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Iran to hold public trials for 2,000 detained in protests… Netanyahu Aims Comeback… Developing… UPDATE: ‘Those in power’ should stand with nation, says Khan…‘For 6 mos. I’ve been witnessing revolution’…‘Establishment
Continue readingDesPardes Report: Oct 2022 As the World Turns…
GHULAM MUSTAFA: At the time of this writing, there are about 6 billion smart phones on this planet. Each equipped with a high resolution camera. Let’s assume that each smart
Continue readingMath behind the image (or the face behind the mask)
Ahead of midterm elections in the US that are expected to tip the balance of power in Congress, this is an analysis from both sides of the Atlantic. The gridlock
Excerpts from Jesse Russell’s book review at The Hedgehog Review: In his recent work Birds and Us, British ornithologist Tim Birkhead provides a genealogical retrospective of human relationships with birds.
Chris Blattman in the Boston Review: The globe is a patchwork of rival territories. Controlling them brings wealth and status. Different groups covet their neighbors’ resources and prey on the
To meet fossil fuel demands till 2040, Pakistan has reactivated stalled Saudi & Kuwaiti oil refinery offers in Balochistan. The aim it seems is value-addition than just import of crude/petroleum
Continue readingCOMMENT: Pak Reactivates Saudi, Kuwaiti Offer For Refinery in Gwadar, Balochistan
When Josep Borrell spoke of ‘privilege’, did that mean ‘white’ privilege? By Tariq A. Al Maeena at Gulf News: As a child growing up in the family home, I was
Continue readingRacism Row: How Asia and Africa Shaped Civilization
IRSHAD SALIM: One day my grandma asked my father why he had beaten me up as i was the youngest and his most loved one. My father told grandma that
Anil Ananthaswamy in Quanta: For researchers interested in the intersection of animal and machine intelligence, “supervised learning” might be limited in what it can reveal about biological brains. Animals —
Continue readingSelf-Taught AI Shows Similarities to How the Brain Works
ایک دن میری دادی نے میرے والد سے پوچھا کہ انہوں نے مجھے کیوں مارا کیوں کہ میں سب سے چھوٹا اور ان کا سب سے پیارا تھا۔ میرے والد
“All you have to do for your kid to receive the best education in the Bay Area is put them in a classroom where their teachers will not speak English
Continue readingWhy Some Parents in U.S. Are Flocking to a Chinese-Immersion School
The study contradicts the idea that we should use less groundwater Written by Rezwan at GlobalVoices.org: Being a riverine country, Bangladesh is prone to floods every year, and a large
Continue readingIs ‘Water Machine’ Preventing More Flood Disasters in Bangladesh?