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Questions have also been raised about the machine??s safety. X-ray exposure is generally considered unhealthy, so if passengers had to receive a hefty dose of them every time they were about to step on a plane, using the SmartCheck would be a blatant violation of civil liberties...
Fortunately though, this is not the case. Although X-rays are never good for you, the machine uses only 10 microRem of X-rays per scan, an extremely low dosage level that some experts deem inconsequential, even for pregnant women. In fact, according to the machine??s manufacturer, a single scan constitutes the same amount of radiation exposure that passengers receive for every two minutes spent in the air. In other words, getting scanned is roughly the equivalent of spending a couple of minutes extra on your next flight...
...more people had denied interest in Harvard’s presidency—at least 11 did so publicly—than could possibly be legitimate candidates, these three “no’s” were the loudest and most meaningful.WARY OF THE ‘MACHINE??What turned such promising candidates away from what some consider the world’s leading university? “Maybe some of them are not interested in Harvard,” Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan suggests. “There...
...Emotion Machine?? features rudimentary illustrations and graphs to supplement many of the key notions, which are often presented conceptually, and in a light that would make them easy for any reader to understand. As Minsky states, “any theory has to begin with a highly simplified version...
...Emotion Machine?? is definitely a worthwhile read, but before you even attempt it, you should be sure that you understand what the book is about. If you pick the book up with a head full of preconceptions, or without a totally open mind, you’ll no doubt wonder about what the hell Minsky’s thinking...