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• If Eton can do it … Public speaking advice from state-educated experts

  20-09-2024 12:04
  
  As state schools are called upon to improve pupils’ debating skills, how can students build their confidence?This week Jonathan Noakes, the director of teaching and learning at Eton, said state schools should be doing more to improve their pupils’ public speaking skills by setting up debating societies. How can students gain confidence in speaking to an audience if this opportunity isn’t available at school? Four state-educated public speakers explain how they found their voice
  
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• Would You Let Artificial Intelligence Plan Your Next Vacation?

  20-09-2024 09:39 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBCNews - BusinessArtificial intelligence is pervading many areas of our life, and travel planning no different. Vacationers are now using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Microsoft's Copilot, and dedicated travel AI sites such as Trip Planner and Ask Layla. According to a recent British survey, one in ten respondents say they've used AI for travel planning, and one in five said they will probably use it in the future. Here are tips on using...
  
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• Trump Says If He Loses, "Jewish People Would Have a Lot to Do" With It

  20-09-2024 09:39 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthFormer President Donald Trump said Thursday at a Washington, D.C., event on combating antisemitism that Jews who vote for Kamala Harris "should have their head examined." He also claimed that if he lost the election, "Jewish people would have a lot to do with that." His comments follow controversial remarks that he made on March 18 that "any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion." Roughly 65% of Jewish voters say they...
  
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• One in Five UK Doctors Report Using AI Chatbots, Large Study Finds

  20-09-2024 09:39 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyOne in five general practitioner (GP) doctors in the United Kingdom report that they are now using generative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, in their clinical workflows. The results, based on a survey of more than 1,000 GPs, highlight the rapidly growing role of AI in healthcare—a development that has the potential to revolutionize patient care but also raises significant ethical and safety concerns.
  
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• Ghana Finally Signs Gender Equality Bill Into Law After Long Struggle

  20-09-2024 09:38 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - AfricaGhana's president signed into law on Thursday a nearly 30-year-old gender equity bill that had been shuffled between parliaments starting in the 1990s until the legislature passed it in July this year. The law includes affirmative action and promotes the participation of women in parliament and other state agencies from a minimum of 30% this year to 50% by 2030, in line with the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goal of achieving gender equality by...
  
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• Experts Urge U.N. to Lay Foundations for Global Governance of AI

  20-09-2024 08:04 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA high-powered U.N. advisory body said Thursday that global governance of artificial intelligence is "imperative" and urged the United Nations to lay the foundations for global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology. In a 100-page report, the group said AI "is transforming our world," offering tremendous potential for good, but said it could also "upend the world of work," create autonomous weapons, and pose risks to peace and...
  
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