I love the Yoruba language. Of course, the Yoruba are a people mostly found in the Southwest of Nigeria. One of their songs is,‘Yokolu yokolu,Ko ha tan bi,Iyawo gbo’ko sanle,Oko yo’ke’. The song is normally sung to make jest of people who could have done better and prevent an impending doom. One saying of the…
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Photo credit: The Guardian Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel’s president for a pardon for bribery and fraud charges and an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing that it would be in the “national interest.” The Guardian reports that Isaac Herzog’s office acknowledged receipt of the 111-page submission from the prime minister’s…
Photo credit: New market Two years ago, University of Toronto Scarborough associate professor Andre Cire noticed something unusual in his undergraduate data science class: while student grades for take-home assignments had surged, performance on in-person end-of-year exams had plummeted. Cire’s research has explored the use of AI to drive operational efficiencies. So, the mystery was easy to…
Photo credit: Science reader While some people live beyond the age of 100, the human race would only be around for a few decades art a push, according to Birmingham University anthropology Professor Michael Little/ The Professor said this is because society needs young people to care for the elderly and drive economic growth. He…
Photo credit: Getty image Someone posted an indictment on the begging culture which has now enveloped us. When I say, us, I really do mean it! In the past, the standard way of writing a letter for employment was to begin with, ‘I beg to apply…’ These days we’re not begging for employment but for…
