Restaurants, including fast food chains, generally have calorie information available for consumers. However, they’re not always posted where people notice them much. NYC health officials are now insisting that calorie counts go right up there on the menu. One 1500 calorie hamburger, coming up! The officials are hoping that people Read more…
Socioeconomic status has long been believed to play a role in standards of weight. After all, it was the Duchess of Windsor who famously proclaimed, “A woman can’t be too rich or too thin.” Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa in particular, are more common among white, middle to upper-class women [1]. Obesity, Read more…
András Lörincz and István Szita at Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary have developed a computer program that outplays the average human at the classic arcade game, Ms. Pac-Man [1]. Starting off with scenarios (“ghost nearby”) and possible actions (“move away”), the program “learned” to perform better. Should we feel inadequate Read more…