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A New Kind of Judge? AI Lawyer Correctly Predicts Outcomes of Human Rights Cases

The AI was able to correctly predict the outcomes of 584 cases at a 79 percent rate of accuracy, though it had trouble understanding the subtleties of some cases. While this AI won't be judging cases of its own any time soon, the technology could be used to rapidly identify patterns in cases that lead to specific outcomes.

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Experts State Robots Will Take Over Additional 850,000 Jobs By 2030

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850,000 public sector jobs in the UK are at risk of being lost by 2030 due to automation, and more than 1.3 million administrative jobs in the public sector have a 77% probability of being automated. This is good news for fiscal policy makers who wish to cut costs – the government can save up to £12 billion in public sector wages by 2030.

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Pentagon Demands Repayment of Bonuses From Cash-Strapped Veterans

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Former Iraq War vet, Mike Prysner, says the money spent by the DoD on bonuses for National Guardsmen is a pittance when compared to the billions wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Breaking Through Power: Mitch Rofsky on the Responsibility of Business for Civil Engagement

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The Center for Study of Responsive Law held its second four-day conference on securing long-overdue democratic solutions in Washington, D.C. from September 26-28, 2016.

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

TRNN REPLAY: The Real News Town Hall Pt. 2: Should the Community Control the Police?

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In part two of four, host Marc Steiner and guests discuss the next steps for community policing - does Baltimore need a civilian review board with power?

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Police State

Big Ag’s Wild Game of Monopoly Endangers Food Diversity

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Agriculture’s biggest deal ever will leave farmers and consumers paying more for less, and could accelerate a potentially catastrophic decline in the diversity of what we plant and eat.

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Lobbies & Special Interests

Exclusive: Freed Panther Sekou Odinga on Joining the Panthers, COINTELPRO & Assata Shakur's Escape

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We spend the hour focusing on the Black Panther Party’s legacy of political prisoners in the United States. Perhaps the most famous is Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has regularly been interviewed on Democracy

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Political Prisoner Eddie Conway on Joining the Black Panthers & How He Was Set Up by COINTELPRO

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As part of our historic roundtable with former political prisoners who were in the Black Panther Party, we speak with Eddie Conway, who was released from prison in 2014 after serving

October 26, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Sad New Normal: CO2 Levels May Never Again Dip Below 400PPM

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New reports warn that CO2 levels are no longer likley to dip below the benchmark 400ppm. The Paris climate change agreement is set to go into effect on November 4th, in an attempt to quell the buildup of pollution.

October 24, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Climate Change

Past and Present Technology Then and Now [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Devices and gadgets that we use today were radically different back when they were first invented, introduced or popularized years or decades ago. In this look at technological transformations we see

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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