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Linguistic models of abusive language November 5, 2024 Christian Leuprecht David B. Skillicorn David Kernot a Royal Military College of Canada, Queen’s University & Charles Sturt University, Edinburgh, Australiab Queen’s University, Edinburgh, Australiac Defence Science and Technology, Edinburgh, Australia
The paradox of violent leaders and organizational structures October 4, 2024 Michael Freeman Victor Asal Gina Ligon a Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USAb Political Science, University at Albany - Downtown Campus, Albany, NY, USAc University of Nebraska Omaha - National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE), Omaha, NE, USA
Improving affected victims and community reintegration of former Boko Haram terrorist defectors in Nigeria: a community-informed participatory action research October 1, 2024 Tarela Juliet Ike D.E. Jidong E.E. Ayobi a School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UKb Division of Psychology and Mental Health, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Mancheter, Manchester, UKc Department of Research, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKd Tare Wyd Legal Chambers, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Perception of perpetrators’ acknowledgement of victimhood increases rather than decreases support for reconciliation with another victim group September 30, 2024 Bryan Bilven Hadi Sam Nariman Anna Kende a Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungaryb Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Dying to bankrupt: the effect of suicide terrorism on foreign direct investment September 30, 2024 Max Abrahms Asif Nawaz a Department of Political Science, Northeastern University, Boston MA, USAb Department of History & International Affairs, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA

This 6-Foot, 330-Pound Robot May One Day Save Your Life

This humanoid robot is designed to have the same mobility as a human. While it lacks hands capable of truly grasping objects, this design still shows promise for search and rescue missions, as the title implies. The robot’s builder, Boston Dynamics, has previously achieved fame for its surprisingly stable, adaptive and rather creepy BigDog robots, […]

Drones Plumb New Depths

The research project described in this article involves several underwater robots, two borrowed from the Navy, one built by Rutgers University. Together, they add a new element to oceanographic data collection, supplementing the predominantly surface data with readings from hundreds of feet under water. Two aspects of this article are worth noting. First, it appeared […]

‘Terminator’ Robots Kill Jellyfish, ‘Sliced Up’ To Eliminate Swarms

In what sounds like the start of a science fiction plot, a Korean university group is developing a swarm of robots designed to kill swarms of jellyfish. However, the technology, particularly the planned “cooperative strategies” part, has a lot of potential uses, such as fishing, trash/debris removal, and mitigating oil spills to name a few.

Nissan’s Autonomous Car Is Road Legal in Japan

Nissan can now test it’s mostly autonomous prototypes on roads in Japan. The system is not yet fully autonomous, but can handle much of the routine driving. The system as currently described sounds very similar to Tesla’s autopilot goal mentioned in an earlier post on this website.

Nissan Autonomous Tech Influenced By Animal Movement

Many animals demonstrate effective group movement – schools of fish, swarms of insects, and herds. Nissan recently promised commercially available driverless cars by 2020, and part of reaching that goal appears to be cars that work with and around each to efficiently move as a group.

NASA’S Mars Curiosity Debuts Autonomous Navigation

Fully autonomous control for the Mars rover has always been desirable – current distance to Mars is 19 light minutes, one way. However, with $2.5 billion on the line, the slow but safe remote control mode has generally been preferable.

Peru’s archaeologists turn to drones to help protect and explore ancient ruins

These UAVs are not just surveying sites, they’re surveying them in 3D. This article mentions the flight-time problem – UAVs like the one pictured usually have a battery life of around 15 minutes. For all the potential, this is a segment of the industry that desperately needs better power supplies.

By 2035, Nearly 100 Million Self-Driving Cars Will Be Sold Per Year, Report Says

The report appears to be on the optimistic side, assuming strong & sustained growth in the automobile market in general. However, even with more pessimistic assumptions this could be significant business, as well as saving lives if the ethical and legal conundrums can be addressed.

State of drones in Pa.’s air fleet: Electronic eye in the sky

This article includes the apparently obligatory reference to military drones (in this case, a $15 million national guard program), but underscores the geological possibilities of UAVs. In this case, the proposed use is taking pictures of sinkholes and comparing the new photographs to earlier data to look for dangerous changes.

Mars Curiosity Milestone: Top 5 First-Year Discoveries

Earth’s most famous and popular unmanned vehicle – the Mars rover Curiosity – has completed one full year of geological and atmospheric surveying. The article summarizes the major headlines of the last year and what the rover will be looking at next.

Published by the University of Texas Press the book features 100 of Hyman's photographs and six critical essays that depict and discuss the emotional aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks -- a time when people from all walks of life created and encountered memorials to those who were murdered. Vernacular art appeared almost everywhere—on walls, trees, playgrounds, vehicles, houses, tombstones, and even on bodies. This outpouring of grief and other acts of remembrance impelled photographer Jonathan Hyman to document and preserve these largely impermanent, spontaneous expressions. This book, a unique archive of 9/11 public memory, is the result of his compiling a collection of 20,000 photographs, along with field notes and personal interviews. For more information about the book or to purchase it, visit the book's page at Amazon or Facebook.

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