(2024-02-24). Unraveling Bill Gates' Global Web of Influence, With Tim Schwab. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan MacLeod — Feb 21, 2024 | There are few people on Earth richer or more influential than Bill Gates. For many years, the former Microsoft CEO was the planet's most wealthy individual and used his power to corner and monopolize as much of the tech industry as he could. From there, Gates has moved to become perhaps the most powerful man in global health, agriculture and education. | And yet, for all of his power and prestige, Gates is rarely scrutinized in our media. The Seattle native has been careful to cultivate an image of a well-meaning nerd who uses his wealth for good. Our guest today on the "Mint…
(2024-02-24). Why does Donald Trump have so many followers? Part II. plenglish.com We have analyzed the psychological traits of more than three million US citizens, and matched them with other factors such as demographics and economic situation. The analysis incorporates 18 distinct measures including birthweight, obesity, health, income and education, as well as the presence of traditional industries in their regions. The outcome showed a unique cocktail of factors contributed to Trump's support. | From a psychological perspective, people living in regions that voted for Trump in both elections have higher levels of neuroticism, a personality trait characterized by negative emotions such as an…
(2024-02-24). Academic From Gaza: We Started At Islamic University In Tents, We May Have To Start Again. indybay.org "We have the will and faith in our ability to resume the educational process immediately after the war ends, and we have done so before," he said. "I was at the Islamic University (at its founding in 1978), and we started there from tents, and we can return from tents again."
(2024-02-24). February 21st: International Mother Language Day. pressenza.com The International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on 21st February is observed worldwide to promote cultural diversity, linguistics, and multilingualism, In Bangladesh, the day is observed as National Language Martyrs Day. | UNESCO announced the IMLD on 17 November 1999. It was officially recognized in 2008 under the United Nations General Assembly's resolution. | Unfortunately, due to globalization just over 40% of the 6,000 or so languages spoken today are endangered and only a few hundred languages have a place in educational systems. | Every two weeks a language disappears — taking with it an entire cultural…
(2024-02-24). UAE Education Minister assures that artificial intelligence will act as an assistant for teachers. tvbrics.com 
(2024-02-24). If I Understand The World, I Can March To Change It. popularresistance.org In 1945, the newly formed United Nations held a conference to found the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The main concern of the delegates, particularly those who came from the Third World, was literacy. There needs to be a 'world crusade against illiteracy', said Dr Jaime Jaramillo Arango, the rector of the National University of Colombia. For him, and several others, illiteracy was 'one of the greatest outrages to human dignity'. Abdelfattah Amr, the Egyptian ambassador to the United Kingdom and a champion squash player, said that illiteracy was part of the broader pro…
(2024-02-24). Stop the smear campaign against opponents of war at German universities! No to the tightening of the Higher Education Act! wsws.org For weeks, the German media and establishment politicians have been running a campaign against anti-war students and activists at universities. This reached a new level on February 19 when the Berlin state executive announced it would tighten the Higher Education Act to prevent students from graduating in "certain cases."
(2024-02-23). Argentine Teachers To Go on National Strike Next Week. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Confederation of Education Workers of the Argentine Republic (CTERA) announced the start of a 24-hour national strike beginning next Monday to demand better incomes for education workers. | RELATED: | In justifying this collective action, CTERA Secretary Sonia Alesso explained that President Javier Milei has made policy decisions that will not allow teachers to have better incomes. | Among the a…
(2024-02-23). Higher or University Education in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net In Venezuela, as in many Latin American countries, university education is the responsibility of the State. There are a significant number of public sector universities, although many are also privately owned. | RELATED: | Great progress has been achieved in the South American country in the academic sector regarding Higher Education with the coming to power of the so-called Bolivarian Revolution, led by Commander Hugo Chávez and currently with…
(2024-02-24). Friday 3/15: Leidesdorff Research Center – Black Miners Bar – Groundbreaking Celebration and Work Day. indybay.org Black Miners Bar – Lake Natoma | Folsom, California…
(2024-02-24). Correspondence] The INSPIRE study: RSV infection during infancy. thelancet.com The effect of respiratory viral infections (eg, respiratory syncytial virus [RSV] infection, influenza, and COVID-19) in early life on the onset of childhood diseases (eg, asthma, mental health disorders, and childhood cancer) is of great concern globally. However, the challenges facing researchers, paediatricians, and policy makers are a short supply of evidence from well designed observational studies and inconsistent results in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). We were pleased to see that Christian Rosas-Salazar and colleagues1 used a combination of passive and active surveillance to better detect exposure…
(2024-02-24). Il Silenzio dei Colpevoli. globalresearch.ca L'Occidente all'unisono accusa Putin di aver ordinato l'assassinio di Navalny. Il tempismo della sua morte è perà≤ più che sospetto: Navalny muore il 16 febbraio, nello stesso giorno in cui apre la Conferenza di Monaco sulla Sicurezza, una settimana dopo …
(2024-02-24). Report: US using Ukraine war as 'research opportunity' for future plans. presstv.ir US military planners are using the Ukraine war as "an active and bountiful research opportunity" to prepare for a future conflict, The Washington Post says, citing officials.
(2024-02-24). The Destabilization of Haiti: Anatomy of a Military Coup d'Etat. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-24). Editorial] Safeguarding research integrity. thelancet.com Are allegations of research misconduct rising? With several recent high profile cases, it can certainly feel that way. Accusations of image manipulation by scientists at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute have recently led to several retractions. According to a Nature analysis, more than 14‚Äà000 papers were retracted in 2023—the highest number ever—with more than 8000 linked to Hindawi, an open access publisher, driven by what its owner Wiley has called "large-scale systematic manipulation" involving paper mills, reviewer mills, and fraudulent special issues.
(2024-02-24). Fundraising Drive 2024 — Pledge to the Global Research News Hour. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-24). What is frontotemporal dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An uncommon group of disorders may cause changes in personality, behavior, language, movement Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60. While there is no cure for this progressive decline, FTD research has made significant strides in the past two decades, says Dr. Bradley Boeve (boh-VAY), a Mayo…
(2024-02-24). Types of encephalitis: A Mayo Clinic expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: February 22 is World Encephalitis Day. Encephalitis is a disease referring to the inflammation or swelling of the brain. Broadly, it can happen because of infections, including viral infections, or the immune system acting up. That's why Dr. Sarosh Irani, a Mayo Clinic neurologist and researcher, says it's essential to recognize World Encephalitis Day. "A number of physicians, and certainly the public, are not aware of encephalitis as an entity. Yet, it is a medical emergency,…
(2024-02-24). Closing the clinical trials disparity gap. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getting sufficient representation of racial and ethnic minority populations in clinical trials remains a pervasive challenge, despite concerted efforts by researchers and mandates set by funding sources and regulatory agencies. A lack of diversity in research results in continued disparities and poorer health outcomes in underrepresented communities. An article in the January edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings proposes a wide range of strategies to help researchers improve community engagement with underrepresented racial and ethnic populations and…
(2024-02-24). Can you prevent cancer with lifestyle changes? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In the U.S., 4 out of 10 cancer cases are associated with preventable risk factors. That's according to the latest Cancer Progress Report from the American Association for Cancer Research. February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Dr. Jon Ebbert, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, says it's never too late to make lifestyle changes that can decrease your risk of cancer. Watch: Prevent cancer with lifestyle changes youtu.be/__d7F9sEcaQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 27) is…
(2024-02-24). How specialized blood cells could transform treatments for inflammatory disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers are studying whether specialized T cells taken from blood could harness the body's immune system to treat or someday cure complex inflammatory diseases. Researchers are probing whether a subset of T cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs, have the power to suppress out-of-control immune responses. If so, they want to know if this could offer a new therapeutic option for chronic inflammation that does not respond to standard treatment. William…
(2024-02-24). Spotlight on early detection of 3 heart diseases using ECG-AI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Too often, the first sign of cardiovascular disease may be a major event like a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest. Now, researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to flag heart problems earlier, boosting the abilities of a diagnostic test that has been around for over a century — the electrocardiogram (ECG). Early detection of heart disease can make a significant difference in a patient's…
(2024-02-24). World's Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Study Confirms Links to Serious Health Problems. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-23). Wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon Put Yanomami Families at Risk. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the National Institute of Space Research (INPE) confirmed that 1,691 fires have occurred so far in February in the Roraima state, which is located in the northern region of the Brazilian Amazon. | RELATED: | Compared to the same period last year, such figure implies that the number of fires has increased 12 times. In the last 24 hours, 464 fires remain active in Roraima. | The number of fires for February's…
(2024-02-24). UK's plan to be a "science and technology superpower" progresses; dystopia looms. expose-news.com The UK government has published an update on the progress of its Science and Technology Framework. Originally published in March 2023, the update details what the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology …
(2024-02-24). Perspectives] The clinical potential of counterfactual AI models. thelancet.com Clinicians frequently use conditional reasoning for treatment decisions by envisioning potential outcomes for patients. This is counterfactual thinking, exploring "what if" scenarios. Developments in generative artificial intelligence (AI) enable us to simulate this patient-level reasoning at the data level, opening new opportunities for science and health care. We term this approach counterfactual AI.
(2024-02-24). ONS new method for analysing excess deaths is a cover-up. expose-news.com On Tuesday, the UK's Office for National Statistics ("ONS") released data compiled using a new method that "will give us a better understanding" of excess deaths. But who benefits from publicising excess …
(2024-02-24). Xi replies to letter from Iowa's Muscatine High School students. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, also the Chinese Lantern Festival of the Year of the Dragon, replied to a letter from students of the U.S. Iowa state's Muscatine High School who visited China in late January and sent them New Year cards in return.
(2024-02-24). 2] A reminder regarding some of the causes of disharmony. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Al-Allaamah Saalih Al-Fawzaan [may Allah preserve him] stated: The worst (of the tale-carriers) is that one who hastens to destroy the relationship between the students of knowledge and the callers to Islam, split the Jamaa'ah of the Muslims and incite hatred between them. …
(2024-02-24). Palestine solidarity wins at UC Davis. workers.org 
University campuses have become a major battlefield for the Palestine solidarity movement in the U.S. Students and faculty who support Palestinian liberation have been subjected to doxxing, university discipline, arrest, firings and more. School administrators, even if they are not anti-Zionist, have been removed simply for not being strong enough . . . |
(2024-02-24). Academic student workers' union officially reaches the majority needed to authorize a strike. newschoolfreepress.com The union representing academic student workers at The New School, SENS-UAW, has received approval from the majority of its members to go on strike, if necessary. They have reached a 94% "yes" votes to authorize a strike after extending the deadline for voting to today, Feb. 23. This does not mean the union will initiate…
(2024-02-24). Friday 2/23: Virtual Teach-In: How Palestine & the U.S. Immigration Industrial Complex are Connected. indybay.org
(2024-02-24). Correspondence] A call for reform in Nigerian medical doctors' work hours. thelancet.com Nigeria's health-care system urgently requires reforms in the work hours of medical doctors. In September, 2023, the death of a house officer at Lagos University Teaching Hospital following a 72-h shift underscored the pressing need for these changes.1 Unlike many countries, Nigeria has no regulations safeguarding doctors from prolonged work hours. Nigerian resident doctors routinely endure a mean of 106 ∑5 h (SD 50 ∑4) weekly, with surgical residents clocking an average of 122 ∑7 h (SD 34 ∑2) weekly.
Ireland announced 20 million euros ($21.46 million) in support for the UNRWA, which provides healthcare, education and other services, has been pitched into crisis since Israel alleged that 12 of its 13,000 staff in Gaza were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Isr…