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Cyber security for the AI age

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Digitalisation is helping organisations to enhance communication and collaboration efforts, to innovate, and to stay competitive,” says Dr Burcu Bulgurcu, a cyber security researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University. Creativity, critical thinking and communication skills are becoming more important than ever.

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I, chatbot: How ‘human’ should chatbots be?

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At the University of East Anglia in the UK, Dr Oli Buckley’s research project is combining computer science and social science to answer these questions. TALK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.

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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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How does economics combine mathematics and social science? On one hand, we build mathematical models, we conduct statistical analyses, and we run computer simulations,” says Emil. “On People working in economics use a fascinating combination of both technical and soft skills to solve problems. “On

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STEM Statistics For 2023 (Education, Diversity, Careers)

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For instance, in the social sciences, women hold an impressive 64% share of the workforce. There is still room for improvement in computer and engineering occupations, but the overall trend is upward toward equality. It can give children of all types an effective means of communicating through the universal language of play.

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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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This can involve technical careers in computing and software but, given the significant human aspect involved in cyber security, also involves social sciences and humanities. For technical degrees and careers, subjects like computer science and mathematics can be useful. Pathway from school to Cyber Security.

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A Decade Into Experiments With Gamification, Edtech Rethinks How to Motivate Learners

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One benefit of CoCo is its mild learning curve, says Tiffany Zides, a digital literacy and computer science teacher at Clarke Middle School in Lexington, Massachusetts. CoCo is also a gateway, she claims, to teach communication skills, like how to disagree respectfully. It’s safer to work with people you know,” says Zides.

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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a line) Quantify — to measure the number or amount of something To what extent can art be used to communicate specific emotions? We explored how people use associations with colours and line properties to communicate emotions,” says Dr Dirk Bernhardt-Walther, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychology. “In

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