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How student AI use is changing teaching at UofT!
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…
How long would humanity have if we stopped reproducing!
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…
Injuries after settler attack near Bethlehem!
Photo credit: Bluewin Radical Israeli settlers injured ten Palestinians in an attack in the West Bank, according to sources on Saturday. DYA International reports that a woman was hit by a shot from a settler’s weapon and is being treated in hospital, the Palestinian Red Crescent aid organization reported. Several other people were injured in the attack…
Children flee violence in Sudan!
Photo credit: ABC News Sidan’s Tawila refugee camp has become a lifeline for hundreds of children separated from their families while fleeing the escalating violence in SWest Darfur. African News reports that according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), over 400 unaccompanied minors have arrived in the camp over the past month alone. NRC’s advocacy manager Mathilde…
A story of luck and kindness!
Lucky Lee jokes he’s lucky because of his name. His journey has indeed been one of luck – but also of kindness and hard work, an extraordinary story of resilience. He was born to Chinese parents in the 1950s. He spent his early life growing up between Cambodia, Hong Kong and Vietnam, his parents moving…
US halts all asylum decisions …
Photo credit: Euronews The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people travelling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. City News reports that investigators continued on Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, with the…
Peru declares state of emergency because of migrants from Chile!
Photo credit: RFI Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency at its southern border with Chile on Friday. Arab News reports that the country is expecting an influx of people trying to flee Chile should the far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast win the presidential election. Under the decree, Peru’s military will reinforce border control…