Simroid is a robot designed to help dental students improve on their patient communication skills. The video below is an interview with Dr. Naotake Shibui of the Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, who helped develop the Simroid.
According to the interview, Simroid is modeled after a 28-year-old woman, and her fear of dentists and sensitivity to pain have […]

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Good looking new blog called Saber-scouting has been getting a lot of attention around town. That’s right, town. As in Blogtown. The co-founders both have experience working for major league teams and one is currently a scout for a team.
Yesterday they profiled Johnny Cueto, which, as a Reds fan interested me greatly. (Side note: anyone out […]

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Here’s a case that could be interesting to follow:
A South Korean university said on Wednesday it is suing the prestigious US university Yale for 50 million dollars (S$69 million) over a fake degree scandal which it said caused ‘irreparable damage’ to its reputation.
Dongguk University said in a statement it will take the US university to […]

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