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energy companies make false claims about sustainability – they should be held to account
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore gain legitimacy in the eyes of their stakeholders. But some companies don’t actually live up to their claims. Some businesses claim…
South Africa’s 10 year-olds are struggling to read — it can be fixed
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. More than 80% of South Africa’s grade 4 pupils – who are on average nine or 10 years old – cannot read for meaning. That means they can’t answer basic questions about or draw inferences from a text…
Help us carry on making quality journalism
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Yesterday we launched our annual donations drive and asked you to donate whatever you can afford to help keep us going. Every year that we’ve done this we’ve been humbled by your generosity and kind messages, and today…
Wastewater is a valuable source of information
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose. But it can be a valuable source of information. Wastewater is increasingly recognised as a significant environmental reservoir for antimicrobial resistance – a growing global public health threat. Antimicrobials…
Rhythmically stimulating the brain with electrical currents could boost cognitive function, according to analysis of over 100 studies
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to psychology and neuroscience researchers like me for decades. From improving attention in high-stakes environments, like air traffic management, to reviving memory in people…
Payments System Board Update: May 2023 Meeting
Source link – Reserve Bank of Australia At its meeting today, the Payments System Board discussed a number of issues, including: The Banks targeted assessment of Australias real-time gross settlement system – the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System (RITS) – against the relevant international standards. The Board approved the assessment. The Board also considered…
What Greek mythology teaches us about women’s resistance and rebellion
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. After some hard-fought victories, women’s rights are threatened again in many parts of the world. In the United States, the Supreme Court overturned women’s right to abortion in June 2022; women have also been leaving the workforce since…
how the pandemic inspired building designers
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Walking during lockdowns, following protocols and restrictions, city dwellers witnessed the birth of a new architectural aesthetic. Concern with infection began gradually redefining the space of cities and the social choreography of daily urban life. This has led…
how new EU pay transparency laws will make men and women’s wages more equal
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Even though 90% of Europeans think it’s unacceptable for women to be paid less than men, the average EU gender pay gap remained close to 13% in 2021. And there has been only a 4 percentage point decrease…
From Indiana Jones to Netflix’s Beef – how ‘collectors’ of cultural artefacts have gone from heroic figures to villainous thieves
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Beef. Created by Korean director Lee Sung Jin and starring a predominantly Asian cast, Netflix drama Beef has won plaudits for its gritty yet humorous portrayal of Asian American life. The…