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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. Published: May 25, 2022. Farmers often use fungicides to protect their crops from fungal diseases.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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His mission is to make healthcare-related music participation accessible to all who will most benefit from it. The benefits of music “Music is particularly powerful because it is a complex, but accessible, activity,” explains Gilles. I have a sincere hope that young people can help bring about an increase in music accessibility.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. He is investigating the connection between poor transport links and social inequality, and bringing sanitation to a remote community in the Andes. Access to water and sanitation are fundamental human rights. Published: June 30, 2022.

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What Image Comes to Your Mind When You Think of a “Doctor”?

National Science Foundation

In a study with 140 students in high school biology classrooms (Cavallo, 1994), teachers were asked to rate each of their students as a rote learner (surface learning, learns by memorizing) or a meaningful learner (deep structured learning, learns by connecting concepts and making sense of concepts). A female friendly science classroom.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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In this article, we speak to GIS experts about how they use GIS to address social and environmental issues in Chicago, Illinois, and the surrounding area. Talk like a geographic information systems expert Cartography — map making Environmental justice — ensuring equitable access to the environment for all people.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

Should we think of it essentially as a practical tool for accessing existing methods, or does it provide something fundamentally new for science? My goal here is to explore and assess what AI can and can’t be expected to do in science. We know the ones that correspond to “known science”. So how does AI stack up?

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Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…

Stephen Wolfram

One of them is that one can expect to make something equally computationally sophisticated out of all sorts of different kinds of things—whether brain tissue or electronics, or some system in nature. But it also highlights how significant our specifics—our particular history, biology, etc.—are. This equivalence has many consequences.

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