An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them?
Category: Tests and Examinations
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U.S. Introduces New Female Crash-Test Dummy Standards
A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.
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Fed Prepares Bank-Friendly Changes to Annual Stress Tests
The Federal Reserve Board is poised to start releasing in advance models it uses to test the biggest banks’ readiness to withstand economic shocks.
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Is My Husband a Doormat?
How a personality test changed our marriage.
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So Many Days Lost at the Doctor’s Office
Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens.
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Bird Flu Is Spreading. Why Aren’t More People Getting Tested?
Even as the H5N1 virus evolves, gaps remain in the nation’s contingency plans for human testing, scientists say.
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How Schools Can Survive A.I.
Step 1: Assume all students are going to use the technology.
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Too Many Workers, or Too Few: India’s Colossal Employment Challenge
In some places, educated young people are desperate for steady employment in the world’s most populous nation. In others, factory owners struggle to retain workers.
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How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants
The New York Times – Business:Google’s Bard chatbot fared far worse than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but human assistants might soon be out of their jobs.
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How A.I. Is Being Used to Detect Cancer That Doctors Miss
The New York Times – Business:Hungary has become a major testing ground for A.I. software to spot cancer, as doctors debate whether the technology will replace them in medical jobs.