3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday.
1. It has taken the LSAT, would very likely be at the top of its class and land a coveted position at any megafirm. What is it?
Hint:
Answer: IBM’s computer savant Watson is going legal. With the ability to “comb through mountains of data within minutes,” work 24-7 without a break (other than, perhaps, requiring occasional maintenance) or salary, he will likely become every partner’s favorite associate. Read more here.
2. How do you get a couple of pool noodles and beer bucket across a country?
Hint:
Answer: hitch them up to a Hitchbot and send it on its way. The well-outfitted robot, created by two Canadian professors is making many friends and gaining quite a few Twitter and Facebook followers as it treks across the provinces, beginning in Nova Scotia and ending in British Columbia. See and read more here.
3. How have scientists better deciphered stress-related disorders? No need to get stressed out if you don’t have the answer…
Hint:
Answer: it’s no big secret that ongoing stress often leads to debilitating physical and mental health conditions. Scientists, focusing on the serotonin transporter gene, have discovered that when it comes to depression in teens, slight genetic modifications predict the brain’s response to stress. Researchers further examined brain images and saliva tests from a group of study participants and the brains of deceased individuals to arrive at the conclusion that genetic modification patterns are heritable and that exposure to stress over a period of time may result in genetic alteration. Awareness of the causes and predictors of stress-related illnesses allows for the implementation of habits, therapies, educational tools an so forth to reduce or eliminate the risk of such illnesses before they cause additional… stress. Read the details here.