Ever found yourself scrolling through social media late at night and accidentally buying something you regretted? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we talk to an advertising expert about recent research into how…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo By Andrea Shalal…
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Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in many systems. One such limitation is information and logistical bottlenecks in decision-making. Traditionally, people have been forced to reduce complex choices…
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© Reuters. Investing.com– Oil prices settled lower on Friday, but notched a second-weekly gain following a volatile trading week as traders weighed supply disruptions driven by attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, while Angola’s…
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Egypt: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has extended the term of acting central bank governor Hassan Abdalla for another year, according to Egyptian media reports. Sisi also extended the terms of the two deputy governors –…
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Have you ever bumped into someone with the same birthday as you? What about someone sharing a birthday in your workplace? How common is a shared birthday, anyway? The birthday problem, as it’s called by…
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© Reuters. Taxis drive along the street after the announcement by Congo’s election board to postpone a presidential vote scheduled for Sunday by one week, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny…
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The economic fallout of COVID-19 left people around the world facing a significant threat to their livelihood. As governments scrambled to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on their populations, many decided to use direct payments to…
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“Gravy Day” is a relatively new date in the Australian calendar. Paul Kelly’s song How to Make Gravy tells the story of a prisoner (Joe) writing to his brother on December 21. Joe laments missing…
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© Reuters. Stranded freight trains are seen at a railroad yard after U.S. authorities closed rail bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, in order to redirect personnel to stem a surge in migration,…
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