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LA JOLLA (December 16, 2020) Getting computers to think like humans is the holy grail of artificial intelligence, but human brains turn out to be tough acts to follow. The human brain is a master of applying previously learned knowledge to new situations and constantly refining what s been learned. This ability to be adaptive has been hard to replicate in machines.
Now, Salk researchers have used a computational model of brain activity to simulate this process more accurately than ever before. The new model mimics how the brain s prefrontal cortex uses a phenomenon known as gating to control the flow of information between different areas of neurons. It not only sheds light on the human brain, but could also inform the design of new artificial intelligence programs.
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Mr Carlson claimed Jill Biden has “the same degree as Bill Cosby” after a Wall Street Journal article sparked a sexism row. Jill Biden is the wife of Joe Biden, president elect of the United States.
There are others who have broken from the party, but do not expect a wave of defections.
Rep. Paul Mitchell of Michigan formally declared that he is leaving the GOP due to President Donald Trump’s baseless attempts at reversing the election results.
Mitchell sent a letter to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), which was obtained by CNN, requesting that the clerk of the House change his party affiliation to “independent” for the remainder of his term, confirming his withdrawal from the Republican party.
The outgoing Michigan congressman noted that although he voted for Trump in the 2020 election as the president’s policies during the last four years have been “positive for our nation,” Mitchell said it is “unacceptable” for politicians to “treat our election system as though we are a third- world nation and incite distrust of something so basic as the sanctity of our vote.”
Trump’s right-wing rainbow coalition
Dec 16,2020 - Last updated at Dec 16,2020
BOSTON Although Donald Trump will pack his bags and leave the White House on January 20, he has presided over an authoritarian awakening among a large swath of the American population, one that will persist long after he is gone. As president, Trump not only deployed racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and Islamophobic rhetoric, but actually baked it into his policies. Nonetheless, more than 74 million Americans voted for him in 2020.
Even more strikingly, exit polls suggest that Trump actually gained support from all of the demographic groups that he had maligned, insulted, and harmed, garnering more black, Hispanic, and Muslim votes than he did in 2016. Asian-Americans also pivoted to Trump, voting for him by a larger margin than they did for him in 2016. And Trump won around 55 per cent of white women in 2020. In two consecutive elections, the majority of white women chose a blatant misogynist
new study in collaboration with college mental health leaders Dr. David Walden and Dr. Harry Rockland-Miller. Highlighting findings from 120 U.S. colleges and universities, the study reveals that almost all (91%) college counseling center directors and clinicians have experienced burnout during the 2020 Fall semester due to COVID-19.
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Provider Burnout in Counseling Centers Due to COVID-19: Implications and Recommendations for Improving Work Satisfaction and Overall Well-Being, the study includes the findings from a national survey of U.S. higher education institutions conducted between November 25, 2020 and December 8, 2020. Among the 139 respondents from counseling centers, 79 were directors and 60 were clinicians. The full study offers recommendations from