Important Innovations

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  NEW SCIENCE: DOG OWNERSHIP PROTECTS YOU FROM EARLY DEATH                                     Source: Winnie & Brewster Kane There are many benefits from owning a dog, but this one is truly profound.  Scientists from New York's Mount Sinai University and Sweden's Uppsala University have found that owning a dog cuts your risk of dying young by 24%.  They have found that owning a dog is "protective against dying of any cause".  Here are some key facts: Their research is massive, involving 70 years' worth of research study data on 4 million people in the US, UK, Canada, Scandanavia, Australia & New Zealand Dog ownership cut the risk of dying young by 24% It's even more compelling for people who've had a heart attack or stroke It cuts their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by 31% The biggest beneficiaries of dog ownership are those who live alone, according to the rese

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane scientists have found  NEW SCIENCE:  THE IMPORTANT HEALTH BENEFITS OF EATING BABY CARROTS                                                                                          Source:  Stock Samford U niversity  scientists have found huge benefits from eating baby carrots.  Here are some: May help you live longer Helps you see in the dark Enhances skin carotenoids (plant pigments associated with health benefits) Higher antioxidant activity in your body Lowers inflammation therefore lowers risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease Researchers suggest eating baby carrots at least 3-times a week To enhance the health impact, choose a multivitamin that contains beta carotin. GOOGLE IS USING AI TO MONITOR CORAL REEFS THROUGH THEIR FISH INHABITANTS                                             Source:  Coral Reef stock Google DeepMind is listening to fish as a means of monitoring the coral reefs that they in

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  GOOGLE IS USING AI TO MONITOR CORAL REEFS THROUGH THEIR FISH INHABITANTS                                             Source:  Coral Reef stock Google DeepMind is listening to fish as a means of monitoring the coral reefs that they inhabit.  It's a remarkable use of AI technology to determine the health of coral reefs during this time of Climate Change.  Here are some key facts: Google used deep learning and trained an AI model on thousands of real fish recordings that were identified by marine biologists The public also helped by listening to reef fish recordings on the website Calling in Our Reefs Healthy reefs are noisy with the sounds of fish Unhealthy reefs sound like radio static All of the information has resulted in the AI-powered SurfPerch tool that measures the volume of fish sounds to determine the health of the reef Google's tool is an example of AI being put to work to monitor Climate Chang