In a time of robots, educators must invest in emotional labour
Technology critics and defenders alike argue that human jobs are being eliminated by workplace automation, minimizing the need for human interaction.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2017
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Study on impact of climate change on manufacturing in China predict substantial losses by mid-21st century
To date, most empirical evidence on climate change impacts have focused on the agricultural sector. Little is known about the effects on, say, manufacturing in, say, China, which is in many ways "the factory of the world."
Environment
Nov 17, 2017
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Here comes La Nina, El Nino's flip side, but it will be weak
La Nina, the cool flip side to El Nino, has returned, forecasters said Thursday.
Environment
Nov 9, 2017
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Exascale and the city
Walk around any city neighborhood and chances are it looks nothing like it did 20 years ago. Thanks to growing urbanization, cities globally are rapidly expanding and accounting for more of our world's population, gross domestic ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 17, 2017
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Can the world's megacities survive the digital age?
Today, megacities have become synonymous with economic growth. In both developing and developed countries, cities with populations of 10 million or more account for one-third to one-half of their gross domestic product.
Environment
Sep 19, 2017
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Study: Climate change damages US economy, increases inequality
Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The poorest third of counties could sustain economic damages costing as much as 20 ...
Environment
Jun 29, 2017
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Designating biosphere reserves improves the life quality of the citizens
Initially, protected areas had a single, major aim which was to protect biodiversity; today, by contrast, the promotion human well-being is also an important aim. The relationship between the environmental conservation and ...
Ecology
Jun 14, 2017
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US fishing generated more than $200 billion in sales in 2015; two stocks rebuilt in 2016
U.S. commercial and recreational fishing generated $208 billion in sales, contributed $97 billion to the gross domestic product, and supported 1.6 million full- and part-time jobs in 2015—above the five year average, according ...
Ecology
May 9, 2017
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Study: Models that forecast impact of government spending are easily manipulated
Economists at North Carolina State University and Indiana University have found that the most widely used model for predicting how U.S. government spending affects gross domestic product (GDP) can be rigged using theoretical ...
Economics & Business
May 4, 2017
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Croatian rivers face hydroelectric peril
Swans glide peacefully over green river waters in the central Croatian area of Karlovac, a tranquil spot popular with fishermen and swimmers that environmentalists fear could be devastated by hydropower projects.
Environment
Apr 19, 2017
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