The rich, earthy taste of Indlovu gin can be attributed to the unique botanicals found in African elephant dung. But why elephant dung specifically? The founders, who were curious to see whether they could infuse alcohol with botanicals found in animal dung, decided the elephant was the perfect supplier after eliminating everything else; they are relatively docile animals with diverse plant diets that also digested food terribly, which meant their poop was a goldmine for botanicals.
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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
