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- An Independent Assessment of the Human Rights Impact of Facebook in Myanmar https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/11/myanmar-hria/ 27 comments
- UN Issues Scathing Assessment of US Human Rights Record https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/un-issues-scathing-assessment-us-human-rights-record 34 comments worldnews
- US hasn’t formally assessed if Israel violating human rights https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/01/04/us-hasnt-formally-assessed-if-israel-violating-human-rights-00133799 446 comments worldevents
- US hasn’t formally assessed if Israel violating human rights https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/01/04/us-hasnt-formally-assessed-if-israel-violating-human-rights-00133799 20 comments politics
- U.N. human rights investigator to assess Australia's tough asylum policy http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-asylum-iduskbn12w37c?il=0 6 comments worldnews
- TIL A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research has claimed that a phone may be able to tell or predict depression in humans better than self-assessment. http://www.neowin.net/news/study-claims-phones-can-help-predict-signs-of-depression 76 comments technology
- fMRI of mature Atlantic Salmon assessing the emotions of human subjects. The salmon was not alive at the time of scanning. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/fmrisalmon/ 9 comments cogsci
- A physiological approach for assessing human survivability and liveability to heat in a changing climate - Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43121-5 4 comments science
- Human Rights chief @mbachelet “unable” to assess #Uyghur human rights abuses, frames them in the context of “anti-terrorism” and “de radicalisation” measures (which they aren’t). https://twitter.com/lukedepulford/status/1530523984441245700 33 comments china
- A trait-based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts. 45,000 marine species are at-risk https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3919 5 comments science
- With Dire Assessment, Scientists Warn Humanity in Denial of Looming 'Collapse of Civilization as We Know It' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/13/dire-assessment-scientists-warn-humanity-denial-looming-collapse-civilization-we 8 comments worldnews
- Police brutality, migrant abuse and Death Row ensured the United States scored poorly among rich countries in a survey released on Thursday assessing human rights. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-rights-survey/how-safe-is-your-state-us-scores-low-on-human-rights-iduskcn1t72ga 7 comments worldnews
- Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history, with one million species at risk of extinction, says landmark assessment by the IPBES published today https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/nature-declining-globally-at-alarming-rate 13 comments europe
- NASA Just Sent Human Sperm to the ISS on a SpaceX Rocket: "This flight project is the first to apply proven analytical methods to assess the fertility of human and bovine sperm in spaceflight.” https://www.inverse.com/article/43319-why-did-nasa-send-sperm-on-spacex-rocket-to-iss 47 comments space
- North Korea plans report on human rights: North Korea, unhappy with a damning, in-depth United Nations sponsored study of human rights conditions in the country, is planning its own assessment. http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/08/11/north-korea-plans-report-on-human-rights/ 487 comments worldnews
- UN Human Rights Office calls on Canadian Government to assess serious claims of genocide in recent report on missing and murdered indigenous women https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stefanovich-un-national-inquiry-genocide-response-1.5174855/ 20 comments worldnews
- Yale Study: Sad, Lonely Introverts Are Natural Born Social Psychologists: Introverts prone to melancholy are exceptionally good at accurately assessing truths about human social behavior, without formal training or tools. https://www.inquisitr.com/4829590/yale-study-sad-lonely-introverts-are-natural-born-social-psychologists/ 24 comments philosophy
- Yale Study: Sad, Lonely Introverts Are Natural Born Social Psychologists: Introverts prone to melancholy are exceptionally good at accurately assessing truths about human social behavior, without formal training or tools. https://www.inquisitr.com/4829590/yale-study-sad-lonely-introverts-are-natural-born-social-psychologists/ 3059 comments science
- A new Yale study shows that psychopaths lack the ability to automatically assess thoughts of those around them, a process that underlies the formation of human social bonds. However, if asked to deliberately assess thoughts of those around them, they can process the thoughts of others. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/03/06/1721903115 487 comments science
- Mass Graves In Kashmir --- Chilling account of visit to Kashmir to assess human right's abuses. As India argues for a seat on the UN security council, it "must adhere to its own repeated commitment to peace in Kashmir and international conventions and laws" http://www.frontlinekashmir.org/2011/04/mass-graves-in-kashmir.html 5 comments worldnews
- For the first time, researchers assessed the metabolome of human subjects while they were under the influence of a psychedelic drug. Findings indicate involvement of the endocannabinoid system and large neutral amino acids in the ayahuasca experience. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332222002335?via%3Dihub= 2 comments science
- Only 15.5% of the Earth’s coastal areas remained ecologically intact as of 2013, researchers report. The finding is the result of a study that for the first time merges both terrestrial and marine human impact maps in a global assessment of the anthropogenic pressures affecting coastal regions. https://www.futurity.org/coastal-regions-conservation-ecosystems-2695142/ 2 comments science
- For the eighth consecutive year, GameStop earns 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality index https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/la4p6h/for_the_eighth_consecutive_year_gamestop_earns/ 56 comments wallstreetbets
- One million of the planet's eight million species are threatened with extinction by humans, scientists warned Monday in what is described as the most comprehensive assessment of global nature loss ever https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/world/one-million-species-threatened-extinction-humans-scn-intl/index.html 557 comments worldnews
- Researchers has developed a new method to assess the intelligence and personality of the human brain. Some personality's showed a pronounced preference to work alone with low self-control, intolerance to uncertainty, and a delay in decision-making, that can be manifested by anxiety. http://www.upm.es/internacional?id=dedb6b50a4b37610vgnvcm10000009c7648a____&prefmt=articulo&fmt=detail 8 comments science
- A study has found that in the last 32 years of annually-assessed student opinions, it is clear that belief among students that a god is the ultimate or contributing cause of human origins has steeply declined from being a majority view in 1986 to being a small minority view in 2017 https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/32-year-long-australian-study-reveals-steep-decline-in-student-belief-that-god-created-humans 246 comments science
- Dopamine neurons, derived from human embryonic stem cells, improve motor function in a rat model of Parkinson's Disease. Preclinical assessment suggests that this type of therapy may be viable in humans. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106131845.htm 3 comments science
- Chimpanzees beat humans in simple contests based on game theory. Researchers believe it is because of their excellent short-term memories and talents for pattern recognition and rapid visual assessment. http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2014/06/chimps-best-humans-game-theory?rss=1 5 comments science
- Engineers at UCSD have developed a wearable ultrasound device that can assess both the structure and function of the human heart. The portable device, which is roughly the size of a postage stamp, can be worn for up to 24 hours and works even during strenuous exercise. https://today.ucsd.edu/story/cardiac-imaging-on-the-go 2 comments science
- Humanity is "going in the wrong direction" on climate change due to its addiction to fossil fuels, the UN said Tuesday in an assessment showing that planet-warming emissions are higher than before the pandemic https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220913-world-in-wrong-direction-as-climate-impacts-worsen-un 4 comments environment
- Humanity is "going in the wrong direction" on climate change due to its addiction to fossil fuels, the UN said Tuesday in an assessment showing that planet-warming emissions are higher than before the pandemic https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220913-world-in-wrong-direction-as-climate-impacts-worsen-un 52 comments worldnews
- Empathy capability of people with ASD could be preserved toward living beings, humans excepted. Empathy scores measured in individuals with ASD toward 52 species from mushrooms to humans were similar to the general population's, only diverging when assessing emotional proximity to human emotions. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10353-2 14 comments science
- Technical assessment of nuclear energy with respect to the ‘do no significant harm’ criteria (TL;DR: "According to the Life Cycle Impact Analysis studies, the total impact on human health of emissions from the nuclear energy chain are comparable with offshore wind") https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/business_economy_euro/banking_and_finance/documents/210329-jrc-report-nuclear-energy-assessment_en.pdf 62 comments europe
- Largest ever assessment of long-term insect abundance found there has been nearly 25% decrease of land-dwelling bugs like ants, butterflies and grasshoppers over past 30 years...revelation inspired fresh demands for urgent international action to tackle decades-long, human-caused "bugpocalypse." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/24/silent-spring-already-here-global-study-shows-nearly-25-drop-insect-population-over 34 comments worldnews
- Researchers report the discovery of three cell types in the eye that detect light and align the brain's circadian rhythm to our ambient light to help the brain tell day from night and establish healthy day-night cycles -- the 1st direct assessment in humans of light responses from these cells. https://www.salk.edu/news-release/three-types-of-cells-help-the-brain-tell-day-from-night/ 16 comments science
- Plants and fungi together could slow climate change. A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these ecosystems could be one strategy to slow climate change. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13019-2 74 comments science
- The 4th National Climate Assessment: "In the absence of more significant global mitigation efforts, climate change is projected to impose substantial damages on the U.S. economy, human health, and the environment." https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ 238 comments science
- Dear Humanity, Time Is Running Out: Next and final chapter in IPCC climate change assessment will say window is fast closing for society to respond to worst impacts of fast-warming planet. https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/07-0 39 comments worldnews
- War Without Humans --- Human role already in decline. Role of drones and robots will only grow. But what happens if we get computers to assess threats and calibrate responses? Could it even be a good thing? http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175415/ 16 comments worldnews
- A European-led revolution in chemical regulation that requires that thousands of chemicals finally be assessed for their potentially toxic effects on human beings and the environment signals the end of American industry’s ability to withhold critical data from the public. http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/5-europe-blocks-us-toxic-products/ 181 comments worldnews