Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: December 24, 2024How AMC Stonk-O-Tracker and Retail Investors Are Flipping Wall Street on Its Head
The financial markets have always been a playground for the big players—hedge funds, institutional investors, and high-frequency trading firms. But a new force has emerged, shifting the balance of power: the retail investor, armed with tools like the AMC Stonk-O-Tracker. This tracker isn’t just another…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: December 7, 2019Monkeys outperform humans when it comes to cognitive flexibility
When it comes to exploring new options for solving a problem, Capuchin and Rhesus monkeys show more cognitive flexibility than humans, say US scientists. Explanations. Humans live in complex environments and inevitably have to rely on incomplete information to make decisions. The logical shortcuts they…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: December 5, 2019We are all mutants, but some more than others
All babies are born with genetic mutations different from those of their parents, but some have more than others, show the work of American geneticists. At birth, newborns typically have 70 new genetic mutations compared to their parents. Landmarks The human genome is made up…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 11, 2019kids with older brothers learn language slower: study
Children with older brothers have, on average, a somewhat slower linguistic development, found French scientists associated with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Children’s language has been studied for many years, and most of the research to date on the subject shows that cadets…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 9, 2019It’s now possible to search for text displayed on your images in Google Photos
Google has quietly added a new feature to its Photos app that allows you to search for and copy text displayed on images in your phone. The feature uses optical character recognition, a process that translates text images into text files. This is something the…