Search results for soft skills

Economics & Business May 1, 2024

Survey: Most workers feel that AI can't replace soft skills

A new survey from Wiley suggests workers do not feel artificial intelligence (AI) will be replacing the art of communication in the workplace.

Education May 1, 2024

Will New Zealand's school phone ban work? Let's see what it does for students' curiosity

With the coalition government's ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the skeptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids seem okay ...

Economics & Business Apr 10, 2024

Post mergers and acquisitions, will employees leave or stay? Researchers say 'just ask AI'

Within knowledge-intensive industries like tech, there is an almost insatiable demand for highly skilled employees, such as software engineers and app developers. Need for talent often motivates mergers and acquisitions (M&A), ...

Plants & Animals Mar 27, 2024

Veterinary surgeon: Spare flat-faced pets the respiratory distress

The demand for bulldogs and other flat-faced pets is at an all-time high. According to the American Kennel Club, from 2006-2016, the number of registered bulldogs and French bulldogs in the U.S. increased by 60% and 476%, ...

Economics & Business Mar 14, 2024

No soft skills training spells missed opportunity for many organizations

New research from Wiley suggests soft skills training can positively impact job performance and retention, but many organizations are missing out on its advantages.

Social Sciences Mar 13, 2024

New study reveals unintended ethical faultline in team-based reward systems

Employers who have introduced team-based rewards systems to foster creativity, collaboration, productivity and sales may want to look again at a system that new research shows can create an unintended, insidious side-effect.

Space Exploration Mar 6, 2024

Just add AI for expert astronaut ultrasound

Ultrasound devices are commonplace in modern orbital medical kits, helping to facilitate rapid diagnoses of astronaut ailments or bodily changes. However it takes real-time guidance from experts on the ground to acquire medically ...

Space Exploration Feb 28, 2024

A new space mission: Astrobotic eyes an expansion of its North Side headquarters

Astrobotic Technology's latest space-related venture won't take it far from home.

Education Feb 13, 2024

Technology with empathy: Using conversational agents in education

Artificial intelligence and natural language processing technologies are driving the use of pedagogical conversational agents with empathic capabilities. They are virtual tools (e.g., chatbots) that are able to evoke an empathetic ...

Social Sciences Jan 30, 2024

Affirmative action policies to increase diversity are successful, but controversial, around the world

In a landmark judgment in June 2023, the US supreme court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions in colleges and universities. This decision marked a controversial end to affirmative action in US higher education ...

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