Viagra, Inclusive AI, Mind-Body Connection in Dogs

Today you’ll learn about why younger men have started taking Viagra, how Meta is trying to get rid of bias in AI, and about a dog named Hacho with some mysterious behavioral issues. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/viagra-inclusive-ai-mind-body-connection-in-dogs

Viagra

• “In Conversation: How Viagra became a new ‘tool’ for young men.” by Yasemin Nicola Sakay. 2022.
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/in-conversation-how-viagra-became-a-new-tool-for-young-men#3-men-on-their-experiences-with-Viagra
• “The shocking reasons why thousands of young men are resorting to Viagra: With increasing numbers of the under-30s affected by impotence, experts warn that relying on the little blue pills may be masking serious health dangers.” by Lois Rogers. 2020.
  • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8783089/The-shocking-reasons-thousands-young-men-resorting-Viagra.html

Inclusive AI 

• “Meta attempts a new, more ‘inclusive’ AI training dataset.” by Andrew Paul. 2023.
  • https://www.popsci.com/technology/meta-ai-casual-conversations-v2/
• “Introducing Casual Conversations v2: A more inclusive dataset to measure fairness.” Meta. 2023.
  • https://ai.facebook.com/blog/casual-conversations-v2-dataset-measure-fairness/
• “There’s More to AI Bias Than Biased Data, NIST Report Highlights.” n.a. 2022.
  • https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/03/theres-more-ai-bias-biased-data-nist-report-highlights
• “What is Artificial Intelligence?” by Alyssa Schroer. 2023.
  • https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence

Mind-Body Connection in Dogs 

• “The Body-Mind Connection in Dogs.” by Wedny Lyons Sunshine, MA. 2023.
  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tender-paws/202303/the-body-mind-connection-in-dogs
• “Behavioural disorder in a dog with congenital agenesis of the vomeronasal organ and the septum pellucidum.” by Susan Muniz-de Miguel, et al. 2023.
  • https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vrc2.571

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