Finding Data in the Drift

DVIDS— Machine learning is cutting through the fog in aerial dispersion of chemical threats. Understanding and predicting the dispersion and concentration of chemical warfare agents is a central factor in protecting the Joint Force. Currently, military commanders and staff plan large-scale combat operations using a best-guess method of where the enemy would place their chemical weapons on the battlefield. Reconnaissance teams in protective gear would confirm these estimates.

Tech Times—OutAbox Data Breach Compromises Data of More Than a Million Australians. Australians who went to pubs and clubs could have had their data compromised after a cyber breach was reported on OutABox.

Dorset Eye—Study finds that we are much more likely to find an Einstein on the political left. A provocative fresh study has unearthed a correlation between left-wing convictions and both elevated intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and genetic markers thought to be linked with heightened intelligence. As elucidated by psychology researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in their novel paper, published in the journal Intelligence, a plethora of intelligence assessments revealed […]

Newsweek—Shelter Finds Box With a Note, Opens It to Find Animal No One Expected. A cat rescue received a box with a note that said the sender found this "kitten" while on a walk, but Sierra Pacific Furbabies discovered a big surprise.The California-based organization specializes in rescuing cats and kittens on euthanasia lists or strays from local shelters across the state, then connecting them to their forever homes. But recently, David Loop and Sierra Pacific Furbabies received a box dumped off at their office.The box was covered by a blanket, which revealed a note when...