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Investors overseeing $14 trln call for vote on company climate plans

Investors managing $14 trillion in assets on Friday said they wanted all companies to set a climate transition plan and allow them to vote on it, ahead of next year's season for annual general meetings.
Source: reuters.com

Left-wing party wins Greenland election, opposes big mining project

Greenland's left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party pledged its opposition to a large rare earth mining project on Wednesday after winning a parliamentary election with more than a third of the votes.
Source: reuters.com

A new study shows how Trump and the RNC duped traditional media into covering mail-in voter fraud: "To the extent that the

A new study shows how Trump and the RNC duped traditional media into covering mail-in voter fraud: "To the extent that the mass media model we identify here is the primary driver of information disorder, it will not be cured by more fact checking on Facebook."
Source: niemanlab.org

Better wisdom from crowds: MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups. “A new technique

Better wisdom from crowds: MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups. “A new technique [described in 2017] can better extract correct answers from large groups of people. For a given question, people are asked two things: What they think the right answer is, and what...
Source: mit.edu

Wales' Brexit vote had deeper roots than many are willing to admit: Martin Johnes, Professor of History at Swansea University

Wales' Brexit vote had deeper roots than many are willing to admit: Martin Johnes, Professor of History at Swansea University The Brexit vote was a profound shock to those who like to believe that Wales has a distinctive and progressive culture. It is little wonder that people looked for someone to...
Source: nation.cymru

The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual

The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict". "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes. Denis Mukwege is the...
Source: nobelprize.org

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court - BBC News: The Supreme Court orders a new vote citing irregularities,

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court - BBC News: The Supreme Court orders a new vote citing irregularities, sparking joy among opposition supporters.
Source: bbc.co.uk

WHO elects first ever African director-general after tense vote: Former Ethiopian health minister Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO elects first ever African director-general after tense vote: Former Ethiopian health minister Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to lead World Health Organisation after a long and fraught campaign
Source: theguardian.com

Switzerland votes to phase out nuclear power - BBC News: The referendum result allows the government to go ahead with plans

Switzerland votes to phase out nuclear power - BBC News: The referendum result allows the government to go ahead with plans to switch to renewable energy.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Why Did People on Medicaid Vote for Trump?: A new report explores why those who benefitted from Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion

Why Did People on Medicaid Vote for Trump?: A new report explores why those who benefitted from Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion supported the man who promised to reverse it.
Source: theatlantic.com

Remote intelligence will be with us before artificial intelligence concludes Richard Baldwin in his book "The Great Convergence".

Remote intelligence will be with us before artificial intelligence concludes Richard Baldwin in his book "The Great Convergence". He proposes this future by explaining the present state of global trade in terms of three "separation costs"; transport, knowledge, and people. Transport costs fell with...
Source: amazon.co.uk

E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.

blog post image E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk

Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit: Did phantom migrants affect the EU referendum result

Hard Evidence: how areas with low immigration voted mainly for Brexit: Did phantom migrants affect the EU referendum result more than actual experiences of immigration?
Source: theconversation.com

Statement on BP shareholder vote | Blog | High Pay Centre

Statement on BP shareholder vote | Blog | High Pay Centre
Source: highpaycentre.org

UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives': Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally

UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives': Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally binding EU curbs on agricultural emissions, warning they could cause 3,000 more deaths a year
Source: theguardian.com