Category «Education»

DeepMind AI tool helps historians restore ancient texts

The Register: “AI software can help historians interpret and date ancient texts by reconstructing works destroyed over time, according to a new paper published in Nature. A team of computer scientists and experts in classical studies led by DeepMind and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice trained a transformer-based neural network to restore inscriptions written in …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Stress in America Money, inflation, war pile on to nation stuck in COVID-19 survival mode

“March 11, 2022, marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 global pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization. In the two years since that declaration, virtually all aspects of life have been altered. To better understand the impact of the past two years on individual stress, the American Psychological Association partnered with The Harris Poll …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Energy, Financial System, Food and Nutrition, Health Care

In final hours, Indiana lawmakers revive and then kill book-banning bill

IndyStar – “In the final hours of the legislative session, lawmakers revived and then promptly killed a bill that would have criminalized teachers and librarians who exposed kids to books and other materials that some may find obscene. Critics of the bill say it’s unnecessary — schools already have processes in place to deal with book …

Subjects: Censorship, Education, Free Speech, Legislation, Libraries

Migration, Refugee and Asylum Data Explorer

Our World in Data: Migration, Refugee and Asylum Data Explorer “Explore the migration of people across the world.Poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality: The world faces many great and terrifying problems. It is these large problems that our work at Our World in Data focuses on.Thanks to the work of thousands …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Education, Energy, Financial System, Poverty

LLRX February 2022 Issue

LLRX Articles and Columns for February 2022 Offense v. Defense – The goal of this paper by Andrew Pittman, MSU Law-3L, is a call for a new strategy on cybersecurity. Pittman’s paper begins with real life incidents of cybercrime attacks on critical infrastructures abroad and in the U.S. Second, it defines what is offensive cybersecurity …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, Economy, Education, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

A Trauma-Informed Framework for Supporting Patrons: The PLA Workbook of Best Practices

The Public Library Association Social Worker Task Force – “Whether it’s navigating a crisis or witnessing a community member struggling with tough times, coming face to face with trauma and adversity can be uncomfortable. But in striving to learn more about challenging behaviors, and how we can better interact with library patrons and our coworkers, …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Libraries

As law schools admit more students, will there be enough jobs?

American Bar Association Journal: “Following a reported 13% increase in law school applications, five of 196 ABA-accredited law schools expanded their first-year classes by more than 50% for the 2021 admissions cycle, and 36 saw growth between 20% and 41%. Overall, there was an increase of almost 12% for students admitted during the 2021 law …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Benchmarking Diversity and Inclusion in Media and Entertainment: The Audience Representation Index

“The World Economic Forum’s Power of Media Initiative has developed a first-of-its-kind Audience Representation Index, providing a benchmark for how well consumers see themselves represented in film and TV, gaming, news and magazines, and sport – and whether those industries are contributing to community and society. This report, produced in collaboration with Accenture, Ipsos and …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Legal Research

The 20th-Century History Behind Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Smithsonian Magazine – “During WWII, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nation…The “historical reality” of modern-day Ukraine is more complex than Putin’s version of events, encompassing “a thousand-year history of changing religions, borders and peoples,” according to the New …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Legal Research

The World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022

Fast Company: “Innovating on behalf of customers never goes out of fashion. Our definitive annual showcase of the best in business features inspiring stories across a wide range of industries, from advertising to wellness, and every corner of the globe. The companies we honor below are pressuring the carbon economy by creating a market for …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Food and Nutrition, Housing

Ten new books to read this Women’s History Month

Oxford University Press: “Since 1987, Women’s History Month has been observed in the US annually each March as an opportunity to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This month, we’re sharing some of the latest history titles covering a range of eras and regions but all charting the lives …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Education, Government Documents, Libraries