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Feb

ICASA APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS OF THE COMPLAINTS AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

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12 February 2021 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) welcomes the appointment of five (5) new members of the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) whose appointment came as a result of the end of term of the former members in December 2020. The new members are: 1. Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa who […]

15
Feb

Photographing Death Valley’s starry skies shines a light on pollution

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As an artist-in-residence at Death Valley National Park, photographer Harun Mehmedinović captured images of its night skies and increasing light pollution. In this snowy shot, he caught both stars and, on the right, the glow of the city of Las Vegas. BY CLAIRE TURRELL PHOTOGRAPHS BY HARUN MEHMEDINOVIĆ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL Park is a land of extremes. Stretching […]

15
Feb

A Timely Call to Arms: COVID-19, the Circadian Clock, and Critical Care

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Haspel J, Kim M, Zee P, Schwarzmeier T, Montagnese S, Panda S, Albani A, Merrow M. A Timely Call to Arms: COVID-19, the Circadian Clock, and Critical Care. J Biol Rhythms. 2021 Feb 11:748730421992587. doi: 10.1177/0748730421992587. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33573430. Abstract We currently find ourselves in the midst of a global coronavirus disease […]

13
Feb

Court May Reverse the FCC’s Radiofrequency Emission Limits Decision

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Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/court-may-reverse-fcc-s-radiofrequency-emission-limits-decision Thursday, February 11, 2021 On Jan. 25, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) 2020 decision on radiofrequency emission limits (RFE) in which the FCC made a number of procedural changes to its rules but essentially left the RFE limits adopted […]

11
Feb

Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa – How it compares with fibre and 5G

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Source https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/385963-elon-musks-starlink-in-south-africa-how-it-compares-with- By Jamie McKane, 11 February 2021 Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service is now available for pre-order in South Africa, providing users around the country with affordable high-speed broadband. Starlink uses a constellation of lower-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to offer fast Internet connectivity to its users. The service has started taking deposits from users […]

11
Feb

Study links exposure to nighttime artificial lights with elevated thyroid cancer risk

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Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/915929#:~:text=People%20living%20in%20regions%20with,of%20the%20American%20Cancer%20Society. Date: February 8, 2021 Summary: People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer. FULL STORY People living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light at night may face a higher risk of developing thyroid cancer. The finding […]

11
Feb

Associations between artificial light at night and risk for thyroid cancer: A large US cohort study

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Dong Zhang, Rena R. Jones, Peter James, Cari M. Kitahara, and Qian Xiao. Associations between artificial light at night and risk for thyroid cancer: a large U.S. cohort study. Cancer, 2021 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33392 Abstract Background Light at night (LAN) inhibits nighttime secretion of melatonin and may cause circadian disruption, which may be a risk factor for cancer. Recent […]

08
Feb

German Court Moves To Silence Relentless Critic of RF DNA Studies

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Source: Microwave News https://microwavenews.com/news-center/german-court-moves-silence-critic-rf-dna-breaks Alexander Lerchl’s Unfounded Claims of Fabricated Data from Vienna Lab13-Year Campaign of Disinformation February 8, 2021 A German court of appeals has ordered Alexander Lerchl to stop smearing the authors of two papers which show that mobile phone radiation can break DNA and possibly cause cancer. For more than a decade, Lerchl, a […]

08
Feb

The Limits of Global Inclusion in AI Development

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https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.01265 [Submitted on 2 Feb 2021] The Limits of Global Inclusion in AI Development Alan Chan, Chinasa T. Okolo, Zachary Terner, Angelina Wang Those best-positioned to profit from the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems are those with the most economic power. Extant global inequality has motivated Western institutions to involve more diverse groups in the development and […]