How biological differences between men and women alter immune responses – and affect women’s health: Fida Olga/Shutterstock Most people will have heard the term “man flu”, which refers to men’s perceived tendency to exaggerate the severity of a cold or a similar minor ailment. What most people may not know is that, generally speaking, women …
Sudan conflict: how China and Russia are involved and the differences between them: As clashes continue between the Sudanese military and rapid support forces, the current and historic role of foreign governments in Sudanese affairs is under close examination. Unsurprisingly, the Sudan conflict has amplified concerns from the US and other countries about the roles …
Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences: When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican …
4 key differences between Twitter and Mastodon: 4 key differences between Twitter and Mastodon Don Watkins Thu, 11/10/2022 – 03:00 Social media is not always sociable, and sometimes we need a sufficient impetus to change what we do and what we read. I began using Twitter as a replacement for my RSS reader in 2008, …
Differences in how men and women perceive internal body signals could have implications for mental health: Some call interoception our 'sixth sense'. SewCream/ Shutterstock Most people are familiar with the five senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste), but not everyone knows that we have an additional sense called interoception. This is the sense of …
Multinationals don’t approach investing in Africa the same way: the differences matter: Miners fit a ventilation pipe in an underground platinum mine in South Africa. Shutterstock There are growing expectations across the world for companies to show their commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). This is especially so for large multinational companies. Their size, influence …
We studied the DNA of African and Asian leopards and found big differences between the two: African leopard. Ben Goodheart, Author provided Leopards are among the most widespread carnivores today, living in a wide range of habitats, from deserts to rainforests, and from the lowland plains to the mountainous highlands. Over the past century, they’ve …
Do genetic differences make some people more susceptible to COVID-19?: males_design/Shutterstock Coronavirus affects people differently – some infected develop life-threatening disease, while others remain asymptomatic. And a year aftere COVID-19 emerged, it’s still unclear why. To try and answer this question, researchers have started looking at the genetics of people who get COVID-19, and identifying …
South Africa in the news: USC study measures brain volume differences in people with HIV: Investigators from 13 existing HIV studies in the United States, France, Serbia, Australia, Thailand and South Africa collaborated on the JAMA Network Open paper. Next, the team will analyze imaging …: “South Africa” – BingNews Who knew worms had such …
Comparing the similarities and differences between inner source and open source: Open source software (OSS) has been around since the 1990s and has thrived, quickly growing to become mainstream. It is now more well understood around the world than it has ever been before. Some refer to it as FOSS to highlight the Freedom part …
A cool Kings Beach image: Coney Island – Coney Art Walls: Our Common Differences by El Seed Image by wallyg "The message on the Coney Island wall is (English translation from Arabic script): The only thing people have in common is the fact that they are different" – El Seed El Seed is a French/Tunisian …
Four reasons why some people become ‘super smellers’ – from pregnancy to genetic differences: Some super smellers even associate unpleasant memories or feelings of annoyance with certain smells. Shift Drive/ Shutterstock Do certain smells make you feel uncomfortable, even nauseous? Or is your nose so good that you can detect even the subtlest aromas in …
The Key Differences between the Biometrix Iris and Retina Scanner Device: Randburg, April, 14 2020: The Key Differences between the Biometrix Iris and Retina Scanner Device By Axon Wireless – Leading Customer Registration Biometric Device & MDM Solutions Company – When it comes to biometric identification, there are few systems that are as reliable as …
Wall St V. Start-Up Nation: Cultural Differences in the Workplace w/Benji Lovitt – a Culture interest event taking place on 2019-01-30 19:00:00 in Israel Would you like insights into managing and improving cross-cultural communications among your colleagues and work teams? Join us for a special Workshop with Benji Lovitt – comic and serious cultural communications …
Would gender differences exist if we treated all people the same from birth?: Fair expectations? Alla Rier All societies divide people into male or female. There is a biological truth behind this: different sex chromosomes (XY,XX). But could many gender differences be down to social conditioning? If we treated girls and boys the same from …
South Africa in the news: Put differences aside and woo the investor: Investor confidence is indispensable to growth and job creation. South Africa must use the recent outpouring of positive sentiment after the local elections to improve its investment rating to attract and retain local and foreign investors. We should not …: “South Africa” – …
A south african comedy video selected by www.Free-Mail.co.za: Fed up with the internet mistaking their accents for Australian ones, South African comedy duo DERICK WATTS & THE SUNDAY BUES enlist the help of Australian comedian MATT LOVKIS (The Legend of Gavin Tanner) to set the record straight…or perhaps ruin relations between the two countries permanently. …