FDA-approved robot assistant gives surgeons force feedback
By Mariella Moon, From engadget The agency has concluded that Senhance is as accurate as the da Vinci. Surgeons are trained to accurately operate on you when you need it, but robotic assistants could help them get to hard-to-reach areas…
A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens
By Patricia A. Alexander and Lauren M. Singer, The Conversation From Business Insider Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge…
Mobile phone companies appear to be providing your number and location to anyone who pays
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch You may remember that last year, Verizon (which owns Oath, which owns TechCrunch) waspunished by the FCC for injecting information into its subscribers’ traffic that allowed them to be tracked without their consent. That practice…
Launch of a new site from the PhilPapers Foundation: PhilArchive.
A new site: PhilArchive We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new site from the PhilPapers Foundation: PhilArchive. As its name indicates, PhilArchive is an open access e-print archive for philosophical works. PhilArchive is a relaunch and rebranding of…
17 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Oct 17 Tue 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Tue Oct 17 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
Caymanian student learns about mosquitoes as Intern at MRCU
Caymanian student Iain Robertson, who plans to pursue a career in the sciences, spent time recently as an intern at the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU). Iain (18), a former pupil of Cayman Prep & High School, shadowed research…
Leading the way
From Barbados Advocate INCREASED access to reliable broadband has given Barbadians an advantage when compared to their Caribbean neighbours. According to Jenson Sylvester, Managing Director of Flow Barbados, the presence of a strong communications backbone has led to increased entrepreneurship…
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US Virgin Islands to make headway on power restoration
From South Florida Caribbean News Linemen arriving in US Virgin Islands to support goal of 90 percent power by Christmas U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Power restoration in the US Virgin Islands is ramping up with the arrival of more linemen…
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Royal Caribbean readies debut of world’s biggest cruise ship
By Kinsey Grant From The Street The 230,000-ton ship is a young traveler’s wonderland with slides, zip lines, surf simulators and more. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL – Get Report) has upped the ante yet again. When the company’s Symphony…
Forecasters monitoring latest potential tropical system in Caribbean
From Tampa Bay Times Forecasters are monitoring a system in the Atlantic that has a chance of becoming the next tropical system. As Hurricane Ophelia bears down on Ireland, forecasters are now monitoring a growing area of showers and thunderstorms…
