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Breeding paddies pad farmers' pay
1 month ago

Breeding paddies pad farmers' pay

China Daily  

In an autumn rice frog co-breeding base in mid-November in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, rice stalks sway in a light breeze while frogs croak in a cacophonous chorus. During the critical period for rice harvesting, employees of State Grid Chun'an County Power Supply Co are busy running about the rice paddies bringing much-needed power services to farmers and ensuring reliable power …

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Mysterious new frog species found to croak like ‘Star Trek’ special effects
2 months ago

Mysterious new frog species found to croak like ‘Star Trek’ special effects

The Independent  

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Paradise Road: The 1980 smash hit song that prophesied the end of apartheid
8 months ago

Paradise Road: The 1980 smash hit song that prophesied the end of apartheid

BBC  

Paradise Road: The 1980 smash hit song that prophesied the end of apartheid Arena Holdings Archives Released during a grim period in its country's history, the groundbreaking crossover hit Paradise Road by black female group Joy promised "better days" for South Africa, foreshadowing Nelson Mandela's triumph 14 years later. The song was Paradise Road, performed by the black female group …

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Like the scorpion, Boris Johnson can’t be stopped – he’s pathological
1 year, 11 months ago

Like the scorpion, Boris Johnson can’t be stopped – he’s pathological

The Independent  

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A species of South American toad was silent for 100 years. Then it chirped
2 years, 9 months ago

A species of South American toad was silent for 100 years. Then it chirped

Hindustan Times  

Ecuadoran biologist Jorge Brito was trekking through the forest when he heard what he thought was the chirp of a cricket. It was, in fact, a type of brown toad with rough skin called Rhinella festae that has a prominent nose and had been considered mute since it was first discovered 100 year ago. "The first time I heard it, …

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Black women will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time
3 years, 2 months ago

Black women will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time

CNN  

CNN — The National Inventors Hall of Fame lineup is full of familiar faces: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers and Eli Whitney, along with many other mostly White men. And that it took the National Inventors Hall of Fame nearly 50 years to induct a Black woman evinces a lingering problem when it comes to recruiting and …

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Finding new ways to lose, Cornhuskers keep ‘Nebraska-ing’
3 years, 2 months ago

Finding new ways to lose, Cornhuskers keep ‘Nebraska-ing’

Associated Press  

— The way Nebraska frittered away what would have been a breakthrough victory for Scott Frost just might inspire a new term to replace an old one in college football parlance. As most of the Huskers’ coverage headed right, as it was supposed to, the return man on the left side, Jayden Reed, fielded the punt and raced 62 yards …

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Google restructures AI team after researcher’s contentious departure
3 years, 10 months ago

Google restructures AI team after researcher’s contentious departure

The Hindu  

Google is making changes to its artificial intelligence team months after the contentious departure of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. The California-based firm said in a blog post on Thursday that Marian Croak, who has been a vice president at Google for six years, will lead a new centre of expertise on responsible AI within Google Research. The announcement included …

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Google reshuffles AI team leadership after researcher’s controversial departure
3 years, 10 months ago

Google reshuffles AI team leadership after researcher’s controversial departure

CNN  

CNN Business — Google is making changes to the leadership of its responsible artificial intelligence efforts months after the contentious departure of prominent Black artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru rattled the company. The tech giant said in a blog post Thursday that Marian Croak, a Black woman who has been a vice president at the company for six years working …

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