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15 Unusual Facts About Somalia | A Difficult Place for Women to Live - Video

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15 Strange Facts About Somalia | The Worst Place for Women to Live Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa, evoking images of golden deserts, nomadic tribes shaped by time, and fairy tales filled with Eastern flavors. Here, wild beauty intertwines with history, creating a mysterious and captivating landscape. It is also the site of the world’s most severe piracy problem. However, did you know that Somalia has been in a state of civil war since 1991 and is considered the worst country for women? Even if you travel to Somalia, you cannot use TikTok or Telegram. Get ready for an adventure in Somalia and discover extraordinary things y...... Read Full article on HadNews

When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too – we found parts of Detroit that are animal welfare deserts

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Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households have at least one pet. More than ever before, companion animals are a part of life – particularly in cities, where the majority of Americans live. Cities offer access to many resources, but often it’s not distributed evenly. Some scholars describe parts of U.S. cities with few or no grocery stores as food deserts. Others have identified zones they call transit deserts, where reliable and convenient public transit is scarce or nonexistent. While the “desert” framing is controversial, there is little disagreement that access to goods and services in many U.S. cities is unequal. I have studied urban...... Read Full article on HadNews

The chasm between rich and poor - Homeless in the wealthy West | DW Documentary

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The chasm between rich and poor - Homeless in the wealthy West | DW Documentary The gap between rich and poor continues to widen in many developed nations. The result: more and more people are finding themselves homeless, with women making up the fastest growing affected group. They live in their cars or camper vans, sleep on friends’ couches or end up in short-term accommodation: Homelessness in industrialized nations is a growing problem, and increasingly affects the middle class, as well as the poor. While the wealthy can also lose everything, the middle classes are the ones coming under more and more pressure from the ever-present thr...... Read Full article on HadNews

22 Unusual Occurrences in Nepal - Where Women Face Various Forms of Hardship! - Video

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22 Strange Things In NEPAL - Where Women Suffer All Kinds Of Suffering! As the country with the world’s highest roof, Mount Everest, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, a place with a multi-husband system, and also a land harsh on its women, Nepal holds numerous peculiar and interesting aspects for exploration. Let’s embark on a journey to explore Nepal, a country enveloped by countless mountains, forests, and diverse wildlife, yet also a place where many appalling customs regarding women persist! Watch the video by DiscoveryQuest Video Transcript 22 fascinating facts about Nepal where women endure a great deal as the country with t...... Read Full article on HadNews

Will AI Exacerbate or Alleviate the Divide? – GretAi News

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Today, almost a quarter of Australians are digitally excluded. This means they miss out on the social, educational and economic benefits online connectivity provides. In the face of this ongoing “digital divide”, countries are now talking about a future of inclusive artificial intelligence (AI). However, if we don’t learn from current problems with digital exclusion, it will likely spill over into people’s future experiences with AI. That’s the conclusion from our new research published in the journal AI and Ethics. What is the digital divide? The digital divide is a well-documented social schism. People on the wrong side of it face difficu...... Read Full article on HadNews

How the brain responds to reward is linked to socioeconomic background

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MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain’s sensitivity to rewarding experiences — a critical factor in motivation and attention — can be shaped by socioeconomic conditions. In a study of 12 to 14-year-olds whose socioeconomic status (SES) varied widely, the researchers found that children from lower SES backgrounds showed less sensitivity to reward than those from more affluent backgrounds. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the research team measured brain activity as the children played a guessing game in which they earned extra money for each correct guess. When participants from higher SES backgrounds guessed correc...... Read Full article on HadNews