To restore North American grasslands, the National Audubon Society is partnering with cattle ranchers to promote regenerative grazing. Regenerative grazing herds cattle around a property every once in a while to sync with a grassland’s natural functioning as opposed to continuous grazing, which gives cattle free rein to eat wherever. It also gives plants time to recover after the cattle have been herded to a different stretch of land. Ranches that practise regenerative grazing see more diverse plants and birds in their lands, which is a good indicator of recovery. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
