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08Aug/22

Kenya election: four ways to better safeguard and defend democracy

August 8, 2022PoliticsArticles, Carter Center, Disinformation, Election monitoring, Electoral fraud, Fraud, Health, Jair Bolsonaro, Media manipulation, Nic Cheeseman, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Petra, University of Birmingham, William Rutoadmin

Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and Petra Alderman, University of Birmingham

More elections are being held than ever – but the number of questionable polls being held around the world is fuelling fears of a “global democratic recession”, whereby the will of the people is not reflected in the results being announced. Two countries with elections coming up in the next few days and months, where opposition parties or international bodies are worried the process will not be fair, are Kenya, which goes to the polls on August 8, and Brazil, which votes on October 2.

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05Aug/22

ViewSonic’s Visual Solutions Ignite Love and Hope in 2022 World Women’s Art Festival

August 5, 2022ArtAcademic disciplines, Articles, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy, Manitoba Provincial Road 272, Psychological resilience, Psychology, ViewSonic, ViewSonic Corp.admin

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, partners with the Taiwan Women’s Art Association (TWAA) to create immersive art experiences at the “Love and Hope – 2022 World Women’s Art Festival”. With continuous efforts to encourage creativity, ViewSonic provides cutting-edge projectors, touch displays, and large format interactive displays to enhance the exhibiting experience. Visitors can immerse and interact with a total of 98 artworks by 70 female artists that demonstrate the strength and resilience of women. Continue reading

04Aug/22

As online hate speech hits Africa, social media firms told to act

August 4, 2022Internet, UncategorizedAfrica, Articles, Bullying, Danny Bediako, Elvis Nyathi, Ethiopia, Facebook, Fred Matiang, Fred Matiang'i, Freedom of speech, Ghana, Hate crime, Hate speech, Joe Mucheru, JOHANNESBURG, Kenya, Kim Harrisberg, Moderation system, Myanmar, NAIROBI, Nita Bhalla, Nora, Online hate speech, Racism, Social media, Software, South Africa, Thomas Mukoya, Vincent Chenzi, Violence against LGBT people, Violence against women, Websites, William Ruto, World Wide Web, Xenophobia, Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans in South Africaadmin

Online hate speech targets Zimbabweans in South Africa
Widespread digital abuse also seen in Ghana, Kenya
Culturally sensitive content moderation key, say activists

By Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla

JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI, Aug 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Social media used to be a source of light entertainment for Nora, a 47-year-old Zimbabwean domestic worker living in South Africa. But lately, it has become a source of fear.
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03Aug/22

Love Island: the psychological challenges contestants – and viewers – could face after the show is over

August 3, 2022TelevisionAcademic disciplines, Alex George, Amber Gill, Articles, Caroline Flack, Coventry University, Davide Sanclimenti, Ekin-Su, ITV, Kem Cetinay, Louisa Lytton, Love Island, Mental disorder, Mental health, Parasocial interaction, Rachael Molitor, Reality television, Social media, Social psychology, Television seriesadmin

Rachael Molitor, Coventry University

The finale of ITV’s Love Island was watched by millions of fans, many commenting live on social media as Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were awarded the £50,000 prize. The four couples who made the final will now leave the Majorca villa where they’ve kissed, cried and cracked on for the past eight weeks. When they enter the outside world, they will be met with massive amounts of attention.

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02Aug/22

Drover AI Secures $5.4M Series A Led by Vektor Partners to Scale its Innovative Applications of Computer Vision in Micromobility

August 2, 2022InnovationAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Avesta Fund, Bicycle sharing, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Kurt Jaggers, Masik Enterprises, Micromobility, Scooter sharing, Sharing economy, Vektor Partnersadmin

Drover AI announces that it has closed on a $5.4M Series A funding round, led by Vektor Partners and with follow-on participation from Seed investors including Avesta Fund, Masik Enterprises and Kurt Jaggers. They join existing investor 500 Global to support the scale up of its innovative solutions for computer vision and artificial intelligence in micromobility. Continue reading

02Aug/22

Kahoot! launches the Kahoot! add-on for Google Classroom

August 2, 2022Innovation.google, Active learning, Articles, Classroom, Distance education, E-learning, Education, Educational psychology, Educational technology, Google Classroom, Google Search, Johan Brand, Kahoot!, Learning, Quizizz, Technology, Virtual learning environmentadmin

Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, today announced that it has launched the Kahoot! add-on for Google Classroom, making it possible for educators and learners around the world to discover, create, assign and host interactive learning sessions without ever leaving Google Classroom. As a Google Classroom add-ons early access partner, Kahoot! is one of the first digital learning platforms to be available as a Google Classroom add-on. Continue reading

01Aug/22

Three ways to tackle the ‘Sunday scaries’, the anxiety and dread many people feel at the end of the weekend

August 1, 2022HealthcareAnxiety, Articles, Human activities, Humans, Jacob Lund Shutterstock, Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sunday, Workweek and weekendadmin

Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Sunday is often a chance to catch up with friends, lost sleep, and recover from last night’s hangover. But for many of us, by the time Sunday afternoon rolls around, a feeling of intense anxiety and dread sets in – often referred to as the “Sunday scaries”.

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01Aug/22

Taiwanese Startup FaceHeart Video-based Measurement Software Uses AI to Remotely Measure Vitals Stats of Patients

August 1, 2022InnovationAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, FaceHeart corporationadmin

The pandemic has forced most processes and operations to be conducted remotely, and the medical industry isn’t exempted. Fortunately, a new and innovative video-based measurement software from FaceHeart corporation now allows diagnosis of patients to be done remotely using cutting-edge artificial intelligence. FaceHeart exhibited recently exhibited at VivaTech 2022 in Paris, France to other startups and leaders, showing off the company’s latest AI technology. Coontinue reading

31Jul/22

Every Briton should plant 650 trees to offset their yearly CO2 emissions, estimated at 8 tonnes

July 31, 2022EnvironmentArticles, Carbon dioxide, Carbon footprint, Carbon neutrality, Climate forcing, Climate variability and change, Environmental impact of the energy industry, Greenhouse gas, Greenhouse gas emissions, Natural environment, Renewable energyadmin

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the main cause of climate change, evidenced these days in record high temperatures, forest fires and persistent drought across Europe. Reducing these emissions is imperative to stop this progress, and this is what the UN’s Net Zero strategy pursues. According to estimates by Tribaldata, each UK citizen emits, on average, 8 tonnes of CO2e per year, so the commitment to reducing carbon footprint should not only come from governments and companies, but also from citizens, where each should plant 650 trees to fully offset their environmental impact. Continue reading

29Jul/22

James Lovelock: the scientist-inventor who transformed our view of life on Earth

July 29, 2022ScienceAcademic disciplines, AGES, Articles, Charles Darwin, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, Ecological theories, Fellows of the Royal Society, Futurologists, Gaia, Gaia hypothesis, Gaia philosophy, James Lovelock, Jim, London, Lynn Margulis, Mark Maslin, met office, Mythographers, Nature, Richard Betts, Roger Highfield, SHUTTERSTOCK, There, Ucl James Lovelock, United Statesadmin

Mark Maslin, UCL

James Lovelock, the maverick scientist and inventor, died surrounded by his family on July 27 2022 – his 103rd birthday. Jim led an extraordinary life. He is best known for his Gaia hypothesis, developed with the brilliant US biologist Lynn Margulis in the 1970s, which transformed the way we think of life on Earth.

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