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How Does Applied Microeconomic Research Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation?

Environmental and Urban Economics

Kahn, 2016. " Kahn, 2015. " A Review of The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey Sachs ," Journal of Economic Literature , American Economic Association, vol. 53(3), pages 654-666, September. 10(1), pages 166-178 Bunten, Devin & Kahn, Matthew E., 36(C), pages 1-7.

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Third District Affirms Judgment Upholding State Lands Commission’s Supplemental EIR For Desalination Plant Lease Modification, Rejects CEQA Claims That Commission Piecemealed Review And Should Have Assumed Lead Agency Status And Prepared A Subsequent EIR

CEQA Developments

San Mateo Community College District (2016) 1 Cal.5th 5th 937, 957, my September 22, 2016 post on which can be found here.). City of Sacramento (2016) 5 Cal.App.5th Citing Friends of the College of San Mateo Gardens v. Citing its decision in East Sacramento Partnership For a Livable City v.

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AI and particle physics: a powerful partnership

Physics World

Fast forward to 2016 and we see the first particle-physics collaboration, the NOvA neutrino detector , publishing its work ( JINST 11 P09001 ) using “convolutional neural networks” (CNNs) – a type of image-recognition neural network that is based on the human visual system.

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Mississippi Hasn’t Got a Chance (Bless its Heart), But its Original Action Against Tennessee is Still a Case to Watch

Acoel

For example, Justices Thomas and Alito in 2016 dissented from the denial of a motion for leave to file an original action in Nebraska v. It may also reflect questions raised by some of the Justices regarding the discretionary nature of the Court’s original jurisdiction.

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The Turing Test 2.0

Physics World

The current reigning champion is Mitsuku , which first won in 2013 and then again every year between 2016 and 2019 – making it the most successful Turing Test chatbot of all time. Last year there was no Turing Test competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s clear a bot would have beaten the test again.

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A Victory for Important Arctic Safeguards

Ocean Conservancy

The 2016 Arctic Drilling Rule—an important federal regulation designed to protect the Arctic Ocean from the potentially catastrophic impacts of exploratory oil drilling—is no longer under threat. Earlier this month, the agency announced it was dropping the Trump administration’s plan to weaken the 2016 Arctic Drilling Rule.