People ask questions in order to efficiently learn about the world. But do people ask good questions? In this work, we designed an intuitive, gamebased task that allowed people to ask natural language questions to resolve their uncertainty. Question quality was measured through Bayesian idealobserver models that considered large spaces of possible game states. During free-form question generati...

"Ask Dr Ian About Sex" is unique as a book. It is not a text book, it is not a novel, it is not a history or a political book. It is a book about sex. It is not prudish, pornographic or distasteful in any way. Dr Banks uses mirth to write this book. This is a very common method used in our society to talk or discuss sexual matters and is used in a cultural, social and clinical settings. The con...

Application platforms provide applications with access to hardware (e.g., GPS and cameras) and personal data. Modern platforms use permission systems to protect access to these resources. The nature of these permission systems vary widely across platforms. Some platforms obtain user consent as part of installation, while others display runtime consent dialogs. We propose a set of guidelines to ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to identify the type and frequency of questions asked about stroke by patients, relatives, and caregivers. METHODS All stroke-related inquiries made to Stroke Association Advice Centers in the United Kingdom during a 4-month period were recorded. RESULTS During the study period, 1,397 people asked 1,908 questions. Nearly one quarter needed more information a...