Empirical research

Wind Energy Technology Advances Propel the Future of Sustainable Power Generation

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

DUBLIN, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Technology Advances in Next-generation Wind Energy Systems" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Technology Advances in Next-generation Wind Energy Systems" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Global Wind Energy Market Witnesses a Technological Leap – A comprehensive research publication exploring the cutting-edge advancements in wind energy technology has recently been unveiled.
  • This detailed study carefully examines the transformative potential of next-generation wind energy systems, addressing the noteworthy challenges faced by the industry.
  • It spans a range of emerging systems, such as floating wind energy systems, bladeless wind turbines, airborne wind energy systems (AWESs), vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs), and direct-drive wind turbines.

SEC Office of the Investor Advocate Publishes Its Policy Recommendations on Mandatory Arbitration and Registered Index-Linked Annuities Research

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - December 5, 2023) - The Office of the Investor Advocate of the Securities and Exchange Commission today published its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2023 to Congress.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - December 5, 2023) - The Office of the Investor Advocate of the Securities and Exchange Commission today published its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2023 to Congress.
  • The report highlights the work of the Office during the fiscal year.
  • Notable highlights from the report include:
    Empirical research findings about investors’ comprehension of registered index-linked annuities as well as policy recommendations;
    Research findings about investment advisory agreements use of mandatory arbitration clauses including suggested approaches on combating abusive use of those clauses;
    Metrics measuring the activities of the Office including the substantial uptick in investor engagement, investor submissions, and inquiries; and
    Topical discussions of private markets, cybersecurity, and equity market structure.
  • The Office of the Investor Advocate is an independent office within the SEC, created by Congress, to provide investors with a voice inside the Commission, to assist retail investors, to study investor behavior, and to support the Investor Advisory Committee of the Commission.

ThreatNG Launches Groundbreaking Open-Source Governance and Compliance Dataset Project

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

ThreatNG Security, a leading external attack surface management (EASM), digital risk protection (DRP), and security ratings cybersecurity solutions provider, is excited to announce the kickstart of its innovative open-source project, the " ThreatNG Governance and Compliance Dataset ."

Key Points: 
  • ThreatNG Security, a leading external attack surface management (EASM), digital risk protection (DRP), and security ratings cybersecurity solutions provider, is excited to announce the kickstart of its innovative open-source project, the " ThreatNG Governance and Compliance Dataset ."
  • By open-sourcing Governance and Compliance datasets, ThreatNG exemplifies its commitment to advancing the collective state of cybersecurity globally.
  • Financial Services find crucial insights in Ethics, Governance, Compliance, and Trust datasets, fostering integrity and compliance.
  • For more information about the ThreatNG Governance and Compliance Open-Source Project, please visit:

FinRegLab Report and Webinar Examine the Policy Implications of AI in Financial Services as Adoption Continues to Accelerate in Credit Underwriting and Other Use Cases

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

The live webinar on January 17 will focus on both policy implications and recent market developments, bridging from the credit context to how financial institutions are approaching generative AI applications that can produce new content in response to queries.

Key Points: 
  • The live webinar on January 17 will focus on both policy implications and recent market developments, bridging from the credit context to how financial institutions are approaching generative AI applications that can produce new content in response to queries.
  • "As the pace of AI adoption increases, engagement between policymakers and other stakeholders is becoming increasingly urgent," said FinRegLab CEO Melissa Koide.
  • The new report considers the implications of machine learning underwriting models and new data science tools for compliance with federal laws governing consumer disclosures, fair lending analyses, and risk management.
  • Advanced registration is required for the January 17 webinar, "Getting Ahead of the Curve: Emerging Issues in the Use of AI and Machine Learning in Financial Services."

International Group of Scientists Offers Proven Solution to Global Conflict

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

This letter from the Global Union of Scientists for Peace offered "a proven technology for peace, security, and a swift resolution of conflict" in Ukraine, the Middle East, and elsewhere in the world.

Key Points: 
  • This letter from the Global Union of Scientists for Peace offered "a proven technology for peace, security, and a swift resolution of conflict" in Ukraine, the Middle East, and elsewhere in the world.
  • Dr. Tony Nader, Chairman of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace, said this innovative solution would "cost less than one day of war."
  • "This technology of consciousness has been confirmed in 56 empirical studies, 28 of which have been published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
  • The Global Union of Scientists for Peace is a global organization of scientists, political leaders, and scholars from different fields.

International Group of Scientists Offers Proven Solution to Global Conflict

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

This letter from the Global Union of Scientists for Peace offered "a proven technology for peace, security, and a swift resolution of conflict" in Ukraine, the Middle East, and elsewhere in the world.

Key Points: 
  • This letter from the Global Union of Scientists for Peace offered "a proven technology for peace, security, and a swift resolution of conflict" in Ukraine, the Middle East, and elsewhere in the world.
  • Dr. Tony Nader, Chairman of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace, said this innovative solution would "cost less than one day of war."
  • "This technology of consciousness has been confirmed in 56 empirical studies, 28 of which have been published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
  • The Global Union of Scientists for Peace is a global organization of scientists, political leaders, and scholars from different fields.

How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Republican Representative George Santos allegedly lied in many ways, including to donors through a third party in order to misuse the funds raised.

Key Points: 
  • Republican Representative George Santos allegedly lied in many ways, including to donors through a third party in order to misuse the funds raised.
  • Another is the medium used to convey the alleged lie: on a bureaucratic form, through intermediaries and via social media.
  • Differences like these lead researchers like me to wonder what factors influence the telling of lies.

Figuring out the frequency of lies

  • The classic study on lying frequency was conducted by psychologist Bella DePaulo in the mid-1990s.
  • The community members averaged one lie per day, while the students averaged two lies per day.
  • It could be that each person in the group tells one or two lies per day.
  • Participants reported 1,646 lies in total, but half of them came from just 5.3% of the participants.

Does the medium make a difference?

  • What if you don’t just consider face-to-face interactions, but introduce some distance by communicating via text, email or the phone?
  • Research suggests the medium doesn’t matter much.
  • For the rest of the group, the vast majority said that 10% or fewer of their texts contained lies.
  • Many lies occur in the heat of the moment, so it makes sense that when there’s a delay in communication, as with email, lying would decrease.

Does the audience change things?

  • In addition to the medium, does the intended receiver of a potential lie make any difference?
  • In her classic work, DePaulo found that people tend to tell what she called “everyday lies” more often to strangers than family members.
  • Other data also finds participants tell more lies to friends and family members than to strangers.

Investigating the truth about lies

  • Further replication is needed, and cross-cultural studies using non-Western participants are scarce.
  • Additionally, there are many other variables that could be examined, such as age, gender, religion and political affiliation.


From 2020-2023, Christian B. Miller received funding from the John Templeton Foundation for the Honesty Project, which advancd research on the psychology and philosophy of honesty.

ZeroEyes Establishes Research Center to Analyze Gun-Related Violence and Help Combat Mass Shootings

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroEyes, the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, today launched a pioneering research center dedicated to the analysis and understanding of gun-related violence across various commercial and infrastructure sectors. The center will collect and analyze data about the characteristics of public shooting incidents, enabling ZeroEyes to better prevent and mitigate gun-related violence. It will be led by the newly appointed Director of Industry Research and Content, David Riedman.

Key Points: 
  • The center will collect and analyze data about the characteristics of public shooting incidents, enabling ZeroEyes to better prevent and mitigate gun-related violence.
  • As the founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database , Riedman has studied thousands of school shootings dating back to 1966 and will use a similar data collection and analysis methodology to drive the ZeroEyes research center.
  • The research center will look beyond mass fatality attacks to study the patterns and trends of when, where, and why public shootings have occurred.
  • Through the center, ZeroEyes will publish real-time, empirical research that provides unique insights to prevent and mitigate the impacts of shootings in public places.

FinRegLab to Evaluate Data to Increase Credit Access for Minority Business Enterprises and to Scale Lending by Mission-based Lenders

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

It will also evaluate the predictiveness of different credit attributes using loan performance data from larger fintech lenders.

Key Points: 
  • It will also evaluate the predictiveness of different credit attributes using loan performance data from larger fintech lenders.
  • "Increasing credit access among minority business enterprises can help to address racial wealth gaps and spur job creation," said FinRegLab CEO Melissa Koide.
  • To do so, we need the data and research to back it up, which is exactly the goal of FinRegLab's credit access initiative.
  • For earlier FinRegLab work evaluating the use of cash-flow data in both consumer and small business underwriting, visit https://finreglab.org/cash-flow-data-in-underwriting-credit .

Cameras in the court: Why most Trump trials won’t be televised

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Americans will have few opportunities to binge-watch the Donald J. Trump trials.

Key Points: 
  • Americans will have few opportunities to binge-watch the Donald J. Trump trials.
  • Even members of Congress from both sides of the aisle proposed legislation requiring cameras in the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • In this age of Court TV and Judge Judy, why would trials not be televised?
  • There are many reasons why all trials aren’t televised, spanning the history of case law, congressional legislation, empirical research, high-profile “circus” trials and, in some cases, fear.

From public to pensive

    • The right to a public trial is enshrined in English common law and the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
    • Almost everyone is guaranteed public access to, and thus oversight of, their case, which allows the public to hold the system accountable.
    • But the courts have struggled to define how “public” to make a public trial.
    • Generally, in most state courts, an individual judge can make the ultimate decision about allowing cameras in their courtroom.

Grandstanding or transparency?

    • A lawyer representing Trump in the federal 2020 election case said in July that he would prefer cameras in the courtroom.
    • Judges say cameras invite grandstanding by lawyers, intimidate jurors and witnesses, or cause select sound bites to reflect poorly on the court.
    • Introduce the possibility of using artificial intelligence to create deepfake videos about courtroom proceedings, and judges may get even more skittish.
    • One study indicates that recording trials can actually help train better lawyers by viewing, not just reading about, previous cases.
    • A 1994 Federal Judicial Center study found that judges and lawyers noted little-to-no detrimental effect of cameras on federal proceedings.