. “91% of Britons are open to partial replacement of traditional fireworks”. Quiet fireworks, lasers, illuminations, drone displays. Via BBC news: Million-strong fireworks petition goes to No 10.
The Sudlow Review
The UK health data landscape, including a review of sources of data.
Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards for Interventions That Use Artificial Intelligence (CHEERS-AI)
An insight into evaluating the viability of health care interventions, via Health Economic Evaluation (HEEs, or EEs). References a couple of reviews which indicate “cost” is the main measure for EEs.
RSS version of Topics and Collections from the JAMA Network
The JAMA Network is a set of medical journals from the American Medical Association. I asked their support if they had a topic-specific RSS feed, and yes they do.
BioNumPy: array programming for biology
“We present the BioNumPy package, which enables efficient and intuitive array programming on biological data [such as DNA] in Python.” Source code: https://github.com/bionumpy/bionumpy
How to create psychedelics’ benefits without the ‘trip’ [...in Mice]
“Six hours after administration [of DOI], the rodents no longer twitched their heads — a sign that mice are having an experience similar to hallucination. But the drug’s anti-anxiety effects remained, suggesting that it might be possible to separate psychedelics’ hallucinogenic effects from their therapeutic benefits.” More “psychoplastogen”-type evidence that mental health benefits of psychedelics are possible without needing the hallucination part (or do they?)
Why can’t my dog live as long as me?
BBC Sounds Crowd Science episode. Not just about dogs, but bats and sharks and why the huge difference in lifespans.