VR Nature Imagery Can Reduce Stress

VR Nature Imagery Can Reduce Stress

A recent study found that a virtual reality experience is able to reduce stress among COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers. Healthcare is never the calmest field. The pay is good but the COVID-19…
Elec-trickery?

Elec-trickery?

Elec-trickery? In the eponymous British children’s television, a magician called Catweazle finds himself transported from the 11th to the 20th century, and all sorts of things like motor cars,…
Realistic Avatars Get A Step Closer

Realistic Avatars Get A Step Closer

Unless you see yourself as a human with a Dogecoin dog atop your neck, avatars are not very realistic. The lack of realism in the digital realms, combined with how tedious VR glasses are, means…
Gender Bias In Linguistics Articles

Gender Bias In Linguistics Articles

An examination of undergraduate textbooks commonly used for linguistics courses and another of over 1,000 articles published in linguistics journals finds persistent gender bias. Gender bias is…