Lisa Denny, University of Tasmania Sensationalist claims that 40% of jobs in Australia won’t exist in the future are unhelpful for young Australians thinking about entering the workforce. The reality is some jobs will no longer exist, new jobs will be created and most jobs will undergo some form of transformation. The skills we need for work are changing, but young Australians can plan for these changes. Fears of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) wiping out future work are well founded – new technology is changing the way we work. But as the current workforce grows up alongside an ageing…
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Ross Harvey, South African Institute of International Affairs Botswana has an elephant poaching problem. The numbers far exceed previous years according to a new survey. The survey was conducted between July and October 2018 by conservation group Elephants without Borders, in collaboration with Botswana’s Department of Wildlife and National Parks. The survey reported a total of 1677 observed carcasses in the survey area of northern Botswana. The surveyors visited carcasses that were of concern – reported as possibly poached – which numbered 104 out of a total of 128 “fresh” carcasses. Dr Mike Chase, who managed the survey, wrote that:…
Reading 1 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 In those days, Saul went down to the desert of Ziph with three thousand picked men of Israel, to search for David in the desert of Ziph. So David and Abishai went among Saul’s soldiers by night and found Saul lying asleep within the barricade, with his spear thrust into the ground at his head and Abner and his men sleeping around him. Abishai whispered to David: “God has delivered your enemy into your grasp this day. Let me nail him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I will not…
The poetry in his eyes was fetish and fictitious He wore white on Fridays and black on Mondays and gave the colours their honours Poised with unprecedented charisma and a benevolent posture like a line fully drawn At sunset, if you ask me I’d say We stay till sunrise I close my eyes So I may breathe silence In solitude In unflagging strength I redeem my sanity I looked for the stars at night You were looking for the sun It was at the moment I realized Incompatibility was a huge boundary for us. Poem by Zee…
Holy Humour 10 Will do Centuries ago, God came down, went to the Germans and said, “I have Commandments that will help you live better lives.” The Germans ask, “What are Commandments?” And the Lord says, “Rules for living.” “Can you give us an example?” God says, “Thou shalt not kill.” “Not kill? We’re not interested.” So God went to the Italians and said, “I have Commandments…” The Italians wanted an example and the Lord said, “Thou shalt not steal.” “Not steal? We’re not interested.” Next, the Lord went to the French saying, “I have Commandments…” The French wanted an example…
Nicola Dawson, University of the Witwatersrand There are a few established “rules” for being a good parent. Praise your children for their achievements, big or small. Be warm and happy when you’re around them. Smile at them and stay upbeat. When it comes to babies, make lots of face to face verbal contact. Look at and talk to them while they babble and play. These approaches are based on extensive studies that seek to understand the relationship between parenting and child outcomes. Again and again, research has found that parenting behaviours have a huge impact on child development and success,…
Marco Haenssgen, University of Warwick Pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa, are becoming ever more resistant to drugs. People speed up this natural process by over-using antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs in medicine and agriculture, and by leaking them into the environment. The World Health Organisation (WHO) regards antimicrobial resistance as one of the top ten global threats to health. In response to this “superbug” crisis, governments have created an action plan that includes global awareness campaigns. However, our latest research suggests that this strategy may not work. In fact, it may even be counterproductive. For our study, we…
As we gear up for our Digital Speaks edition, we continue to profile leading women in Africa’s tech space. Our woman of the month, March, 2019 is one of few women who can boast of being top of mind when it comes to tech reviews and broadcasting in a male dominated entertainment industry. It is no other than the protean BellaRose Okojie. BellaRose Okojie is an erudite Mass Communication graduate who loves everything about the arts. Okojie first tried her hands on Link Radio (now MAX FM) reading entertainment news as a fresher in the University. After her B.Sc at…
Adam Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University Jazz seems to be experiencing a bit of a renaissance among movie directors – look no further than documentaries such as “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, biopics such as “Born to Be Blue,” and recent Oscar winners like “Whiplash.” While films about jazz are everywhere, evidence suggests that fewer people are actually consuming the music, putting the genre more on par with classical music than with today’s pop artists. There are a host of reasons for the decline of jazz as a popular music, but the…
Continued from chapter twenty one. I hastened toward the house in fear and as the tinted windows of the car began to roll towards me. He called out my name again. “Ebun, wait!” I ignored the call, walking towards my house as fast as I could. I heard the sound of the car door open but before anyone could get out, I was in the house. I locked the door behind me and turned off the lights. I was terrified. I peeped through the window to see who it was and unsurprisingly, my stalker was already approaching the front door.…