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The French connection
Tsipy Buchnik, Daphne Getz, Ilia Zatcovetsky
How should European educational institutions deal with Muslim immigration?
What is the right way to promote women in the science fields? How do we fight a boycott against Israel, and why do Jews get so many Nobel Prizes? The women at the head of the national academies of science in France and Israel, physicist Prof. Katherine Barshiniak and law professor Prof. Nili Cohen, met this week to discuss the “France-Israel season” beside the mutual compliments and co-work they also manage to argue.
The Mifal Hapais ‘Michael Landau Prize’ for the Sciences and Research
Prof. Ofira Ayalon was awarded the Mifal Hapais, ‘Michael Landau Prize’ for the Sciences and Research. This award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of art, science and research.
Beyond the high monetary prize, it is an appreciation, recognition and appreciation to scientists and artists for their contribution and their influence on research and cultural life.
Among the judges’ reasons for the winning of Prof. Ayalon was that she contributed “significant contributions to a wide range of subjects related to sustainability issues in Israel and globally.
Reusable diapers are not necessarily useful for the environment. Giving up another child – yes
It seems that until recently, the cloth diaper was a mythological symbol of asceticism that should be admired from a safe distance.
But lately something has moved. The reusable diaper became an option for the option, and in some circles an obsession. The trend is getting bigger. Recently, Kfar Saba has completed distributing more than 1,000 cloth diapers to residents in the impressive “Zero City Waste” project.
Prof. Ofira Ayalon, who, as far as is known, does not receive a salary from any diaper manufacturer, believes that we shouldn’t go obsess with cloth diapers. “It may be a kind of cleansing from the conscience,” she says, explaining that there are many studies on “environmental moral licensing,” that is, individual environmental actions, which, in the eyes of the doer, do damage to other areas.
Chips against traffic jams
Manuel Trajtenberg
Flexible bus routes and pricing of trips in private cars according to time, route and number of passengers: innovative solutions to the endemic traffic congestion in Israel.
Can new technologies help ease the transportation crisis that costs 40 billion NIS a year, and robs Israelis’ precious time? The key: Smart management of public and private transportation, and shared rides for commuting. Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, a former Knesset Member, presented at the Science Committee of the Knesset a comprehensive plan to reform transportation policy, that he developed at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion together with Shuki Cohen, Alon Pardo and Nir Sharav. The plan focuses on short- and medium term policy steps, whereas for the long run what is needed is investment in mass transport.
Instead of fearing AI, let’s make it work for us
computers are already smarter than humans in various fields. However, it doesn’t mean that we should fear AI and compete against it. Instead, we should collaborate to make further advancements in the future.
Israeli Arab municipal elections: More violence, but more women
Last week’s local elections were marked in Israeli Arab communities by greater violence, mainly but not entirely on social media.
Turan, Sakhnin, Tuba-Zangaria, Kafr Kana, Lakiya and Hura all experienced violence that included gunfire and property damage.
In Kalansua, the leading mayoral candidate even quit the race due to death threats against himself and his family.
How much potential
Dozens of vacant, dilapidated and disintegrating buildings are scattered throughout Tiberias, crying out for someone to rescue them. Uninhabited residential buildings, public institutions and precious historical sites.
Is it any wonder that Tiberias is not a thriving tourist city?
The Council for Preservation: “The buildings belong to the local authority or to private homeowners.”
The municipality: “We monitor all the buildings, and check the work of private entrepreneurs, conduct a conservation survey and approve building plans in accordance with the law.”
Professor Rachelle Alterman: Deserted buildings are a syndrom of a weak urban economic base.
Do not keep up with pace: Israel is losing altitude in international scientific publications
Ella Barzani, Daphne Getz, Noa Lavid
Until the early 1990s, Israel was ranked first in the per capita publications index, but fell to 14th place, while the number of Israeli publications remained almost identical, while other countries made a quantum leap. The good news: Israel continues to appear in the top ten in publications per capita in fields such as mathematics, neuroscience and physics.
The Ministry of Science will invest 15 million NIS in research in Artificial Intelligence
Ella Barzani, Daphne Getz, Eran Keter, Sima Tziperfal, Avida Shoham
The Ministry of Science & Technology will invest NIS 15 million in encouraging scientific and engineering research in the field of Artificial Intelligence, in order to strengthen knowledge and manpower in the field. The ministry will also award 5 million NIS in grants to students in the field, and another 20 million NIS will be awarded to robotics research. The ministry published a call for researchers to submit pre-proposals for 2019.
Time is money. But not only
Ofira Ayalon, Idan Liebes
The Carmel Tunnels project, which allows residents of Haifa and the North to cross the Carmel mountain in just a few minutes, is considered one of the most complex and groundbreaking projects in the State of Israel. A joint study by SNI and Eco-Finance shows that travel in the tunnels saves time, fuel, improves air quality as well as improves the quality of life in the area and reduces traffic congestion.
