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Dubai-UAE: 12 February, 2017  Governments can counter extremism, a willful deviation from general norms of conduct, through a series of steps according to Arie Kruglanski, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Maryland. His comments came during a fullhouse breakout session entitled ‘Inside the Most Dangerous Minds: Insights for Government’ on Day One of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2017 in Dubai. Kruglanski said: “As the […]

Last month, Verizon chief financial officer Matt Ellis said the company didn’t feel like it needed an unlimited plan to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, but “we continually monitor the market and we will see where we head in the future.” The future appears to be today as Verizon on Sunday outlined plans for an unlimited plan dubbed Verizon Unlimited. Verizon Unlimited provides video streaming, mobile […]

Wikimedia Commons The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been called a “toothless dragon” in the past when it comes to medical device security, but one security expert believes the FDA is only one of many impotent agencies that need to get their act together. The security of our medical devices, including pacemakers, embedded cardiac devices, and insulin pumps have come under scrutiny as of late. […]

Parents, beware: accidental poisoning from pet medicines is likely to happen among children when less attention is given to storing these seemingly harmless veterinary medications. The warning in your disinfectant and pesticide packaging to “Keep Out Of Reach Of Children,” must be applied to pet medicines, too. Some 74.1 million households in the United States own at least one pet. There were at least 78 million dogs living in […]

Here are the big questions facing investors ahead of a new trading week. How long does a reprieve for French bonds last? After a burst of selling early last week, French debt was granted a reprieve with the 10-year benchmark yield easing back below 1.10 per cent. In turn, the divergence over 10-year Bund yields also pulled back from a four-year plus high. Traders remain nervous after […]

Simply putting on a uniform, similar to one the police might wear, automatically affects how we perceive others, creating a bias towards those considered to be of a low social status, new research from a team of cognitive neuroscientists suggests. Source

It is time to disabuse our minds of the old notion that West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics spread in “most ideal temperatures of transmission”. A new study suggests otherwise — West Nile virus transmission is higher during drought. The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Feb. 8, found out that drought is the key driver in the increased intensity of the WNV epidemics in the […]

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Do you think camels are only useful for crossing the sand dunes – or as photo opportunities for tourists? Think again. Camels have always offered much more to Arab society than simply a means of transport. They also provided their owners with meat, milk, clothes and more besides – and many of these other uses for “Bedu’s best friend” are increasingly coming back into fashion. With the […]

Photo Residents walked through the destruction in eastern Aleppo last month, after it was brought back under the control of government forces. Credit Hassan Ammar/Associated Press President Bashar al-Assad of Syria suggested in an interview published Friday that he could foresee cooperation with the Trump administration and might even countenance the deployment of American soldiers in the country one day. The remarks by Mr. Assad appeared to […]

PNC Menon is a busy man — it takes several months to lock an interview into his diary. But on the day of our meeting in Dubai, the Indian-born real estate developer exudes characteristic warmth and courtesy, refusing to allow Arabian Business to leave without a bowl of Middle Eastern halva and repeatedly asking whether we have enough milk in our tea. A long-term UAE resident and […]

If you’ve been dreaming for years about having your own R2-D2 or BB-8, get ready. Just don’t expect your new robot companion to do too much, because you might be disappointed. A new generation of personal robots and devices is in the works and several are slated to head to homes beginning later this year. Among the more notable is Kuri, a robot developed by Redwood City, […]

What dance moves make a woman sexy? Here are answers backed by science. A team of psychologists from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom studied 39 female college students while they danced to drumbeat from a Robbie Williams song. Their interest in the subject was piqued by the role of dance in human attraction and mating. What Makes Female Dance Sexy “[Dance] appears to function, at least […]

Ford’s autonomous vehicle platform runs this Fusion Hybrid. Image via Ford. Ford has just announced a $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence startup Argo AI to bolster the automaker’s self-driving car technology. The acquisition-sized investment will make Ford the majority shareholder of Argo AI, though Ford plans to spread out the funds over a five-year period. Argo AI was founded (somewhat recently) by Brian Salesky, the former […]

Researchers have developed a new approach to dynamically tune the micro- and nano-scale roughness of atomically thin MoS2, and consequently the appropriate degree of hydrophobicity for various potential MoS2-based applications. (via WSJ)

A sunrise photo of Edwards Air Force Base’s Rogers Dry Lake was taken after heavy rainfall in southern California. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is seen in the foreground. Source link

Is there really such a thing as a market bubble? I feel almost heretical answering this question. I and most readers have lived through two decades that were dominated by two vast investment bubbles and the attempt to deal with their consequences when they burst. Getting into definitions is beside the point. As US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once said to define pornography: “I know it […]

DUBAI Iran’s supreme leader said on Saturday the United States and Western powers are regarded with suspicion in the Middle East because of their interference, but that Sweden has a good name among Iranians and is seen as a reputable economic partner. Iran has had relatively good relations with neutral Sweden which has over the years been often critical of the foreign policy of the United States, […]

Hackers target specific parts of the control network of power infrastructure and they focus on the mechanisms that control it to cause power outages and blackouts. Credit: Michigan Tech, Sarah Bird Reliability measures of electrical grid has risen to a new norm as it involves physical security and cybersecurity. Threats to either can trigger instability, leading to blackouts and economic losses. New research led by scientists from […]

Research lays out a theoretical map to use ferroelectric material to process information using multivalued logic — a leap beyond the simple ones and zeroes that make up our current computing systems that could let us process information much more efficiently. (via WSJ)

“Now we have all the prospects of a fresh start,” Ilnur Cevik, a senior adviser to Mr. Erdogan, said during an interview at the presidential palace in Ankara, the Turkish capital. “We have an opening with Mr. Trump.” Continue reading the main story Turkish-American relations frayed over differing views on the war in Syria and the widespread belief in Turkey that the United States played a role […]

Friday 21:00 GMT Overview US stocks and industrial commodities were riding high and the dollar forged ahead at the end of a week in which an outbreak of worries over forthcoming European elections was replaced by renewed bullishness about the policies of Donald Trump, US president. The more confident mood was also driven by optimism about corporate earnings and evidence of strong trade growth in China. Hot […]

Arsenic-contaminated drinking water impacts millions of people worldwide. Groundwater contamination is primarily caused by microbes that convert one form of arsenic into another form that can infiltrate groundwater. Researchers have now developed a genetic tool that makes it easier to identify which microbial species have arsenic-converting genes. (via WSJ)

Researchers have many questions about Transylvania but, for now, a study has shed light on which predator dominated the lands back in the day of what is now known as central Romania. In a study published in the journal PeerJ, University of Southampton’s Darren Naish and University of Portsmouth’s Mark Witton detailed their examination of a giant pterosaur, a toothless flying reptile with a 32.8-feet wingspan, with an […]

A new research paper explores how experiencing emotion impacts on people swearing. The findings show there is a direct connection between swearing and emotional arousal. Although this may seem obvious, this research confirms such a link objectively. The findings cast new light on opinions around whether swearing may be considered to be a socially acceptable way of expressing emotion. Source

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