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El trabajo que dio origen a la primera página web de Latinoamérica

Hace 25 años, un proyecto impulsado por un estudiante de pregrado de la Casa de Bello creó la primera web nacional, uno de los hitos que marcó la inserción de Chile en la World Wide Web (WWW).

"Sabemos demasiado poco como para estar modificando genes humanos"

A fines de noviembre el investigador chino He Jiankui anunció el nacimiento de las gemelas Lulu y Nana, las primeras humanas en ser modificadas genéticamente. Tras la noticia, los cuestionamientos éticos y de seguridad sobre la técnica de edición de ADN en humanos se instaló en el debate público, al tiempo en que el responsable del experimento desapareció sin probar la veracidad del mismo.

U. de Chile lidera Ranking de Universidades La Tercera-Qué Pasa 2018

Con un 93,10 en el índice Global 2018, nuestro plantel se posicionó en el primer lugar de esta medición, que evaluó a las 41 instituciones de Educación Superior del país que se encuentran acreditadas.

Innovations in the Fight against Corruption in Latin America

Reposted from Forbes, December 9, 2018

Félicitations à Audrey Ferron-Parayre, nouvelle docteure en droit

Le mercredi 5 décembre dernier, Mme Audrey Ferron-Parayre a soutenu avec succès sa thèse de doctorat intitulée «Donner un consentement éclairé à un soin : réalité ou fiction? Exploration de l’effectivité du consentement éclairé aux soins».

Mit „Yesterday“ zum landesweiten Radio-Preis

Für das Programm von hochschulradio düsseldorf hat Tim Neumann das Projekt von Bibliothekar und Anglist Fritz Stieleke aufbereitet. Stieleke erforscht die altenglische Sprache und versucht, Lieder vom Englischen ins Altenglische zu übersetzen – bei „Yesterday“ von den Beatles klappte es. Sein altenglischer Text wurde von der Düsseldorfer Band „Töchter Düsseldorfs“ zum Leben erweckt.

What we learnt from Boundary hunting

You may remember that in August this year, mySociety and Open Knowledge International launched a survey, looking for the sources of digital files that hold electoral boundaries… for every country in the world. Well, we are still looking!

Aluno da FGV Direito Rio é homenageado pela Câmara dos Vereadores por Lei que incentiva a leitura

A lei aguarda a sua implementação por parte da Prefeitura Um trabalho desenvolvido durante a disciplina eletiva "Formação das Leis: Poder Legislativo, Lobby e Ativismo Social” da graduação da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (FGV Direito Rio) tornou-se lei municipal em 2016. O autor da legislação e aluno da FGV Direito Rio, Armando Essabbá da Silva, foi homenageado pela câmara dos vereadores da cidade do Rio de Janeiro na última sexta-feira, dia 7 de dezembro.

The Week in Internet News: Australia Adopts Controversial Encryption Law

Australia vs. encryption: The Australian Parliament has passed a law that requires tech companies to give law enforcement agencies there access to encrypted communications, the New York Times reports. Several tech companies and privacy groups opposed the law, saying it hurts efforts to protect data from hackers. Fortune, which called the law “draconian,” says it will create headaches for large tech companies.

Uniklinik Düsseldorf: 7.000. Hornhautspender an der Lions Hornhautbank NRW

„Hornhauterkrankungen können bis zur Erblindung führen, in vielen Fällen sorgen sie für eine starke Einschränkung der Lebensqualität. Meist gibt es für die Patientinnen und Patienten keine Ersatzbehandlung zur Transplantation – wie zum Beispiel die Dialyse bei Nierenerkrankungen – daher sind wir über jede gespendete Hornhaut dankbar. Unsere Patientinnen und Patienten sind auf sie angewiesen“, so Dr. Dr.

Cadiz, Spain: Roundtable on the Energy Transition

In May 2015, a coalition of citizen-candidates, Por Cádiz Sí Se Puede (For Cádiz, Yes We Can) and Ganar Cádiz (Win Cádiz) was elected to municipal government, with renewable energy as its platform. One of the new municipal government’s main objectives was to take advantage of local resources – the port and shipyards – to promote an energy transition as a way to rebuild the city’s social and productive life. This strategy is now paying dividends.

Publications

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PIGS, from crisis to self-organisation

Most Experts Think AI Will Make the World a Better Place

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United States

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US academics recommend Australian-style paper ballots at elections

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United States

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Call for Applications: 2019 IPE Junior Fellowship

From the Institute for Political Ecology website

We are happy to announce that IPE is now accepting applications for the 2019 Junior Fellowship!

We will be able to host one young researcher for a six-month paid fellowship during 2019. Research proposals should be related to IPE’s project “SUPER DONUT: Sustainability on the periphery – distilling numbers for tomorrow”.

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Snap! The local HOA just captured your license plate number

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United States

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Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily

Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily

Indic Wikisource Community Consultation 2018 report at Asomiya Pratidin ePaper- Highest Circulated Assamese Daily

For more details visit https://cis-india.org/indic-wikisource-community-consultation-2018-report-at-asomiya-pratidin-epaper-highest-circulated-assamese-daily

Cooperation Jackson: Building a Social and Solidarity Economy

In Jackson, Mississippi, Cooperation Jackson are building a solidarity economy, anchored by a network of cooperatives and worker-owned, democratically self-managed enterprises. This visionary project not only continues the historic Afro-American struggle for land, but shows how we can all make a just transition to a zero carbon, zero waste economy ourselves.

Cómo el género impacta la elección de carrera en Chile

"Las brechas de género en matemáticas tienen impacto en la elección de carreras y más tarde en los salarios que se obtienen en el mercado laboral.