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Entrenada para tratar al ‘varón blanco estándar’: inteligencia artificial y sesgo de género en salud

Los algoritmos de los sistemas de IA utilizados en el ámbito sanitario pueden reproducir y amplificar los sesgos, agravando las desigualdades.
The two lion coalition of Jacob and Tibu, photographed a few weeks after their swim. Orin Cornille

Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water: study suggests the drive is to find mates

Male lions are making the risky swims, braving crocodiles and hippos, so as to find females.
A Münster, l'Union chrétienne-sociale (CSU), l'Union chrétienne-démocrate (CDU) et le Parti populaire européen (PPE) lancent la campagne électorale européenne le 27 avril 2019. Au centre, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU). Deuxième à partir de la gauche, Markus Soeder (CSU). A eux deux, Manfred Weber (PPE). Tobias Schwarz/AFP

Elections européennes : six pays vus par six experts

Comment l'Union européenne est-elle perçue, de Rome à Oslo, en passant par Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm et Prague ? A l'occasion du renouvellement du Parlement européen, six experts répondent.
In Muenster, Germany, the Christian Social Union (CSU), Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and European People’s Party (EPP) launch the European election campaign on April 27, 2019. In the center, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leader of the CDU. Second from left, Markus Soeder, leader of the CSU. Between them, Manfred Weber, top EPP candidate for the European elections. Tobias Schwarz/AFP

EU elections: Six countries seen by six experts

Ahead of the 2019 EU elections, experts from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway look at how the EU is perceived, key issues and perspectives for the election.
Policies that cut school expenditures under the premise of “doing more with less” can also contribute to a decrease in high school graduation rates that could easily cancel out those savings. Shutterstock

High school dropouts cost countries a staggering amount of money

While the purpose of education can’t be reduced to promoting economic growth, every child out of school represents both lost opportunities — and huge economic costs — for countries.
Policy-makers must remember that the social consequences of a test are just as important as the test’s content. (Shutterstock)

New global testing standards will force countries to revisit academic rankings

The stakes could be highest for students around the world as education systems decide how to respond to the changing shape of global standardized testing.
Impact investors are funding programs for homeless Australians and those in poverty. AAP

What is the impact of ‘impact investing’?

Research shows that ‘impact investing’ not only delivers good financial returns, but it supports a great many social and environmental programs in Australia.

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