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How to cure stage fright: The science behind public speaking

The Next Web

Whether it’s five people or 50, public speaking is a gut-wrenching experience for most of us. Before co-founding ooomf, I had a huge fear of speaking in public. To get over my fear of public speaking, I realized a good place to start would be to understand why I was getting stage fright in the first place. Palms sweaty.

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11 Nonprofit Professionals Share Social Media and Technology Advice for Nonprofits via Instagram Video

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Thanks to a partnership with the Public Interest Registry , Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good was able to report live from the Nonprofit Technology Conference ( #14NTC ) last week in Washington, DC. Public Interest Registry. Joleen Ong, Director of Marketing and Publications Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN).

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Before Google Was Blamed for the Suicide of a Teen Chatbot User, Its Researchers Published a Paper Warning of Those Exact Dangers

Futurism

as an arms-length testing groundwhere it could quietly research the impact of human-like companion bots on the public, kids included. was first rolled out to the public in 2022, and quickly amassed a following. was first rolled out to the public in 2022, and quickly amassed a following. Despite shoveling $2.7 Chatacter.AI

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Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Human Babies Says Ethics Are "Holding Back" Scientific Progress

Futurism

Though he doesn't mention it directly, that post seems like a clear reference to the ethical standards that made his 2018 gene-hacking experiments which saw him using CRISPR to edit the DNA of twin girls pseudonymously known as "Lulu" and "Nana" in an attempt to make them immune to HIV the source of global public outcry.

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Timnit Gebru’s team at Google is going public with their side of the story

The Verge

They also said the publication review policy that Gebru was supposed to follow was applied “unevenly and discriminatorily.”. Gebru sent an email to the Brain Women and Allies listserv at Google detailing the pushback she’d gotten on the paper. That’s antithetical to what it means to be that kind of researcher.”.

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Notes From A Brain Tweetup

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In early January, the American Museum of Natural History announced that it would hold a Brain Tweetup for 75 of its Twitter followers. The event promised an after-hours look at their special exhibition Brain: The Inside Story , a chat with its curators, a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum, and an opportunity to meet other fans of AMNH.

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Ransomware gang freely hands over decryption key after Indonesia attack, requests public donations as thanks

TechSpot

malware called Brain Cipher. On June 20, Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS), which is operated by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, was compromised by a variant of the LockBit 3.0 Read Entire Article

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