The captured text image was like a short academic description of a fish, but the objective words used were unintentionally rude and funny. Like the poor fish just had an unlucky given name & natural habitat or trait.
Think it might have been also a Twitter capture, with like a comment "Why they do this to the poor fish?"
https://www.uaptheory.com/?s=09
Hello! I'm a fourth-year undergraduate at a university looking for someone who was born blind and is still blind that I can speak to about mental representations of language. My research is on converting natural language descriptions of tasks and games into structured formalisms that artificial intelligence agents can interact with. This research has many applications for AI in the real world. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in letting me try to explain the game of chess for example, including the board, the pieces and their interactions, and the goal conditions. Ideally I would like to ask you questions throughout the explanation so that I can better develop language descriptions that capture tasks without the need for any visual information. This conversation can be in whatever format you are comfortable with. It could be totally over Reddit chat, it could be over the phone, or pretty much any medium. Thanks so much for reading this!
I'm summarising for a simplified guide to science. Totally open to constructive criticism and feedback.
"It's one of the strangest business models in the world.
Journals publish research performed by scientists - most scientists are ultimately in the pay of governments and government-funded academic institutions.
Before the research is published it's peer-reviewed by scientists in the relevant fields who examine if the study is any good or not. The majority of these scientists are ultimately in the pay of governments and government-funded academic institutions.
Then the journal goes on sale and the majority of the clients are libraries from government-funded academic institutions.
So governments pay for most of the content, the work and then buy it back in published form..."
[ I forgot to mention that this isn't original thinking on my part and is largely based on a Deutsche Bank report that states:
' The industry structure can only be described as bizarre - the state funds most research, pays the salaries of most of those checking the quality of research (in peer review processes), an then buys most of the published product. This has been rather elegantly described as the “triple-pay” model.']
Not sure if this counts as furry since the species mentioned walks on four legs and is "fox shaped" rather than humanoid, but I thought you'd still enjoy it. Heads up, this post is long and goes into a lot of "scientific" detail, and in the format of a textbook entry. This is actually the third major revision, but I think I'm finally happy with it (until the next revision anyway), so I would really appreciate some comments, feedback, suggestions, if you'd give a member of this species a hug, etc!
The Physiology of Aliens: Keevia
Adapted and translated from chapter 8.2.5 of the Exobiology Encyclopedia published by the Maloran Scientific Service. Originally written by Doctor Taza Katatai, an exobiologist, medical officer for the Maloran Space Fleet, and a Keevia himself.
Keevia (alternative spelling: Kievia) are a small quadrupedal species originating from the planet Keierus. They have a mean adult standing height from their paws to the top of the head of 35 centimeters, length excluding the tail of 47 centimeters, and weight of 4 to 6 kilograms. Keevia are adapted for desert life, as their home planet is composed mostly of such an environment. The Keevia species addressed in this chapter is officially called the Mountain Keevia, so named because they most likely evolved in the equatorial mountains of Keierus. This is the only Keevia species that are not extinct and also the only one to have ever attained any sort of higher intelligence^(2). In this book, "Keevia" refers to Mountain Keevia unless otherwise specified.
This species is unique as the first and currently only known quadruped to have independently become not only space faring but an interplanetary species, without influence from other alien life forms. Keevia have an average General Lifeform Intelligence Index of 9.3, in theory making them one of the most cognitively intelligent known species. However, as we explored in chapter 3.1.1, this metric is far from the definitive measure of intelligence that it was once thought to be.
^(1) Keierus is a ringed desert terrestrial planet that is the capital planet of the Maloran Republic. For this reason, it has the second name of Malorus. In a naming pattern common to many civilizations, "keie", pronounced "key", means ground in the standardized Common Keevian language. "Rus", pronounced "rez", is the modifier in Keevian that refers to a celestial object.
^(2) *The other Keevia species are the Forest Keevia, which are
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I've been wondering lately the science behind having a heartgasm or if there even is such science. When I say "heartgasm" I'm referring to feeling that is very similar to one i experience when having a sexual orgasm, but the origin of it is in my chest instead of my groin. The best way I can describe the feeling is that it's like a koosh ball.... I dont know if that makes sense or not. But I've noticed its a very similar feeling so I figured they might be related somehow. I get them sometimes when I think about my boyfriend alot, which I guess isn't surprising.
This is NOT butterflies in my stomach. The feeling is in my chest not my gut and it's not uncomfortable or something that I experience when I may get nervous. Its a totally different feeling.
Whenever I try and search for info, I only find pages talking about Chakras and such. Not that those aren't legitimate, but i want a more scientific, biological explanation if there is one, or at least other people that know what im talking about. I hope this makes sense.
https://youtu.be/7rp-fG94NzQ
Clinical Criteria of Central Sensitization in Chronic Pelvic and Perineal Pain (Convergences PP Criteria): Elaboration of a Clinical Evaluation Tool Based on Formal Expert Consensus
Background
The evaluation of chronic pelvic and perineal pain (CPP) is often complex. The patient’s description of the pain often appears to be disproportionate to the limited findings on physical examination and/or complementary investigations. The concept of central sensitization may allow better understanding and management of patients with CPP.
Some patients with chronic pelvic and perineal pain (CPP) present complex manifestations, comprising pain and dysfunction that are not confined to a single organ system (lower urinary tract, lower gastrointestinal tract, genital tract). These syndromes can be associated with varying degrees of symptoms suggestive of bladder pain syndrome, dyspareunia, and/or irritable bowel syndrome. These patients sometimes also experience pain comprising a neuropathic component (burning, tingling, prickles, and perineal allodynia) [1], and physical examination may reveal muscle trigger points (piriformis, obturator internus, levator ani, and iliopsoas) suggestive of myofascial pain.
Central sensitization encompasses altered sensory processing in the brain, malfunctioning of descending pain inhibitory mechanisms, increased activity of pain facilitatory pathways, and long-term potentiation of neuronal synapses in the anterior cingulate cortex
https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/article/19/10/2009/4924620
Edit: if you're chronic pelvic pain comes in the form of tissue damage, you will not be meditating breathing away or anything along those lines.
I'm desperately looking for this one guy that I've once heard about. He's been working on his game for at least 10 years since he's a perfectionist. In the past he used to write some novels(?) or some kind of stories that had very specific descriptions of the world. He used hex codes for color in descriptions and used math and scientific stuff to describe world in his stories. Example: "The hat was the color of #F6A562 and had a pattern consisting of lines intersecting at an angle of 70 degrees." His game was in 2D and I remember it was very colorful and simplistic. I think this dude was very popular back then.
Also, I think he was autistic, but I'm not sure Can you help me?
literature is true power
I have never written a scientific essay before and have to do it now. The thing is, I am sure that I am gonna have a very tough competition. So, I am trying to give it my best shot. I have read a lot of scientific articles but I am not sure about how to start writing one. Now, I for sure know that I have to start with information gathering, but the thing is I am not aware of where will I find authentic scientific studies. My topic is probably quite uncommon, I have to write about fruit packaging and I have absolutely no idea about what field of science is concerned with it or which journal will I get information from?
Please find the post here
I have noticed a thing that whenever I learn a new thing, like any word, or about any product. I repeatedly see it again and again. Just for eg. I never knew of this beer brand Bira 91.
At first, I saw this beer in fridge of my office. Second instance was whe I cam across a post on FB regarding job as Social Media Manager in Bira91.
Third, just now on Randia. Bira 91 launching some new beer.
It has happened with me previously many times. Like if I learn a new word, I see its usage more and more.
Can anyone tell me about this thing?
I know that scientists submit papers for peer revew before they can be published in scientific journals. And other scientists repeat there experiments, test their findings and try to disprove it.
My question, can an average person, who isn't scientificly educated(i.e no degree, no schooling) but has done a ton of independent research submit a paper for peer review?
Is there something to stop them from doing that.
And if everything with the paper is right. Their methodology checks out, their experiments are replicable, everything is up to standard, can it be published?
Heads up, this post is long and goes into a lot of "scientific" detail, and in the format of a textbook entry. This is actually the third major revision, but I think I'm finally happy with it (until the next revision anyway), so I would really appreciate some comments, feedback, suggestions, if you'd give a member of this species a hug, etc!
The Physiology of Aliens: Keevia
Adapted and translated from chapter 8.2.5 of the Exobiology Encyclopedia published by the Maloran Scientific Service. Originally written by Doctor Taza Katatai, an exobiologist, medical officer for the Maloran Space Fleet, and a Keevia himself.
Keevia (alternative spelling: Kievia) are a small quadrupedal species originating from the planet Keierus. They have a mean adult standing height from their paws to the top of the head of 35 centimeters, length excluding the tail of 40 centimeters, and weight of 4 to 6 kilograms. Keevia are adapted for desert life, as their home planet is composed mostly of such an environment. The Keevia species addressed in this chapter is officially called the Mountain Keevia, so named because they most likely evolved in the equatorial mountains of Keierus. This is the only Keevia species that are not extinct and also the only one to have ever attained any sort of higher intelligence^(2). In this book, "Keevia" refers to Mountain Keevia unless otherwise specified.
This species is unique as the first and currently only known quadruped to have independently become not only space faring but an interplanetary species, without influence from other alien life forms. Keevia have an average General Lifeform Intelligence Index of 9.3, in theory making them one of the most cognitively intelligent known species. However, as we explored in chapter 3.1.1, this metric is far from the definitive measure of intelligence that it was once thought to be.
^(1) Keierus is a ringed desert terrestrial planet that is the capital planet of the Maloran Republic. For this reason, it has the second name of Malorus. In a naming pattern common to many civilizations, "keie", pronounced "key", means ground in the standardized Common Keevian language. "Rus", pronounced "rez", is the modifier in Keevian that refers to a celestial object.
^(2) *The other Keevia species are the Forest Keevia, which are larger and has leopard-like circular markings, and the Giant Keevia, which can grow to over a meter tall, certainly giant from the perspective of the Mountain
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