Society

Institutional funding and interpersonal solidarity in Senegal

· Perceived ‘abuses’ in the pricing of financial services fuel a much more general institutional distrust.
· Interpersonal financing remains a significant alternative to credit institutions.
· However, a number of players are calling for greater formalisation of funding.
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Mobile money: an alternative to a bank account for small businesses in Senegal?

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Flooding: how machine learning can help save lives

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Video games : a study documents beneficial effects on mental health

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Soft Robotics Lab - ETH Zürich (lab head: Prof. Robert Katzschmann (not in the picture). From left to right: Jose Greminger (Master student), Pablo Paniagua (Master student), Jakob Schreiner (visiting PhD student), Aiste Balciunaite (PhD student), Miriam Filippi (Established researcher), and Asia Badolato (PhD student).

“Biohybrid robotics needs an ethical compass”

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Datascore: a simple digital trust rating for connected environments

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Three people are collaborating around a laptop in a modern office environment. One of them, standing, is explaining something to the two seated individuals, who appear attentive. On the table, there is a desktop computer, a tablet, and office supplies. Plants and desks are visible in the background.

FairDeDup limits social biases in AI models

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