Temporal Horizons

Temporal Horizons of Justice

Mapping Temporal Horizons

Microblogging platforms such as Twitter have recently received much attention as great sources for Live Web sensing, for real time event detection or opinion analysis. Previous works usually assumed that the tweets mainly describe “what’s happening now”. However, a large portion of tweets actually refers to time frames within the past or the future. Such messages often reflect expectations or m...

Temporal Horizons and Decision-Making: A Big Data Approach

Human behavior is plagued by shortsightedness. When faced with two options, smaller rewards are often chosen over larger rewards, even when such choices are potentially costly. In three experiments, we use big data techniques to examine how such choices might be driven by people’s temporal horizons. In Experiment 1, we determine the average distance into the future people talk about in their tw...

NEW HORIZONS New horizons in osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis worldwide and rapidly increasing with ageing populations. It is a major source of pain and disability for individuals and economic burden for health economies. Modern imaging, in particular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has helped us to understand that OA is a dynamic remodelling process involving all the structures within the joint. ...

Expanding horizons