After an intense Monday Night Football match, the Detroit Lions emerged victorious against the San Francisco 49ers with a score of 40-34. In the locker room, emotions were high and the team was clearly exhausted yet exhilarated. ESPN captured this moment and aired it at the end of their SportsCenter
Imagine if you could make sense of a thousand crime interviews without having to type them out. That's the dream for law enforcement agencies around the world. Recently, research has been exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to make this a reality. Automatic Speech Recognition, or ASR,
Do you find it hard to follow conversations in noisy places, even with hearing aids? Older adults with hearing loss often struggle with this. But what if there was a way to improve how well they understand speech in noisy environments? A recent study explored how music skills and brain power might h
Chris Kamara, a well-known and loved football presenter, hasn't been seen on the broadcasting scene for two years. What happened? Turns out, health issues kept him off the screen. But there's good news! He's making a comeback on Boxing Day 2024. This time, he'll be covering the Nottingham Forest vs.
Imagine this: dozens of people chatting online about a scary virus called "monkeypox, " and drama unfolds. People start calling each other names, spreading false info, and getting nasty. This isn't new – social media's always had a dark side. But during big health crises like the 2022 mpox outbreak,
Imagine having a voice that doesn't feel like your own. This is the reality for many gender diverse individuals. Their voices can make them uncomfortable, and this discomfort can seriously impact their mental wellbeing. A major goal of gender affirming healthcare is to help with this. Speech patholo
What happens when a transgender athlete joins a school's cross-country varsity team? In Riverside, California, this shift caused a bit of a commotion. A faster runner, who happens to be transgender, took a spot on the girls' team. The co-captain, Taylor, got bumped down to the JV squad. She wasn't t
Imagine if we looked at Uganda's anti-gay law through the eyes of ancient Greek philosopher Plato. His character Aristophanes in the Symposium suggests that love, including between same-sex partners, is a natural part of human experience. What if we applied this idea to Uganda? Would it change our v
Over the weekend, a small group of masked individuals dressed in black marched through Columbus, Ohio, waving Nazi flags and shouting racial slurs. The event sparked concern and condemnation from local leaders and the White House. President Joe Biden's spokesperson, Andrew Bates, stated that such ac
Brendan Carr, chosen by President Trump for the Federal Communications Commission's top job, hit the ground running by vowing to fight “censorship” by tech giants. In just an hour after his appointment, Carr declared his priorities via social media. Instead of focusing on broadband internet and wire
