Saturday, February 4, 2023

Commonly used police diversity training unlikely to change officers' behavior, study finds

Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop earlier this month in Memphis, has become the latest face in a racial justice and police reform movement fueled by a string of similar cases in which Black men have died from injuries sustained while being taken into custody.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/commonly-used-police-diversity-training-unlikely-to-change-officers-behavior-study-finds

Soft robotic wearable restores arm function for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Some 30,000 people in the U.S. are affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurodegenerative condition that damages cells in the brain and spinal cord necessary for movement.