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UN reform: Tackling three interrelated challenges

Today at 06:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The UN faces a pivotal moment. To stay relevant and advance human rights, reform must move beyond basic housekeeping. It should be based on fairness, inclusivity, and efficiency

Education

Teaching in classes grouped by ability does not hamper progress of less able pupils, study finds

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Research on maths teaching in English secondary schools upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education

Teaching pupils in classes grouped by ability improves the results of high-flyers but does not affect the progress of less able children, according to a study that upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education.

The research by University College London’s Institute of Education...

Education

Nigeria: Gov Eno Offers to Teach Entrepreneural Studies At Akwa Ibom Varsity

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has offered to combine his political leadership of the state with lecturing job at Akwa ibom State University. This is to enable him imbue in the students the business orientation required for enterprise development.

Education

Uganda: Schools, Teachers Warned Against Conducting Lessons During Holidays

Yesterday at 17:43 PM, via AllAfrica

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued yet another directive warning schools against teaching learners during official holidays, a practice that has become almost routine at the end of every term despite repeated circulars.

Entertainment

Stop borrowing, make them pay

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Citizen

Unless the council bites this unpalatable bullet, Johannesburg will disappear into a financial sinkhole.

Entertainment

What it takes to build stable coalitions

Today at 05:40 AM, via The Citizen

In coalitions, the DA, and Zille particularly, have proven to be impossible to work with and residents have paid the price for it repeatedly.

Entertainment

Building aid Bric by Bric

Today at 05:20 AM, via The Citizen

Brics is fast becoming an indispensable partner in SA’s pursuit of sustainable, affordable, and locally driven HIV prevention solutions.

Science/Tech

Musk Testifies OpenAI Was Created As Nonprofit To Counter Google

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

Elon Musk testified on day two of his trial against OpenAI, saying he helped create the company as a nonprofit counterweight to Google and would not have backed it if the goal had been private profit. CNBC reports: Musk on Tuesday was the first witness called to testify in the trial. He spoke about his upbringing, his many companies, his role in founding OpenAI and his understanding of its...

Science/Tech

Sam Neill announces he is cancer-free after taking part in Australian clinical trial: ‘I’m very, very excited’

Today at 04:00 AM, via The Guardian

Jurassic Park actor is advocating for CAR T-cell therapy, which he underwent as part of a clinical trial, to be rolled out for blood cancer patients across Australia

Sam Neill has announced he is now cancer-free after undergoing a new treatment when chemotherapy stopped working on his stage-three blood cancer.

The Jurassic Park actor made the announcement on Australian broadcaster 7News while...

Science/Tech

OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

Today at 01:45 AM, via Wired

“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.

Science/Tech

Dogs’ brains began to shrink at least 5,000 years ago, study finds

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Research offers insights into domestication of dogs but it remains unclear why they ended up with smaller brains than wolves

It has long been known that dogs have less between their ears than wolves, but now research has suggested their brains started to get smaller at least 5,000 years ago.

Experts say the results offer fresh insights into the domestication of our canine companions. However,...

Health

Grand Jury Indicts Former N.I.H. Official

Yesterday at 18:21 PM, via New York Times

Prosecutors accused Dr. David Morens, a former adviser to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, of hiding records related to the onset of the pandemic.