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Kenya should take note: recognising ethnic identities can lead to positive outcomes

Kenya should take note: recognising ethnic identities can lead to positive outcomes: Countries that adopt ethnic recognition go on to experience less violence, more economic vitality, and more democratic politics. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Kenyans are preparing to amend the country’s 2010 constitution, with a referendum tentatively scheduled for June 2021. The amendments focus …

Human voices are unique – but our study shows we’re not that good at recognising them

Human voices are unique – but our study shows we’re not that good at recognising them: Computers can pick up the specific acoustic features of each individual voice. Shutterstock “Alexa, who am I?” Amazon Echo’s voice-controlled virtual assistant, Alexa, doesn’t have an answer to that – yet. However, for other applications of speech technology, computer …