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4Jul

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BOOKS

In This Book, Winfrey Shares Her Own Experience Finding The Answer To A BIG Question: “What Is My Purpose In Life?

Listening to the audiobook of The Path Made Clear, we were reminded of Oprah’s remarkable interview skills. The audiobook also includes insightful and revealing moments from her conversations with nearly 80 different guests—from civil rights heroes John Lewis and Sidney Poitier to celebrities like Mindy Kaling and RuPaul. At under three hours, this audiobook is the perfect thing to dip into whenever you need a quick, soul-fortifying affirmation. We loved starting our day with a chapter. Publisher Description "Fans of Oprah Winfrey's TV show, or more recently her two podcasts, will have this title on their playlist for months." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possibl...

The Question Is Difficult To Answer And Misses The Point – How Many Bots Are On Twitter?

3Apr

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TECHNOLOGY

The Question Is Difficult To Answer And Misses The Point – How Many Bots Are On Twitter?

Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer to buy Twitter was accepted, Elon Musk has repeatedly questioned these estimates, even dismissing Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal’s public response. Later, Musk put the deal on hold and demanded more proof. So why are people arguing about the percentage of bot accounts on Twitter? As the creators of Botometer, a widely used bot detection tool, our group at the Indiana University Observatory on Social Media has been studying inauthentic accounts and manipulation on social media for over a decade. We brought the concept of the “social bot” to the foreground and first estimated their prevalence on Twitter in 2017. Based on our knowledge and experience, we believe tha...

An Epidemiologist Scoured The Latest Research And Has Some Answers To The Question – Do You Need A Second Booster Shot?

4Apr

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COVID-19, HEALTH & WELLNESS, IN OTHER NEWS

An Epidemiologist Scoured The Latest Research And Has Some Answers To The Question – Do You Need A Second Booster Shot?

In late March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable populations in the U.S., a move that was soon after endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People ages 50 years and older and certain immunocompromised individuals who are at higher risk for severe disease, hospitalization and death are eligible four months after receiving the initial booster shot. A second booster shot is equivalent to a fourth dose for people who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA series or a third dose for those who received the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. In Israel, people in these same vulnerable categories began receiving fourth doses in January 2022. The U.K. recently started administering a four...

Some Researchers Question Whether Synthetic Dyes In Colorful Sweets May Pose Health Risks To Your Colon And Rectum

4Apr

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Some Researchers Question Whether Synthetic Dyes In Colorful Sweets May Pose Health Risks To Your Colon And Rectum

Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence among the young, defined as those under age 50, has been rising globally since the early 1990s. Rates for colon and rectal cancers are expected to increase by 90% and 124%, respectively, by 2030. One suspected reason behind this trend is increased global consumption of a Westernized diet that consists heavily of red and processed meats, added sugar and refined grains. Sixty percent of the Standard American Diet, also known as “SAD,” is made up of ultra-processed food such as industrial baked sweets, soft drinks and processed meat. SAD is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. One aspect of ultra-processed foods I’m concerned about is how colorful they are. This characteristic is on full display in many delicious foods and treats pr...

Indicted Over Jan. 6 Panel Snub, Steve Bannon – Pushing Key Question Over Presidential Power To The Courts

15Nov

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Indicted Over Jan. 6 Panel Snub, Steve Bannon – Pushing Key Question Over Presidential Power To The Courts

Jennifer Selin, University of Missouri-Columbia Former Trump ally Steve Bannon faces possible fines and time behind bars after being indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress. The criminal charges, announced on Nov. 12, 2021, by the Department of Justice, follow a vote by the House of Representatives in October to hold Bannon in contempt when he defied a subpoena issued by a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Bannon’s lawyers have said their client refused to testify in accordance with the instructions of former President Donald Trump. The indictment is the first in history to involve a contempt prosecution of someone claiming executive privilege. But Trump and his advisers aren’t the first to try to keep some details of a president’s time in o...

The Century Long Search For The Elusive Answer To The Question “Does Raising The Minimum Wage Kill Jobs?” Shows Why Economics Is So Difficult – But Data Sure Helps

18Oct

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Journalism

The Century Long Search For The Elusive Answer To The Question “Does Raising The Minimum Wage Kill Jobs?” Shows Why Economics Is So Difficult – But Data Sure Helps

Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury For decades it was conventional wisdom in the field of economics that a higher minimum wage results in fewer jobs. In part, that’s because it’s based on the law of supply and demand, one of the most well-known ideas in economics. Despite it being called a “law,” it’s actually two theories that suggest if the price of something goes up – wages, for example – demand will fall – in this case, for workers. Meanwhile, their supply will rise. Thus an introduction of a high minimum wage would cause the supply of labor to exceed demand, resulting in unemployment. But this is just a theory with many built-in assumptions. Then, in 1994, David Card, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley, and one of this year’s Nobel winners, and the late Alan Kru...

20Jun

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Journalism

On Reparations, the Question Isn’t If, but When and How

The House subcommittee hearing held on Juneteenth is the result of centuries of work. We will never achieve racial justice in America if this country does not examine the impact and legacy of slavery—and make strides toward achieving reparatory justice. —Jeffery Robinson, deputy legal director, ACLU For nearly 250 years, enslaved Africans and their descendants toiled on the land and in the homes of White enslavers in the United States. They planted, fed, weeded, mowed, and harvested crops that were not theirs; cared for and fed children they did not birth; and cleaned homes and tended lands they did not own. We’re all familiar with this uncomfortable but sanitized image of U.S. slavery. The harsh reality is that too many of the more than 300,000 African men, women, and...

27Nov

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Journalism

The Most Important Question to Always Ask: Does It Help Me Achieve My Goals?

Why do so many people not get what they want out of life? Why do so many people find themselves falling into jobs they don't really want? Or living places that don't make them happy? Or with lifestyles that they find stressful? How does someone go from dreaming of being a rock star, to being locked in an office to enter data onto a spreadsheet? Well, there are many factors. But it usually starts by not clearly defining your goals or what you want. Because until you know exactly what it is you actually want, how can you possibly expect to get it? That means it isn't good enough to decide you want to be 'rich', you need to know what you want to do to become rich. What kind of work you enjoy, how many hours you're willing to work etc. Likewise, if you hope to become a rock star, then you...