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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

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Why K-12 Students Need to Learn Artificial Intelligence

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They must get access to AI education early on, so they will build those skills for their future careers. When it comes to AI, study generally falls under data science or computer science. Currently, only 45% of high schools offer computer science , and it’s often an elective.

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Tech Skills Gaps: The Role of STEM Education

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Data science is another skill to consider. has many data scientists, but many jobs need to be filled in this field. Unfortunately, computer science, including coding, is taught in less than half of America’s high schools. Students who are minorities and economically disadvantaged are falling further behind.

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Farming on permafrost

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There are limited options for importing food as some villages are only accessible by boat or plane,” says Melissa. A food system is influenced by political, social, economic and environmental contexts,” says Glenna, whose role in Permafrost Grown is to investigate how permafrost environments can feed people in the future.

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Modelling minds: can computers mimic human intelligence?

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Long-term memories contain information that is occasionally useful and can be retrieved from storage when that information is relevant, while short-term memories contain information that was recently accessed and still needed for the current task (either newly encountered information or a long-term memory that was recently retrieved from storage).

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How can we modernise power distribution systems to limit the effects of extreme weather?

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Dr Anamika Dubey is an assistant professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University in the USA. As both the global demand for energy and the frequency of extreme weather events increase, the number of power outages, their economic costs and their human impacts will continue to grow.

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