Can Baltic Sea pollution cut fertilizer imports? A lab method suggests a path

The Baltic Sea is one of the world's most oxygen-depleted major bodies of water. The reason is excessive concentrations of phosphorus, an element essential for life—and an important ingredient in ...
Variety

Daniel Day-Lewis Says Method Acting Criticism Is From ‘People Who Have Little or No Understanding of What It Actually Involves’: ‘It’s Almost as if’ We’re in a ...

Daniel Day-Lewis rejected misconceptions about Method acting during a wide-ranging conversation at the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday, saying that criticism surrounding it comes from those who ...
VentureBeat

New AI training method creates powerful software agents with just 78 examples

A new study by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and SII Generative AI Research Lab (GAIR) shows that training large language models (LLMs) for complex, autonomous tasks does not require massive datasets.
Business Wire

Method AI Raises $20M in Series A Financing to Enhance Physician Visualization During Surgical Oncology Procedures

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Method AI, a medical technology company focused on improving oncology outcomes through image-guided surgical navigation, announced today it has raised $20 million in Series A ...
Snopes.com

What do 'e.g.' and 'i.e.' really stand for?

The two abbreviations directly represent Latin words that translate to “for example” and “that is.” However, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary noted that describing the phrases as “example given” and “in ...
Business Insider

To avoid product shortages, big retailers are scrapping reactive methods for AI

Retailers like Target and Walmart use AI to prevent stockouts and manage inventory. AI systems can predict demand to help improve inventory accuracy and availability. This article is part of "How AI ...
SlashGear

SLAM Method: What It Stands For (And How It Can Save You From Hackers)

The internet became a thing just over four decades ago, and has now transformed into an essential service that connects billions of people worldwide. Every major industry, including healthcare, ...
The New York Times

U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long

During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die that way in some states. By Jacey Fortin On Friday, for the second time in ...
THE WEEK

Is method acting falling out of fashion?

Method acting, the practice of experiencing a role as opposed to merely representing it, has been maligned and venerated in equal measure. Many famous and flashy performances exist by virtue of actors ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Flood Risk Modelling Using the HFPA (Hierarchical Fuzzy Process Analysis) Method: Example of the City of Thies, Senegal ()

1 Doctoral School, University Iba Der THIAM of Thies, Thies, Senegal. 2 University Iba Der THIAM of Thies, Thies, Senegal. 3 Iba Der THIAM University, Thies, Senegal. Based on the perception of flood ...