UNICEF, Nigerian Universities, Ministries launch BIRDlab to improve child health, nutrition, education
10 Sep
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UNICEF, Nigerian Universities, Ministries launch BIRDlab to improve child health, nutrition, education

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Wall sylvincer, abujja The United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF), along with 19 leading Universities, the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has launched the Behavioural Insights Research and Design Lab, BIRDLab, the first of its kind in Nigeria, to apply Behavioural Science to child survival and development. The initiative builds on UNICEF’s partnership with academia through the Network for Behavioural Research on Child Survival in Nigeria, NETBRECSIN, which includes Community Medicine, Communication Studies, Sociology, Human Nutrition, Anthropology, and Clinical Psychology. BIRDLab is a partnership between UNICEF, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and participating universities. It will produce practical and evidence for federal and state programmes, including routine immunization, nutrition services, and back to school efforts. Findings will be turned into simple tools, policy notes, and guidance that government teams can use at scale. The...
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5 Tips to Get Your CV Past AI Resume Filters
10 Sep
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5 Tips to Get Your CV Past AI Resume Filters

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If you’ve ever applied for a job and heard nothing back, you’re not alone. Many candidates assume they’ve been ghosted by recruiters. But the reality is often harsher: your CV may never have been seen by a human being at all. The rise of AI-powered recruitment technology means that job applications are increasingly screened by machines long before they reach a hiring manager’s inbox. Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI filters are designed to help recruiters manage the huge volume of applications they receive, but for jobseekers, it introduces a new challenge  – how to write a CV that can get past the machine and land on a recruiter’s desk. And the competition is only intensifying. New ONS figures show that between March and May 2025, UK job vacancies fell by 63,000. Also JobAdder, the cloud-based recruitment...
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SpaceX Starship 10 Launch in Just Over One Hour
10 Sep
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SpaceX Starship 10 Launch in Just Over One Hour

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Home » Science » SpaceX Starship 10 Launch Scrubbed Sunday, Monday and 21 Minutes from Tuesday AttemptSpaceX Starship 10 was scrubbed on Sunday and on Monday. NEW UPDATE: Tuesday launch attempt in 21 minutes. UPDATE: The launc for Monday was scrubbed as well. SpaceX stood down Sunday to allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems. (liquid oxygen leak). The launch window for Booster 16 and Ship 37 opens at 6:30PM CT local time on Sunday, August 24 Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology. Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for...
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Inside Mars, a ‘rocky road’ mantle reveals a violent past
10 Sep
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Inside Mars, a ‘rocky road’ mantle reveals a violent past

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A giant collision in Mars’ early history created a global magma ocean and buried large fragments of debris deep within the young planet. As Mars cooled, it formed a solid crust — eventually becoming a stagnant lid that trapped heat and slowed the planet’s internal motion. Credit: Vadim Sadovski / Imperial College London Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.Don’t let the appetizing description fool you. When planetary scientists say the interior of Mars resembles a rocky road brownie more than a piece of buttery shortbread, the tasty metaphor masks billions of years of geological violence. In a re-examination of previous observations collected by NASA’s decommissioned InSight probe, researchers have discovered that the Martian mantle is embedded with ancient fragments measuring as much as 2.5 miles wide. The...
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