Tag Archives: Measuring

Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity – The New York Times

Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity  The New York Times Trump administration ends government’s annual report on hunger in America  NBC News Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey  The Wall Street Journal Trump administration cancels annual food insecurity survey, USDA says  Reuters Trump USDA Ends Annual Hunger Survey For Being ‘Overly Politicized’  Forbes Source link

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The Challenge of Measuring the Mass of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Aug, 2025

The Challenge of Measuring the Mass of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Aug, 2025

Press enter or click to view image in full size (Credit: Ciyavula) The biggest uncertainty about the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS involves the diameter of its solid-density nucleus. The flux detected by the SPHEREx space observatory at a wavelength of 1 micrometer from 3I/ATLAS on August 8–12, 2025 suggests a huge nucleus or alternatively an opaque dust cloud that scatters sunlight …

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Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels In Space

Where There Is No Down: Measuring Liquid Levels In Space

As you can probably imagine, we get tips on a lot of really interesting projects here at Hackaday. Most are pretty serious, at least insofar as they aim to solve a specific problem in some new and clever way. Some, though, are a little more lighthearted, such as a fun project that came across the tips line back in May. …

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Smartwatches are useless for measuring actual stress levels, study says – TechSpot

Smartwatches are useless for measuring actual stress levels, study says  TechSpot Smartwatches offer little insight into stress levels, researchers find  The Guardian New Study Finds Smartwatches Aren’t That Good at Measuring Stress  Gizmodo Your Smartwatch Doesn’t Know Much About Your Mental State and Here’s Why  nextpit.com Is Wearable Tech Making Us Healthier—or Just More Neurotic?  The Daily Beast Source link

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New Study Finds Smartwatches Aren’t That Good at Measuring Stress

New Study Finds Smartwatches Aren’t That Good at Measuring Stress

Some health enthusiasts swear by smartwatches as a way to monitor stress levels, but a recent study calls into question that common usage. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, claims that such watches display a very limited ability to actually communicate what a person’s psychological state is. Sometimes, a watch may think the user is …

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Measuring what Americans think about immigration

Measuring what Americans think about immigration

MEASURING WHAT AMERICANS THINK ABOUT IMMIGRATION. Over the weekend, CBS News published a new poll with the headline, “Poll finds support for Trump’s deportation program falls.” The story seemed straightforward. But the story behind the story is worth looking into. The poll found that 44% of those surveyed approved of the way President Donald Trump is handling the issue of immigration, …

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