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MIT Researchers Used Wi-Fi To Recognize People Through Walls
November 8, 2015
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have developed software that uses variations in Wi-Fi signals to recognize human silhouettes through walls. The researchers built a device, called RF-Capture, that transmits wireless signals and then analyzes the reflections of those signals to piece together a human form, according to a study published this morning. The technology is an extension of something the MIT team has been working on for a few years. In 2013, they used...
November 8, 2015
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have developed software that uses variations in Wi-Fi signals to recognize human silhouettes through walls. The researchers built a device, called RF-Capture, that transmits wireless signals and then analyzes the reflections of those signals to piece together a human form, according to a study published this morning. The technology is an extension of something the MIT team has been working on for a few years. In 2013, they used...
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
November 7, 2015
As the debate continues over whether college student-athletes should be paid for their on-field performances, a new study from Harvard Business School reveals just how much intercollegiate football and basketball programs contribute to a school’s bottom line. The quantitative link between game day and payday is courtesy of Assistant Professor Doug J. Chung, who reviewed 117 schools with Division I football and basketball teams, matching athletic performance with revenue flow covering an 11-year...
November 7, 2015
As the debate continues over whether college student-athletes should be paid for their on-field performances, a new study from Harvard Business School reveals just how much intercollegiate football and basketball programs contribute to a school’s bottom line. The quantitative link between game day and payday is courtesy of Assistant Professor Doug J. Chung, who reviewed 117 schools with Division I football and basketball teams, matching athletic performance with revenue flow covering an 11-year...
Professor Dr Robot QC
November 7, 2015
Once regarded as safe havens, the professions are now in the eye of the storm But today these islands of security are being battered as never before. Professional-services firms are becoming more business-minded: Accenture now contracts lots of work to people in the emerging world and has abandoned the partnership model to become a public company. Customers are getting fussier: big firms will no longer put up with consultancies that woo them with partners and then send in a team of juniors. But the most...
November 7, 2015
Once regarded as safe havens, the professions are now in the eye of the storm But today these islands of security are being battered as never before. Professional-services firms are becoming more business-minded: Accenture now contracts lots of work to people in the emerging world and has abandoned the partnership model to become a public company. Customers are getting fussier: big firms will no longer put up with consultancies that woo them with partners and then send in a team of juniors. But the most...
Law Firm Leaders Believe “Watson-like” AI Will Replace Some Associates
November 7, 2015
Somewhat related to the recent news that Thomson Reuters is teaming up with IBM's Watson to deliver "cognitive computing services" to clients (which presumably includes law firms), a recent survey by legal consultant Altman Weil found that 35% of law firm leaders believe it may be feasible to replace some associates with Artificial Intelligence within 5 to 10 years. The survey also found that nearly half of those queried believe AI super-computers may be able to replace paralegals within the same...
November 7, 2015
Somewhat related to the recent news that Thomson Reuters is teaming up with IBM's Watson to deliver "cognitive computing services" to clients (which presumably includes law firms), a recent survey by legal consultant Altman Weil found that 35% of law firm leaders believe it may be feasible to replace some associates with Artificial Intelligence within 5 to 10 years. The survey also found that nearly half of those queried believe AI super-computers may be able to replace paralegals within the same...
NPR Also Focuses on the Spread of Arbitration
November 6, 2015
Once something turns up on the mainstream media, it often goes viral. Let's hope that's the case with The New York Times series on the dangers of the Supreme Court's recent jurisprudence on arbitration and class action waivers. Part III, which focuses on religious arbitration, is here. My student, Collin Johnson, called to my attention some reports on National Public Radio on the same subject. You can read or listen here and here. The second reports on efforts by the Federal Consumer Financial...
November 6, 2015
Once something turns up on the mainstream media, it often goes viral. Let's hope that's the case with The New York Times series on the dangers of the Supreme Court's recent jurisprudence on arbitration and class action waivers. Part III, which focuses on religious arbitration, is here. My student, Collin Johnson, called to my attention some reports on National Public Radio on the same subject. You can read or listen here and here. The second reports on efforts by the Federal Consumer Financial...
Neuroscience: The Aesthetic Brain
November 6, 2015
Neuroscience: The Aesthetic Brain. NATURE. While the amygdala is central to our evaluation of threat, it also contributes to judgments of trustworthiness. This overlap might be efficient for the brain, but as a side effect it could play a part in what psychologists call the attractiveness halo effect—a reflexive presumption that external beauty indicates overall goodness. Such a neural short cut can lead to all sorts of social benefits for attractive people, from better grades to more lenient punishments....
November 6, 2015
Neuroscience: The Aesthetic Brain. NATURE. While the amygdala is central to our evaluation of threat, it also contributes to judgments of trustworthiness. This overlap might be efficient for the brain, but as a side effect it could play a part in what psychologists call the attractiveness halo effect—a reflexive presumption that external beauty indicates overall goodness. Such a neural short cut can lead to all sorts of social benefits for attractive people, from better grades to more lenient punishments....
Lex Machina Releases Trio of Legal Analytics Applications
November 6, 2015
Applications target specific attorney needs and set the table for additional custom tailored tools in the future. Lex...
November 6, 2015
Applications target specific attorney needs and set the table for additional custom tailored tools in the future. Lex...
Women Who Show Anger Are Taken Less Seriously
November 5, 2015
Women Who Show Anger Are Taken Less Seriously. NEW YORK MAGAZINE. When women expressed anger during group deliberation, it undermined their argument, and people were less likely to be influenced by their opinion. For men, on the other hand, the opposite was true. “These diverging consequences might result in women potentially having less influence on societally important decisions than men, such as jury verdicts,” wrote the study authors, Jessica Salerno of Arizona State University and Liana...
November 5, 2015
Women Who Show Anger Are Taken Less Seriously. NEW YORK MAGAZINE. When women expressed anger during group deliberation, it undermined their argument, and people were less likely to be influenced by their opinion. For men, on the other hand, the opposite was true. “These diverging consequences might result in women potentially having less influence on societally important decisions than men, such as jury verdicts,” wrote the study authors, Jessica Salerno of Arizona State University and Liana...
Creating Client Value by Getting the Earliest Possible Settlements
November 5, 2015
Most commercial disputes will be settled and not tried. Expert expense and internal distraction increase in direct proportion to the time spent litigating prior to settlement. Clients are asking “Why can’t the dispute be resolved earlier to reduce the process expense and business disruption?” But one party’s counsel has a limited ability to make it happen sooner. Early dispute resolution can be best obtained by using a multi-phase mediation process called “Guided Choice.” It relies...
November 5, 2015
Most commercial disputes will be settled and not tried. Expert expense and internal distraction increase in direct proportion to the time spent litigating prior to settlement. Clients are asking “Why can’t the dispute be resolved earlier to reduce the process expense and business disruption?” But one party’s counsel has a limited ability to make it happen sooner. Early dispute resolution can be best obtained by using a multi-phase mediation process called “Guided Choice.” It relies...
Online Dispute Resolution and the Future of Consumer Protection
November 5, 2015
You may have seen the series of articles currently running in the New York Times about unfairness in consumer arbitration....
November 5, 2015
You may have seen the series of articles currently running in the New York Times about unfairness in consumer arbitration....
