AI Social Media Users Are Not Always a Totally Dumb Idea
Meta’s AI characters users might seem useless, but fake social media users can sometimes offer valuable insights into real human behavior…
How meditation deconstructs your mind
We’re laying out the latest science of what meditation does to your mind. The better we understand the common mechanisms across how different meditation practices affect the mind, the more meditation science can contribute to broader understandings of human psychology. More relevant for us non-scientists, we’ll get better at developing and fine-tuning styles of practice…
As US marks first H5N1 bird flu death, WHO and CDC say risk remains low
No human-to-human spread identified and no concerning mutations circulating…Hammanskraal finally gets clean water after decade-long wait
After more than 10 years, the City of Tshwane has declared that the water crisis in Hammanskraal is over, with the Magalies Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant’s water now safe for human consumption. The announcement was made following testing by the Department of Water and Sanitation, Magalies Water…
Health Ministry Issues Advisory on Potential Flu-Like Illness Outbreak
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that it is closely monitoring reports of a potential outbreak of a flu-like illness caused by the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a statement released on Tuesday, January 7, the Ministry acknowledged that some patients in hospitals have shown symptoms of the virus…
Bangladesh must move from ‘fast fashion’ to ‘defashion’ to improve human & ecological wellbeing (commentary)
In pre-colonial Bengal, Dhaka was the fashion capital, a city known globally for its rich heritage of luxury muslin fabric and its handloom industry. During the colonial period, the British Administration enacted an onslaught of measures like banning the export of muslin to England, pushing weavers into debt by flooding the market with cheap industrially-produced…HURIWA lauds Rivers court judgment on defected lawmakers, calls for constitutional purity
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised the Rivers State High Court’s recent judgment dismissing a suit seeking to compel Governor Siminalayi Fubara to re-submit the 2024 budget to 27 defected lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The association described the decision as a monumental pro-democracy victory and a reaffirmation…
OAP Dotun calls out radio station over unpaid 8 months salaries
GistReel Online air personality, Dotun, sets tongues wagging after accusing a radio station of owing staff eight months salary. Taking to his microblogging platform, X (formerly Twitter), he revealed the radio station’s name as Sound City, describing their actions as ‘cruel and inhumane’. Expressing concerns over the well-being of staff…
Victoria Dig Unveils Aboriginal History in Rings | Mirage News
On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of hills. These “earth rings”, located on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country in the suburb of Sunbury, aren’t natural phenomena. In fact, they represent large scale feats of human endeavour. They also represent the ancient and ongoing connection Aboriginal people