International Day of the Tiger The Zoological Society of London has joined many others in promoting the conservation of this iconic cat. Here’s their link to show it isn’t all doom and gloom Incidentally, overseas visitors to the UK might enjoy a tranquil afternoon in its shady walks and interesting collections; or more so at its larger country subsidiary at Whipsnade.
Dolphin Tracking Talking of conservation, we’d like to bring in another of our LSS perennials- Artificial Intelligence. Here’s Nature Briefings on a successful new project with great potential for the future
| Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping researchers to map the movements of endangered river dolphins. A neural network was trained to recognize the clicks and whistles of the boto (Inia geoffrensis), or pink river dolphin, and tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the noisy soundscape of the Amazon River. The AI can distinguish between the two species and other common sounds such as those produced by rainfall and boat engines. Using sound is much less invasive than is tracking the animals with GPS tags, boats or aerial drones.Nature | 4 min read Reference: Scientific Reports paper |
Dirty Politics As the current Conservative Party runs out of intellectual coherence, it has resorted to culture wars as an electoral weapon. Astute readers will recognise this as a variant on the ad hominem school of intellectual fallacy. The Conversation discusses
The tragedy of Israel Israel is still the only democracy in the Middle East, founded with the highest possible hopes. For these reasons, we have tended to support them on most occasions, being right there back in 1967 and 1973. But what happens when they fall prey to a brute like Netanyahu and his deranged followers? Jonathan Freedland is on top form for the Guardian
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