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- Arctic bogs hold another global warming risk that could spiral out of control | InsideClimate News7 hours ago
Increasing spring rains in the Arctic could double the increase in methane emissions from the region by hastening the rate of thawing in permafrost, new UW research suggests. Rebecca Neumann, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the UW, is quoted. - Washington legislature considers making daylight saving time permanent | KUOW7 hours ago
The public is weighing in this week on whether to stop the twice yearly changing of our clocks in Washington. Steven Calandrillo, a professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - Councilman calls for investigation into UW Medicine data breach | KUOW7 hours ago
King County Councilman Reagan Dunn is calling for an investigation into the data breach of almost 1 million UW Medicine patient's information. - Washington could ban eyeball tattoos | The Spokesman-Review8 hours ago
Tattooed eyeballs are apparently rare in Washington state. A House committee was asked Wednesday to keep it that way with a bill that would ban tattoo artists from doing anything to the whites of your eyes. Dr. Aaron Lee, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the UW, is quoted. - Daylight saving time could become year-round in Washington | Tri-City Herald8 hours ago
A rural Yakima lawmaker’s push to make daylight saving time permanent in Washington is gaining momentum thanks to an unexpected boost from a popular comedian. Steve Calandrillo, a professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - Think you can tell between a real and computer-generated face? This website will test you | Mashable8 hours ago
So you might've been a bit freaked out about those extremely realistic, computer generated faces. Could you tell they were fake? Now, you can put yourself to the test with a website called www.whichfaceisreal.com, which was created by two UW professors, Carl Bergstrom (biology) and Jevin West (Information School). - Microsoft wants rules for facial recognition — just not these | WIRED8 hours ago
In December, Microsoft President Brad Smith urged lawmakers to set rules on facial-recognition technology to prevent a privacy-threatening “race to the bottom.” Now the company has joined a legislative fight in its home state against rules it says would be too restrictive. Jevin West, professor in the Information School at the UW, is quoted. - Pacific Northwest in an earthquake lull, according to new study | KING 58 hours ago
A new study out just this week suggests the Pacific Northwest may actually be in the middle of an earthquake "break" of sorts. Stephen Malone, professor emeritus of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. - How forecasting 'underwater weather' could save WA's shellfish | Crosscut9 hours ago
Washington’s waters are under threat from a villain you can’t see: acidifcation. This computer model is giving oyster farmers a lifeline as they seek to adapt to one of the biggest marine crises of our era. Jan Newton and Parker MacCready, oceanographers at the UW's Applied Physics Laboratory, are quoted. - The Pacific Northwest had fewer than normal quakes this last decade | Oregon Public Broadcasting9 hours ago
Most people in the Pacific Northwest know we live in earthquake country. A new analysis published this week, however, notes that major quakes in the region have gone on a puzzling hiatus over the last decade. Harold Tobin, director of the UW-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, is quoted. - DeepSqueak is an AI that reveals what rats are chatting about | Digital Trends9 hours ago
Just as Aquaman can talk to fish, so too can researchers at the University of Washington chat with rats. Or, at least, they can better understand what rats are squeaking about thanks to a deep learning artificial intelligence system with the ingenious name “DeepSqueak.” John Neumaier, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the UW, is quoted. - 'How is this still a thing': Washington lawmakers call for end to time changes | KING 59 hours ago
Why do we still switch our clocks twice a year? That's what Washington lawmakers are asking with a series of bills that would keep the state in daylight saving time year-round. Steve Calandrillo, a law professor at the UW, is quoted. - WA man files lawsuit against Monsanto claiming exposure to Roundup caused cancer | seattlepi.com9 hours ago
A landscaper from Duvall filed a lawsuit against the Monsanto Company, alleging their Roundup weedkiller caused his diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma with no warning label. A recent UW study on one of Roundup's main ingredients is referenced. - University of Washington researchers create massive genetic map of organ development | GeekWire9 hours ago
Researchers at the University of Washington mapped the development of a fertilized mouse egg using RNA sequencing tools. The resulting dataset will serve as a reference point for how developmental diseases work on a genetic level. Dr. Jay Shendure, professor of genome sciences at the UW, is quoted. - China uses DNA to track its people — it got help from the US | The New York Times9 hours ago
The Chinese authorities turned to an American company and a prominent Yale researcher as they built an enormous system of surveillance and control. Darren Byler, an anthropologist at the UW, is quoted. - Can you guess which face is real, and which is computer generated? | TechCrunch10 hours ago
Computers have recently gotten much, much better at a somewhat unsettling skill: generating fake human faces. As in, creating an image of a human who has never existed before. Two UW professors, Carl Bergstrom (biology) and Jevin West (Information School), created a website that lets users pick between two photos, identifying the "real one" against a fake. - President’s emergency declaration sparks immediate legal backlash | Seattle Weekly10 hours ago
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday morning to secure $8 billion in funding for a border wall, a proposed project that was a centerpiece of his 2016 election campaign. Lisa Manheim, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. - Anorexia knows no body type — and thinking otherwise can be a barrier to treatment | The Seattle Times1 day ago
No matter how much you think you know about the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, odds are one image comes to mind: an emaciated white teenage girl. But that stereotype doesn't line up with many experiences people have with eating disorders. And it can have major consequences for them. Erin Harrop, a doctoral student in social work at the UW, is quoted. - How can a distracted generation learn anything? | BBC1 day ago
Today’s students have a problem, and it’s not the one written on the board. They’re so accustomed to constant stimuli from smartphone apps and streaming platforms that they can’t concentrate in class. Katie Davis, associate professor in the Information School and adjunct associate professor of education at the UW, is quoted. - Healthy living: Kids consuming way too much sugar, study finds | Q13 FOX News1 day ago
A study out of the UK looked at how much sugar kids were consuming and found kids who were 10 years old had already had as much sugar as a recommended limit for an 18-year-old. Judy Simon, a clinical dietitian and nutritionist with UW Medicine, is quoted.
