Innovative technology
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Could AI machines make doctors obsolete?

November 19, 2018

Summary:The technology of these tools is evolving rapidly. Standalone machines can now perform limited tasks raising the question of whether machines will ever completely

Mothers prefer daughters & fathers prefer sons
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Mothers prefer daughters & fathers prefer sons

November 18, 2018

Summary:A research group has studied whether parents’ gender preferences and investment in offspring are affected by their status, wealth, education or childhood environment. Instead,

Dam problems, win-win solutions
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Dam problems ? A win-win solution

November 17, 2018

Summary:Decisions about whether to build, remove or modify dams involve complex trade-offs that are often accompanied by social and political conflict. A group of