VIDEO REELS – Page 5

3Apr

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IN OTHER NEWS, VIDEO REELS

Baldur’s Gate 3: A Journey Of Discovery

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ became the surprise hit of 2023 by upending conventional wisdom about what gives video games broad appeal. Few predicted that the smash hit video game of 2023 would feature old-school game mechanics, hours of brooding cutscenes and a vexing learning curve. Yet “Baldur’s Gate 3,” a 20-year-old title based on a 50-year-old role-playing game, has already become one of the highest-rated video games of all time. “This is a very specific niche of game,” admitted Swen Vincke, the CEO of Larian, its developer. “We’ve never been about the money.” Nonetheless, since Larian released the title in August 2023, the company has been raking in the money. And it has done this with a rare focus on elements like story and character, upending the industry’s conventional wisdom about what ...

The Impact Of Music On Memory Manipulation

9Dec

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TOP FOUR, VIDEO REELS

The Impact Of Music On Memory Manipulation

How movies use music to manipulate your memory. Around one in five American adults manage to squeeze in watching a movie on a daily basis. It’s a great way to escape the daily grind and unwind with loved ones. But, what can you actually remember about last night’s film? You may be able to remember the title, the rough story outline or the Hollywood star who acted in it. But dig a little deeper. How easily does a specific movie sequence come to mind right now? And more importantly, can you hear or recognise the film’s musical score? Filmmakers have long used music to try to make movies, scenes and characters more memorable. Now psychological research has started to uncover the science behind this process. Music is so closely ingrained in our cinematic experience that we sometimes end up ...

How To Evaluate The Evidence Of Ghostly Activity

4Apr

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SUPERNATURAL, VIDEO REELS

How To Evaluate The Evidence Of Ghostly Activity

Are ghosts real? A social psychologist examines the evidence. Is it possible for there to be ghosts? – Madelyn, age 11, Fort Lupton, Colorado Certainly, lots of people believe in ghosts – a spirit left behind after someone who was alive has died. In a 2021 poll of 1,000 American adults, 41% said they believe in ghosts, and 20% said they had personally experienced them. If they’re right, that’s more than 50 million spirit encounters in the U.S. alone. That includes the owner of a retail shop near my home who believes his place is haunted. When I asked what most convinced him of this, he sent me dozens of eerie security camera video clips. He also brought in ghost hunters who reinforced his suspicions. Some of the videos show small orbs of light gliding around the room. In others, y...

In A Stark Reminder Of Risks Of Crypto Trading — Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted For Massive FTX Fraud

3Apr

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CRYPTOMARKET, VIDEO REELS

In A Stark Reminder Of Risks Of Crypto Trading — Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted For Massive FTX Fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried convicted for massive FTX fraud, in stark reminder of risks of crypto trading. It is not just crypto tokens that have spectacular downfalls. So can crypto personalities. Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX, one of the world’s largest exchanges for so-called cryptocurrencies, which collapsed last year owing billions of dollars. Now he has gone from being hailed as potentially the world’s first trillionaire to a lengthy term in prison. After a month-long trial, a New York jury took less than five hours to find him guilty on seven counts of fraud and money laundering. Bankman-Fried’s conviction highlights the risks of crypto markets, where people trade tokens with no fundamental value via hugely complex and poorly regulated financial machinery. The Australian government is current...

4Apr

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HEALTH & WELLNESS, VIDEO REELS

Hair Relaxers And Health Risks

Detangling the roots and health risks of hair relaxers. In this reflective and personal episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, Prof. Cheryl Thompson of Toronto Metropolitan University and author of Beauty in a Box untangles the wending history of hair relaxers for Black women — and the health risks now linked to them. For decades, Black women have been using hair relaxers to help them “fit into” global mainstream workplaces and the European standards of beauty that continue to dominate them. More recently, research has linked these relaxers to cancer and reproductive health issues — and a spate of lawsuits across the United States, and at least one in Canada, have been brought by Black women against the makers of these relaxants. A vintage magazine ad for the ‘Raveen hair relaxer system...

Playing Games, Watching Videos, Texting And Using The Phone? How Much Time Do Kids Spend On Devices

3Apr

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Playing Games, Watching Videos, Texting And Using The Phone? How Much Time Do Kids Spend On Devices

How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone? Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many hours does the average American spend on devices each year? – Maxwell P., age 10 Think about your favorite devices – your smartphone, laptop, tablet, computer or console – the things you use to play cool games, watch hilarious videos and connect and chat with friends. Many young people spend a lot of free time looking at them. Turns out that teens spend an average of 8½ hours on screens per day, and tweens – that’s ages 8 to 12 – are not far behind, at 5½ hours daily. Keep in mind those numbers are for only social media, ga...

For Knowingly Hurting Teens With Facebook And Instagram — States Sue Meta

4Apr

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For Knowingly Hurting Teens With Facebook And Instagram — States Sue Meta

States sue Meta for knowingly hurting teens with Facebook and Instagram − here are the harms researchers have documented. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against Meta on Oct. 24, 2023, alleging that the company intentionally designed Facebook and Instagram with features that harm teens and young users. Meta officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents after TikTok – is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being. But the company swept those findings under the rug to continue conducting business as usual, according to a Sept. 14, 2021, Wall Street Journal report. The report was based on documents provided by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Meta’s record of pursuing profits ...

Social Media Challenges And 4 Reasons Teens Try Them

3Apr

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SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEO REELS

Social Media Challenges And 4 Reasons Teens Try Them

4 reasons teens take part in social media challenges. Social media challenges are wide-ranging – both in the stunts they involve and the reasons why people do them. But why do young people take up challenges that pose a threat to health, well-being and, occasionally, their very lives? We are an engineering professor who specializes in understanding how humans interact with computers and a psychology professor with expertise in mental health, specifically traumatic stress and suicide. Together with our research team, we conducted a series of studies to try to understand what motivates teens and young adults to participate in different challenges. For these studies, from January 2019 to January 2020, we interviewed dozens of high school and college students in both the United States and sout...

A Virtual Power Plant — What It Is And How It Works — An Energy Expert Explains

3Apr

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ENVIRONMENT, IN OTHER NEWS, TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO REELS

A Virtual Power Plant — What It Is And How It Works — An Energy Expert Explains

What is a virtual power plant? An energy expert explains. After nearly two decades of stagnation, U.S. electricity demand is surging, driven by growing numbers of electric cars, data centers and air conditioners in a warming climate. But traditional power plants that generate electricity from coal, natural gas or nuclear energy are retiring faster than new ones are being built in this country. Most new supply is coming from wind and solar farms, whose output varies with the weather. That’s left power companies seeking new ways to balance supply and demand. One option they’re turning to is virtual power plants. These aren’t massive facilities generating electricity at a single site. Rather, they are aggregations of electricity producers, consumers and storers – collectively known as distrib...

A Short Training Video Could Help Juries That Don’t Understand Forensic Science

3Apr

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SCIENCE, VIDEO REELS

A Short Training Video Could Help Juries That Don’t Understand Forensic Science

Juries that don’t understand forensic science can send innocent people to prison − a short training video could help. Ledura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins’ and stated his conclusion was based on “reasonable scientific certainty.” He explained that he’d conducted thousands of hair analyses and “had never been wrong.” This one hair was the only physical evidence tying Watkins to the crime. In 1976, Ledura Watkins was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Here’s the catch: The expert’s testimony was inappropriate and misleading, and the jury made a mistake. Watkins was innocent. L...