Tag: Society
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Air Pollution is the 4th Leading Health Risk Factor
A new report shows air pollution has contributed to 6.7 million deaths in 2019.
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Barcelona Hires IT Experts to Help Residents With Digital Tools
The city created the figure of IT agents to provide tech support and help to use email, digital IDs, videoconferencing, and online government services.
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Forty-four cities commit €14 billion to fight poverty and social exclusion
Representing more than 51 million citizens, 44 European cities have pledged €14.2 billion in social investment measures.
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Primary and Secondary Schools Dive Headfirst into Online Teaching Amid COVID-19
Educators have been drawn into adapting to online teaching overnight. We explore how schools, teachers and parents are dealing with the current reality.
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Who has responsibility when AI is running the show?
Paula Boddington, Oxford University researcher and author of “Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence,” guides us through some of the complex ethical issues raised by AI’s increasing presence in our lives, its impact on our value system, and why we need to think hard about what could go wrong before adopting it wholesale. […]
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Barcelona’s Illegal Street Vendors Form Union to Defend Their Rights
Illegal street vendors across Barcelona’s tourist districts last week created their own union to negotiate with city officials. New leftist Mayor Ada Colau has welcomed the move.