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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

Futurum

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. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. Published: May 25, 2022. says Aimee.

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Cyber security for the AI age

Futurum

Burcu studies cyber security, but not in the way that involves delving deep into computer code. I am interested in human-computer interaction and interface design,” she says. Additionally, financial services also provide access to large sums of money, which criminals try to access through mobile banking malware.

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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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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

But that certainly doesn’t mean AI can’t importantly help the progress of science. At a very practical level, for example, LLMs provide a new kind of linguistic interface to the computational capabilities that we’ve spent so long building in the Wolfram Language. The system is doing a computation to determine its behavior.

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STEM Statistics For 2023 (Education, Diversity, Careers)

The Maker Mom

Technological positions are leading the charge for growth, and people who choose to specialize in computer and mathematical degrees will stand to gain a unique advantage. Women in computer and mathematics careers only account for 25.2% For instance, in the social sciences, women hold an impressive 64% share of the workforce.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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The idea that exam results should be assessed differently based on a student’s socio-economic background is known as differential treatment, and Emil is investigating whether such policies can improve equality and efficiency in education and labour markets. How does economics combine mathematics and social science?

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Creating software that works for everyone

Futurum

However, as we become ever-more reliant on software, ensuring it is accessible for all of society is a growing necessity. ACCESSIBLE — can be obtained easily and used by everyone. APP — a computer program used to perform a specific function (e.g., USER INTERFACE — the place where an end user interacts with a computer (e.g.,