Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Why Aren't South Africans Growing More Indigenous Crops? How Farmers Can Be Nudged To Change Their Ways #Aren't #South #Africans #Growing #More #Indigenous #Crops? #Farmers #Nudged #Change #Their #Ways #Food #Flowers #Storm #Climate #Change #Earthquake

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants.
The problems created by westernised diets include ...


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Labor Maintains Clear Lead In All Polls And Is Likely To Win Election #Labor #Maintains #Clear #Lead #Polls #Likely #Election #Apple #Samsung #Google #AI #Chat #GPT #Cyber #Security

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Labor leads by between 52–48 and 53–47 in four new national polls from Resolve, Essential, Morgan and DemosAU. While Labor's vote slumped from a high 55.5–44.5 in Morgan ...


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Did 'Induced Atmospheric Vibration' Cause Blackouts In Europe? An Electrical Engineer Explains The Phenomenon #'Induced #Atmospheric #Vibration' #Cause #Blackouts #Europe? #Electrical #Engineer #Explains #Phenomenon #Airports #Flights #Cars #Vessels #Electric #Vechicle

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The lights are mostly back on in Spain, Portugal and southern France after a widespread blackout on Monday.
The blackout caused chaos for tens of millions of people. It ...


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Election Diary: Albanese Will Be Encouraged By 'Trump' Effect In Helping Canadian Liberals To Victory #Election #Diary: #Albanese #Encouraged #'Trump' #Effect #Helping #Canadian #Liberals #Victory #Inflation #Currency #US #Dollar #Exchange #Recession

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Labor will be encouraged by the Liberals' victory in Canada's election, undoubtedly much helped by US President Donald Trump.
Trump's extraordinary attack on the United ...


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Centre-Left Liberals Make Stunning Comeback To Win Canadian Election #Centre-Left #Liberals #Make #Stunning #Comeback #Canadian #Election #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Canadian media have projected the centre-left Liberals will win the most seats in Canada's federal election. It's still ...


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Monday, April 28, 2025

We're Throwing The Moomins A Birthday Party And You're Invited #We're #Throwing #Moomins #Birthday #Party #You're #Invited #School #University #Collage #Teach #Student

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Tove Jansson published her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, 80 years ago, in 1945. The story follows a family of hippo-like creatures ...


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Pierre Poilievre's 'More Boots, Less Suits' Election Strategy Held Little Appeal To Women #Pierre #Poilievre's #'More #Boots, #Less #Suits' #Election #Strategy #Held #Little #Appeal #Women #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Women represent more than 50 per cent of the Canadian population , and there is no easy path to power without their votes.
The Conservative Party's gender gap in support ...


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One In Ten Patient Safety Incidents In Hospitals Due To Poor Communication New Study #Patient #Safety #Incidents #Hospitals #Poor #Communication #Study #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Patients' lives are being put at risk by poor communication from healthcare professionals in hospitals worldwide, according to new research my colleagues and I ...


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A Ketamine Nasal Spray Will Be Subsidised For Treatment-Resistant Depression. Here's What You Need To Know About Spravato #Ketamine #Nasal #Spray #Subsidised #Treatment-Resistant #Depression. #Here's #What #Need #Know #About #Spravato #Vaccines #Pills #Doctor #Hospital #Pandemic

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
An antidepressant containing a form of the drug ketamine has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), making it much cheaper for the estimated 30,000 ...


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Big And Small Spending Included In Labor Costings, But Off-Budget Items Yet To Be Revealed #Small #Spending #Included #Labor #Costings, #Off-Budget #Items #Revealed #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The federal budget will be stronger than suggested in last month's budget, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers who released Labor's costings on Monday.
Many of the ...


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Election Diary: Labor To Slash More Consultant Costs And Increase Visa Charges To Pay For Fresh Election Commitments #Election #Diary: #Labor #Slash #More #Consultant #Costs #Visa #Charges #Fresh #Election #Commitments #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than
A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates. ...


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Peter Dutton Calling The ABC And The Guardian 'Hate Media' Rings Alarm Bells For Democracy #Peter #Dutton #Calling #Guardian #'Hate #Media' #Rings #Alarm #Bells #Democracy #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
In front of a crowd of party faithful last weekend, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton referred to the ABC, Guardian Australia and other news platforms as–hate media–. The ...


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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Newspoll Shows Labor's Lead Steady At 5248 #Newspoll #Shows #Labor's #Lead #Steady #5248 #Inflation #Currency #US #Dollar #Exchange #Recession

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
While last week's Morgan and YouGov polls had Labor continuing its surge, Newspoll is steady for the fourth successive week at 52–48 to Labor. A Redbridge poll of the ...


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Fossil Fuels Are Still Subsidised: G20 Could Push For The Funds To Be Shifted To Cleaner Energy #Fossil #Fuels #Still #Subsidised: #Push #Funds #Shifted #Cleaner #Energy #Factory #Output #Production #Appliance #Equipment

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
As the G20 presiding nation , South Africa has an opportunity to champion issues relevant to emerging economies. One of these issues is government subsidisation of ...


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Rwanda's Genocide: Why Remembering Needs To Be Free Of Politics Lessons From Survivors #Rwanda's #Genocide: #Remembering #Needs #Free #Politics #Lessons #Survivors #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Memory and politics are inherently intertwined and can never be fully separated in post-atrocity and post-genocidal contexts. They are also dynamic and ever-changing. The ...


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First Fossil Pangolin Tracks Discovered In South Africa #First #Fossil #Pangolin #Tracks #Discovered #South #Africa #Factory #Output #Production #Appliance #Equipment

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
A team of scientists who study vertebrate fossil tracks and traces on South Africa's southern Cape coast have identified the world's first fossil pangolin trackway , with ...


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Boeing, NASA Pause Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project #Boeing, #NASA #Pause #Sustainable #Flight #Demonstrator #Project #Factory #Output #Production #Appliance #Equipment

(MENAFN - The Peninsula)
Xinhua
San Francisco: Boeing and NASA announced on Thursday the pause of work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
Boeing will continue to study the ...


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Election Diary: Albanese Promises Around-The-Clock Health Line, With Leaders To Hold Rallies In Victoria #Election #Diary: #Albanese #Promises #Around-The-Clock #Health #Line, #Leaders #Rallies #Victoria #Vaccines #Pills #Doctor #Hospital #Pandemic

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch another push on health on Sunday, announcing a re-elected Labor government would set up a free around-the-clock 1800MEDICARE ...


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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Social Attitudes Are Driving Europe's Mobility Transformation, Not Tech #Social #Attitudes #Driving #Europe's #Mobility #Transformation, #Tech #Airports #Flights #Cars #Vessels #Electric #Vechicle

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Mobility is evolving rapidly, especially in Europe, and this transformation is not only reflected in the types of vehicles being used, but also in citizens themselves. ...


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Young UK Journalists Learn Towards Activist Roles, Away From Objectivity New Survey #Young #Journalists #Learn #Towards #Activist #Roles, #Away #Objectivity #Survey #Facebook #Twitter #Meta #Instagram #TikTok

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The role of journalists has been changing for some time now . Due to the rise of social media, journalists no longer hold the monopoly on informing the public and holding ...


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Brown Rice Contains More Arsenic Than White Rice But Here's Why You Shouldn't Worry #Brown #Rice #Contains #More #Arsenic #Than #White #Rice #Here's #Shouldn't #Worry #Vaccines #Pills #Doctor #Hospital #Pandemic

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Brown rice contains more arsenic than white rice, according to a recent study from the US . Understandably, that might sound alarming. After all, arsenic is a well-known ...


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New Survey Shows The Extent Of Class Privilege In UK Journalism #Survey #Shows #Extent #Class #Privilege #Journalism #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
UK journalism has a class problem. This statement will not surprise most people familiar with UK newsrooms. What is astonishing, though, is the scarcity of empirical data ...


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'Energy Security' Is Being Used To Justify More Fossil Fuels But This Will Only Make Us Less Secure #'Energy #Security' #Being #Used #Justify #More #Fossil #Fuels #This #Only #Make #Less #Secure #Factory #Output #Production #Appliance #Equipment

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The UK government is about to host a summit with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the future of energy security . It does so as the world grapples with war, ...


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South Africa: State Of The Nation 30 Years Into Democracy #South #Africa: #Nation #Years #Into #Democracy #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Just over 30 years after South Africa's first democratic elections, public opinion is divided over how to evaluate the post-apartheid, democratic state. Characterisations ...


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Australia Needs Bold Ideas On Defence. The Coalition's Increased Spending Plan Falls Disappointingly Short #Australia #Needs #Bold #Ideas #Defence. #Coalition's #Increased #Spending #Plan #Falls #Disappointingly #Short #Inflation #Currency #US #Dollar #Exchange #Recession

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Just as voting has begun in this year's federal election, the Coalition has released its long-awaited defence policy platform . The main focus, as expected, is a boost in ...


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Flooding Incidents In Ghana's Capital Are On The Rise. Researchers Chase The Cause #Flooding #Incidents #Ghana's #Capital #Rise. #Researchers #Chase #Cause #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Urban flooding is a major problem in the global south. In west and central Africa, more than 4 million people were affected by flooding in 2024. In Ghana, cities suffer ...


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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Canada's New Immigration Policy Favours Construction Workers But Leaves The Rest Behind #Canada's #Immigration #Policy #Favours #Construction #Workers #Leaves #Rest #Behind #Inflation #Currency #US #Dollar #Exchange #Recession

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Migrant workers have long been recognized as essential to Canada's economy. But that recognition rarely translates into meaningful inclusion. As Canada embarks on new ...


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Ambitious Changes To Canadian Conservation Law Are Needed To Reverse The Decline In Biodiversity #Ambitious #Changes #Canadian #Conservation #Needed #Reverse #Decline #Biodiversity #Apple #Samsung #Google #AI #Chat #GPT #Cyber #Security

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Canada's biodiversity is in decline. Globally, climate change, urbanization, overexploitation of resources and habitat loss are combining to drive biodiversity loss ...


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Election Diary: Dutton In Third Debate Gives Labor Ammunition For Its Scare About Cuts #Election #Diary: #Dutton #Third #Debate #Gives #Labor #Ammunition #Scare #About #Cuts #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
In the leaders' third head-to-head encounter, on Nine on Tuesday, Peter Dutton's bluntness when pressed on cuts has given ammunition to Labor's scare campaign about what ...


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Leaders Trade Barbs And Well-Worn Lines In Unspectacular Third Election Debate #Leaders #Trade #Barbs #Well-Worn #Lines #Unspectacular #Third #Election #Debate #Inflation #Currency #US #Dollar #Exchange #Recession

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have met for the third leaders' debate of this election campaign, this time on the Nine network. And while the debate traversed much of ...


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To Truly Understand Pope Francis' Theology And Impact You Need To Look To His Life In Buenos Aires #Truly #Understand #Pope #Francis' #Theology #Impact #Need #Look #Life #Buenos #Aires #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Pope Francis' journey from the streets of Flores, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the Vatican, is a remarkable tale.
Born in 1936, Jorge Bergoglio was ...


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Australia Had A National Reckoning Over Domestic Violence, But Where's The Focus This Election? #Australia #National #Reckoning #Domestic #Violence, #Where's #Focus #This #Election? #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
For most of this federal election campaign, politicians have said very little about violence against women and children.
Now in the fourth week of the five-week ...


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The Story Behind The 'Moko' Drums, Sacred Musical Instruments From The Alor-Pantar Archipelago #Story #Behind #'Moko' #Drums, #Sacred #Musical #Instruments #Alor-Pantar #Archipelago #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the 'maasang' – the central altar of their village – alternating coordinated movements with ...


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The Government Has Pledged $10 Million For Inclusive LGBTQIA+ Health Care. Here's What That Means #Government #Pledged #Million #Inclusive #LGBTQIA+ #Health #Care. #Here's #What #That #Means #Vaccines #Pills #Doctor #Hospital #Pandemic

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Last week, the federal government announced a $10 million commitment to make Medicare more inclusive for LGBTQIA+ Australians. It aims to improve their access ...


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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Low Effort, High Visibility: What Bumper Stickers Say About Our Values And Identity #Effort, #Visibility: #What #Bumper #Stickers #About #Values #Identity #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
You may have seen them around town or in the news. Bumper stickers on Teslas broadcasting to anyone who looks:–I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy.–
You might ...


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A Secret Mathematical Rule Has Shaped The Beaks Of Birds And Other Dinosaurs For 200 Million Years #Secret #Mathematical #Rule #Shaped #Beaks #Birds #Other #Dinosaurs #Million #Years #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size – from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle.
We have found, however, that this ...


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Election Diary: Coalition Makes 'Law-And-Order' Pitch, With Plan To Invest Proceeds Of Drug Crime Into Communities #Election #Diary: #Coalition #Makes #'Law-And-Order' #Pitch, #Plan #Invest #Proceeds #Drug #Crime #Into #Communities #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
As it seeks to gain some momentum for its campaign, the Coalition on Monday will focus on law and order, announcing $355 million for a National Drug Enforcement and ...


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150 Years Ago, The Metre Convention Determined How We Measure The World - A Radical Initiative For The Time #Years #Ago, #Metre #Convention #Determined #Measure #World #Radical #Initiative #Time #Meeting #Discussions #Event #Agreement #MoU

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the most overlooked yet globally influential treaty in history: the Metre ...


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80 Years After Atomic Bombs Devastated Japan, Donald Trump's Actions Risk Nuclear Proliferation #Years #Atomic #Bombs #Devastated #Japan, #Donald #Trump's #Actions #Risk #Nuclear #Proliferation #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The policy of every American president since Harry S. Truman has been to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
They have not always been successful. The world's ...


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Newspoll Steady As Both Leaders' Ratings Fall Labor Surging In Poll Of Marginal Seats #Newspoll #Steady #Both #Leaders' #Ratings #Fall #Labor #Surging #Poll #Marginal #Seats #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
With less than two weeks to go now until the federal election, the polls continue to favour the government being returned.
Newspoll was steady at 52–48 to Labor, but ...


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Friday, April 18, 2025

All Models Are Wrong − A Computational Modeling Expert Explains How Engineers Make Them Useful #Models #Wrong #Computational #Modeling #Expert #Explains #Engineers #Make #Them #Useful #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Nicknamed–Galloping Gertie– for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now infamous failure, in the ...


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As Views On Spanking Shift Worldwide, Most US Adults Support It, And 19 States Allow Physical Punishment In Schools #Views #Spanking #Shift #Worldwide, #Most #Adults #Support #Allow #Physical #Punishment #Schools #School #University #Collage #Teach #Student

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not–cruel and unusual punishment–, many U.S. states allow physical ...


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Crime Is Nonpartisan And The Blame Game On Crime In Cities Is Wrong On Both Sides #Crime #Nonpartisan #Blame #Game #Crime #Cities #Wrong #Both #Sides #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Following George Floyd's death at the hands of police in Minneapolis in 2020, the U.S. has undergone a national reckoning over crime prevention and police reform.
Across ...


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With Federal Funding In Question, Artists Can Navigate A Perilous Future By Looking To The Past #Federal #Funding #Question, #Artists #Navigate #Perilous #Future #Looking #Past #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
In a February 2025 Truth Social post , President Donald Trump declared a–Golden Age in Arts and Culture.–
So far, this–golden age– has entailed an executive order ...


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Posh-House Drama, Elton's New Album And Art To Make You Weep What To Watch, See And Listen To This Week #Posh-House #Drama, #Elton's #Album #Make #Weep #What #Watch, #Listen #This #Week #School #University #Collage #Teach #Student

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
This week I've seen Disney's latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl , variously described as a–posh-house drama–,–the equivalent of an airport novel– and–enjoyably ...


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Freaky Tales: This Gory 80S-Inspired Anthology Film Is All Surface And No Substance #Freaky #Tales: #This #Gory #80S-Inspired #Anthology #Film #Surface #Substance #Facebook #Twitter #Meta #Instagram #TikTok

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
Nostalgia for the 1980s has been in vogue since the release of Stranger Things in 2016. The Netflix show brought about a renaissance of interest in the popular culture of ...


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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Popular Ais Head-To-Head: Openai Beats Deepseek On Sentence-Level Reasoning #Popular #Head-To-Head: #Openai #Beats #Deepseek #Sentence-Level #Reasoning #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
ChatGPT and other AI chatbots based on large language models are known to occasionally make things up, including scientific and legal citations . It turns out that ...


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Why People With Autism Struggle To Get Hired − And How Businesses Can Help By Changing How They Look At Job Interviews #People #Autism #Struggle #Hired #Businesses #Help #Changing #They #Look #Interviews #Investment #Fund #Contract #Company #Employee

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
First impressions matter - they shape how we're judged in mere seconds , research shows. People are quick to evaluate others' competence, likability and honesty, often ...


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International Students Infuse Tens Of Millions Of Dollars Into Local Economies Across The US. What Happens If They Stay Home? #International #Students #Infuse #Tens #Millions #Dollars #Into #Local #Economies #Across #What #Happens #They #Stay #Home? #Inflation #Currency #US #Dollar #Exchange #Recession

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on ...


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Reckoning And Resistance: The Future Of Black Hiring Commitments On Campus #Reckoning #Resistance: #Future #Black #Hiring #Commitments #Campus #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #

(MENAFN - The Conversation)
In the wake of George Floyd's murder in May 2020, a global reckoning on anti-Black racism ignited protests, conversations and demand for action. Across North America, ...


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