New preprint: Explainable computer vision predicts 0–100 fear from spider images. Three models, 313 images; MAE ≈10–11 (cross‑val). Explanations: models focus on phobia‑relevant stimulus; errors higher for distant/artificial spiders. arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2509.04889
#ComputerVision #ExposureTherapy
#ComputerVision #ExposureTherapy
SpiderNets: Estimating Fear Ratings of Spider-Related Images with Vision Models
Advances in computer vision have opened new avenues for clinical applications, particularly in computerized exposure therapy where visual stimuli can be dynamically adjusted based on patient responses...
arxiv.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New preprint: Explainable computer vision predicts 0–100 fear from spider images. Three models, 313 images; MAE ≈10–11 (cross‑val). Explanations: models focus on phobia‑relevant stimulus; errors higher for distant/artificial spiders. arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2509.04889
#ComputerVision #ExposureTherapy
#ComputerVision #ExposureTherapy
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The enterprise formerly known as Twitter is now understood by all to be in the service of right-wing authoritarianism in the United States and around the globe.
There is an uprising against Tesla, which is just a car company. Where is the uprising against X? How can any nonmalicious nonprofit or
There is an uprising against Tesla, which is just a car company. Where is the uprising against X? How can any nonmalicious nonprofit or
March 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The enterprise formerly known as Twitter is now understood by all to be in the service of right-wing authoritarianism in the United States and around the globe.
There is an uprising against Tesla, which is just a car company. Where is the uprising against X? How can any nonmalicious nonprofit or
There is an uprising against Tesla, which is just a car company. Where is the uprising against X? How can any nonmalicious nonprofit or
Reposted by Dominik Pegler
state or city organization continue to use it for its messaging? Or anyone else.
Rise up!
https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/
Rise up!
https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
state or city organization continue to use it for its messaging? Or anyone else.
Rise up!
https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/
Rise up!
https://www.politico.eu/article/musks-x-suspends-opposition-accounts-turkey-protest-civil-unrest-erdogan-imamoglu-istanbul-mayor/
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I rarely see imagery today that makes it viscerally feel like I'm living in the year 2025, but this definitely looks like something out of dystopian sci-fi.
January 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I rarely see imagery today that makes it viscerally feel like I'm living in the year 2025, but this definitely looks like something out of dystopian sci-fi.
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“We can build the web we want to see.” @molly.wiki kicked off XOXO 2024's conference with a hopeful talk about building @web3isgoinggreat.com and how we can “push the web back towards the wonderful, joyful, beautiful place it used to be.” xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
Molly White · Videos · XOXO
Best known for puncturing blockchain/crypto hype with her Web3 Is Going Just Great project, writer/researcher Molly White believes a better web is possible. Launched two years ago, her Citation Ne...
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October 7, 2024 at 6:54 PM
“We can build the web we want to see.” @molly.wiki kicked off XOXO 2024's conference with a hopeful talk about building @web3isgoinggreat.com and how we can “push the web back towards the wonderful, joyful, beautiful place it used to be.” xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
"MIT leaders describe their experience of not renewing the largest journal contract as “overwhelmingly positive”. Read what happened after they cancelled…"
druedin.com/2024/08/16/h...
druedin.com/2024/08/16/h...
How MIT copes without Elsevier
MIT leaders describe their experience of not renewing the largest journal contract as "overwhelmingly positive". Read what happened after they cancelled... https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-know...
druedin.com
August 16, 2024 at 3:30 PM
"MIT leaders describe their experience of not renewing the largest journal contract as “overwhelmingly positive”. Read what happened after they cancelled…"
druedin.com/2024/08/16/h...
druedin.com/2024/08/16/h...
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Many yearn for the "good old days" of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-...
www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-...
We can have a different web
Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
www.citationneeded.news
May 1, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Many yearn for the "good old days" of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-...
www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-...