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24Mar/23

Women only gained access to the London Stock Exchange in 1973 – why did it take so long?

March 24, 2023FinanceAberdeen, Amy Elizabeth Bell, Australian Securities Exchange, Bradford, Budapest Stock Exchange, Creative Commons, Economy of London, Edith Midgley, Finance, Financial markets, Glasgow, Huddersfield, James Taylor, Julia Hoggett, London, London Stock Exchange, Manchester, Money, Muriel Bailey, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stock, Stock exchange, Stock market, THE BANK OF ENGLAND, Thomas Mortimer, United Kingdom, United States, Victoria Woodhulladmin

James Taylor, Lancaster University

On March 26 1973, the London Stock Exchange admitted its first female members. This followed years of resistance, with London trailing behind other smaller exchanges around the UK.

That women had been excluded for so long was not only due to institutional misogyny. Research has shown how finance was imagined in sexist terms for centuries. And despite the extraordinary accomplishments of prominent female figures over the past 50 years, these biased beliefs persist to this day.

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24Mar/23

OpenAI: Ethics and intelligence

March 24, 2023InnovationAdam Smith Tech, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Bing, Elon Musk, Existential risk from artificial general intelligence, France, Issy-les-Moulineaux, OpenAI, Paris, Sam Altman, Technologyadmin

By Adam Smith | Tech correspondent

OpenAI rolled out GPT-4 last week, the new artificial intelligence service that powers ChatGPT.

The main addition to the new model is that it can now “understand” images – writing captions and descriptions, as well as explaining jokes behind memes – and write computer code. Continue reading →

23Mar/23

The Princeton Review’s 2023 Rankings of Top Ugrad & Grad Schools for Game Design Are Now Out

March 23, 2023GamesCollege and university rankings, Colonial colleges, Drexel University, Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, QS World University Rankings, V-12 Navy College Training Programadmin

The Princeton Review® — known for its education services and school rankings in dozens of categories — today released its 14th annual rankings of undergraduate and graduate schools with the best programs in game design studies. Continue reading

23Mar/23

Management lessons from Ted Lasso: the importance of clear goals and positive feedback

March 23, 2023BusinessChidiebere Ogbonnaya, Chris Brown, Computer languages, Creative Commons, Jamie Tart, Lasso, Motivation, Programming languages, Regression analysis, Sam Obisanya, Social groups, Team, Ted Lasso, Well-beingadmin

Chidiebere Ogbonnaya, University of Kent

Apple TV’s wildly successful comedy, Ted Lasso, has returned for a third series. The show’s well-meaning, if bumbling, American coach of fictional English football team AFC Richmond is known for his motivational speeches. Take this example from the first series:

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22Mar/23

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

March 22, 2023TechnologyCollege and university rankings, Education, QS, QS World University Rankings, Quacquarelli Symonds, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankingsadmin

Global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the thirteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, revealing the top universities in 54 academic disciplines, including three brand-new additions: Data Science, Marketing, and History of Art. Continue reading

22Mar/23

Casey review: key steps the Met police must take to address its institutional racism and sexism

March 22, 2023CrimeAnti-corporate activism, Articles, Baroness Casey, Civil rights and liberties, Creative Commons, David Carrick, Dissent, Freedom of expression, Freedom of speech, John Fox, Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, London, Louise Casey, Mark Rowley, Murder of Stephen Lawrence, Police, Prevention, Sarah Everard, Stephen Lawrence, United Kingdom, Wales, Wayne Couzens, Whistleblower, William MacPherson, Workplace bullyingadmin

John Fox, University of Portsmouth

Baroness Louise Casey has found that London’s Metropolitan police force is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. We heard similar 24 years ago when, after the incompetent investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, Sir William MacPherson reported that the Met was institutionally racist.

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22Mar/23

Data science, machine learning on menu at Gartner® ‘Bake-Off’

March 22, 2023InnovationAnalytics, Articles, Business intelligence, Contents, Economy, Orlando, SASadmin

The oven mitts are off as one of analytics top chefs SAS prepares to take the stage at the Gartner Data Science and Machine Learning Bake-Off in Orlando, FL, on March 22. Part of the Gartner Data and Analytics North America Summit, the Bake-Off will serve up a smorgasbord of data analytics delicacies, expertly prepared on the machine learning platforms of select advanced analytics vendors in head-to-head, live-action demonstrations. Continue reading

21Mar/23

Why are we so scared of clowns? Here’s what we’ve discovered

March 21, 2023Human InterestBill, Black comedy, Clowns, Creative Commons, English-language films, Entertainment, Evil clown, Fear, Fear of Clowns, Fiction, Films, It, James Greville, José Vega Santana, Philip Tyson, Postmodernism, Ronald McDonald, Shakiela Davies, SHUTTERSTOCK, Sophie Scorey, Stephenadmin

Sophie Scorey, University of South Wales; James Greville, University of South Wales; Philip Tyson, University of South Wales, and Shakiela Davies, University of South Wales

Are you scared of clowns? You are not alone. Coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, is a widely acknowledged phenomenon. Studies indicate this fear is present among both adults and children in many different cultures. Yet it is not well understood due to a lack of focused research.

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21Mar/23

PitchBook Predicts VC-Backed Exits

March 21, 2023FinanceCompanies, Economy, Entrepreneurship, PitchBook Data, Private equity, Startup companyadmin

PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and public equity markets, today released PitchBook’s VC Exit Predictor, a new tool and scoring methodology that objectively assesses a startup’s prospect of a successful exit. The tool leverages machine learning and PitchBook’s database of information on VC companies, financing rounds and investors. The primary component underpinning the tool is a classification model developed by PitchBook’s Institutional Research Group that predicts the probability a VC-backed startup will ultimately be acquired, go public, or not exit due to failure or becoming self-sustaining. PitchBook’s VC Exit Predictor is accessible within the PitchBook Platform and can be found on company profiles and in advanced search. Continue reading

21Mar/23

Keywords Studios and Spectrum Labs AI Partner to Give In-Game Moderation an AI Boost

March 21, 2023GamesAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Emerging technologies, Keywords Studios, spectrum labs, Technologyadmin

Spectrum Labs, the leader in AI-driven natural language understanding and content moderation, today announced it is joining efforts with Keywords Studios, an international video game industry service provider, and its Trust & Safety Services in their mission to enable positive interactions among players to boost retention and engagement. Continue reading

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