The journal has five issues per year. Topics covered in this journal include the rise of virtual communities, visions and practices of digital libraries, e-commerce, and business processes, evolving notions of information infrastructure, and various forms of "electronic democracy."
Very interesting. Scientists simulated a black hole in the lab, and it started to glow. https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-created-a-black-hole-in-the-lab-and-then-it-started-to-glow A new kind of black hole analog could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by the real thing.
A report from Women in Banking and Finance - UK confirms what many suspected about 'return to office' mandates: that they are being ignored as finance staff choose flexibility and productivity over presenteeism.https://www.wibf.org.uk/images/uploads/documents/6234_WIBF_UTOPIA_PDF_Report_Nov_2022.pdf The study found that women especially favored a more flexible approach and flagged concerns that overly prescriptive approaches to working in the office would deter female staff.
The idea we need eight glasses of water a day is nonsense, according to new research. https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/water-intake-hydration-study-science The study is based on more than 5,600 people from 26 countries - ranging between eight days old to 96 years old. It found water needs peak for men in their 20s – while they remain the same for women from the age of 20 to 55.
At COP27, a historic deal will compensate poor nations for climate crisis disasters. https://www.cnet.com/science/climate/at-cop27-an-historic-deal-to-compensate-poor-nations-for-climate-crisis-impacts/ But the outcome of COP27 wasn't a resounding success. A fund for loss and damage is important, but is not an answer to the climate change.
The journal publishes articles about a wide range of critical approaches to the body, alongside the encouragement and development of innovative work that contains a trans-disciplinary focus.
Dutch students have created an electric passenger car that absorbs more CO2 than it produces. https://smileymovement.org/news/the-zem-netherlands/ The Zem is capable of capturing two kilograms of CO2 at 20,000 travel miles a year – this means that just ten of this car will be able to capture the same amount of carbon dioxide as the average tree.
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