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Veronica Iredale, Research Intern with GBIC (Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.) joins Kurt & Anthony to discuss her research on economic development strategists.

Hello ! Bienvenue dans ce nouvel épisode de Wannabe, le podcast qui vous aide à trouver le stage de vos rêves. Aujourd'hui, je rencontre Victor⁠, Market Research Intern chez Banijay. Des questions ? Recommandations ? Feedbacks ?: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast.wannabe@gmail.com⁠

EMMA WATERS OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION JOINS DAWN LIVE! EMMA EXPANDS ON HER LATEST COLUMN FOCUSED ON US SURROGACY AND THE MARKET SINCE THE ABORTION RULING...  America's Rent-A-Womb Industry Lures An Alarming Number Of Chinese NationalsChina not only owns a disproportionate amount of American debt, but a new report reveals it also rents a disproportionate number of American wombs. In July, researchers using data from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting System found that Chinese nationals make up the largest percentage of foreign surrogacy contracts in the United States. This report — in the journal Fertility and Sterility, which is published on behalf of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine — compared the demographics of domestic and international intended parents. The latter category refers to men and women who are foreign nationals but come to the United States to hire an American surrogate to bear their child(ren). The rent-a-womb industry is disproportionately fueled by Chinese nationals (13.4 percent), followed by France (2.9 percent). Of these foreign nationals, which come mainly from China, many are men over the age of 42 (33.9 percent compared to 26.2 percent of domestic intended parents). They are also far more likely than prospective domestic parents (roughly 74 percent as opposed to 54 percent) to use preimplantation genetic testing. This allows intended parents to select the “ideal” embryo based on the child's sex, health, lack of genetic anomalies, and even eye, hair, and skin color. While sex-based abortion is illegal in some states, preimplantation genetic testing provides intended parents with an effective workaround. Read more from Emma on "The Federalist"... Emma Waters is a researcher in the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation. Emma Waters is a Research Associate for the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on marriage and family, sex and gender, and assisted reproductive technology policy. Waters is also a Visiting Fellow with Independent Women's Forum and a monthly contributor with World magazine. Prior to this, she worked as the Coalitions Manager of American Moment and periodically cohosted their podcast, Moment of Truth. Previously, she worked as a Research Intern with the Institute for Family Studies and a Research Consultant for the Realignment Podcast. In 2021, she won the American Enterprise Institutes' Young Scholars Award where she wrote and published an in-depth paper on child support policy in the state of Tennessee, including qualitative interviews with 25 nonresident fathers.  Tune in 10 AM - 12 PM EST weekdays on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT; or on the Audacy app!

Greg and Elina discuss Southeast Asian countries' responses to the Hamas-Israel Conflict. Lauren Mai is joined by Corey Donnelly, Research Intern for the Southeast Asia Program at CSIS, to cover the latest from the region.

This show is made possible by you!  Help us meet our year-end goal to raise $25,000, the cost of producing an episode.   Please make a year-end donation => https://LauraFlanders.org/donateTake Our Survey: Vote for your favorite LF Show episodes HERE SPECIAL REPORT- On December 3, 2022, an attack on two electrical substations in Moore County, North Carolina left 45,000 households and businesses without power for up to five days. It was the biggest domestic terrorist attack on the electricity grid in U.S. history, but one year later, no arrests have been made and authorities have named no suspects other than to say that whoever did this “knew what they were doing.” In this installment of The Laura Flanders Show's investigation into the local roots of the January 6 insurrection in one state, North Carolina, Laura speaks with the North Carolinians who were at a drag show in Moore County when the lights went out. “Downtown Divas” had been harassed for months by anti-LGBTQ leaders — did the sabotage attack have anything to do with that harassment or the drag performance scheduled that night? As legislators and local leaders continue to roll back LGBTQ rights, they remain largely silent about the real threats facing North Carolinians and the nation from domestic terrorists with their sights set on U.S. power grids. Why? This episode also looks at how the LGBTQ community in North Carolina is standing up to hate and creating safety — with Drag operatics — for all.“When the lights went out, it didn't matter who was Black, who was Latino, who was Asian, who was a person of color, didn't matter if you were Catholic, if you were Baptist, if you were Christian. We were all in the same space, all in the same boat, which was that we didn't have any power.” - Naomi Dix“[After the attack] I remember thinking, I have to start speaking more . . . I have to start sticking up for myself and the trans community more, because that's what prevents things like this.” - Alex Lafferty“We aren't the villains in this situation. We have a right to exist and be performing and what I love about drag is the joy that we bring not only to LGBT people, but the whole community.” - Tori Grace Nichols“We are talking about a great harm that happened here in North Carolina, but this is a national problem and not a new one . . . This is a domestic terrorist threat that people really need to be paying attention to.” - Serena Sebring“. . . That show and that incident brought out two different sets of people. It brought out the lovers and it brought out the haters . . . Those haters have found a way to attack our youth through the school board and our communities.” - Erica StreetGuests:• Naomi Dix: Drag Artist, Activist & Member of Durham NC BIPOC Operated House of Coxx; Co-Chair, Pride: Durham, NC• Alex Lafferty: Daughter of Erica Street, High School Student & Youth Activist• Tori Grace Nichols: Drag Artist & Cultural Organizer• Serena Sebring: Executive Director, Blueprint North Carolina• Erica Street: Mother of Alex Lafferty; Co-founder, PFLAG Southern Pines Full Episode Notes are located HERE.  They include related episodes, articles, and more.Music In the Middle:   “No One Else Has Your Magic” by Muva of Earth from her album Align with Nature's Intelligence released on Brownswood Records.  Additional music by Podington Bear “Hearts Aflutter,” “Mont Blanc,” “Beachhead,” “Tender and Curious,”Credits: Executive Producer: Laura Flanders, Field Producer: Brian Palmer, Supervising Producer: Sabrina Artel, Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor, Development Director: Sarah Miller, Senior Video Editor: David Neumann, Creative Designer & Video Editor: Nat Needham, Audio Director: Jeannie Hopper, Communications Director: Janet Hernandez, LF Show Fellow: Maryia Kanavalenka. Our thanks to Jim Davis Kym Register  Special thanks We deeply appreciate the Blueprint North Carolina staff whose collaborations have been key to the success of this award-winning and ground-breaking set of episodes. Blueprint North Carolina Staff Mab Segrest, Anti-Racist Research Program Director Serena Sebring, Executive Director Christina Davis McCoy, Organizing Coordinator Heather Ahn-Redding, Anti-Racist Research Associate D Juan Owens, Executive Security Lead Tori Grace Nichols, Research & Media Intern Jazmynne Cruz, Research Intern 

+JMJ+ Emma Waters joins the pod to respond to current female stereotypes with characters from Scripture. Emma Waters is a Research Associate for the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on marriage and family, sex and gender, and assisted reproductive technology policy. Waters is also a Visiting Fellow with Independent Women's Forum and a monthly contributor with World magazine. Prior to this, she worked as the Coalitions Manager of American Moment and periodically cohosted their podcast, Moment of Truth. Previously, she worked as a Research Intern with the Institute for Family Studies and a Research Consultant for the Realignment Podcast. In 2021, she won the American Enterprise Institutes' Young Scholars Award where she wrote and published an in-depth paper on child support policy in the state of Tennessee, including qualitative interviews with 25 nonresident fathers.  Her work may be found in Fox News, Newsweek, RealClear Policy, RealClear Health, The Federalist, the Institute for Family Studies, Problematic Women podcast, The American Conservative, The American Mind, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, and more. She graduated Valedictorian of Lee University with a double major in Political Science and Biblical & Theological Studies.  Waters lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and their daughter. You can find her on Twitter @emlwaters.

The Australia-America economic relationship is one of the world's most consequential, worth over $2 trillion, yet few understand its depth and scale. This was recorded on Thursday 3rd August 2023 and things may have changed since recording. The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute Guest: Joey Herlihy, Research Intern, International & Security Affairs program, the Australia Institute  Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey Edited by: Emily Perkins Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot SessionsSupport Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg and Elina discuss the recent state elections in Malaysia with Shahril Hamdan. Japhet is joined by Camille Bismonte, former Research Intern for the Southeast Asia Program at CSIS, to cover the latest from the region.

Elina and Thitinan Pongsudhirak discuss the aftermath of the Thai elections. Andreyka is joined by Yumei Lin, a Research Intern with the Southeast Asia Program at CSIS, to cover the latest from the region.

Greg and Elina chat with Andreyka Natalegawa to discuss the program's upcoming report on U.S. and Chinese influence in Southeast Asia. Japhet is joined by Nickii Arcado, a former Research Intern with the Southeast Asia Program at CSIS, to cover the latest from the region.

This week on Retaili$tic, Deborah is joined by Peter Evans, Chief Strategy Officer at McFadyen Digital; the episode also features a special appearance from Haider Irshad, a Research Intern at Coresight Research!   Deborah and Peter continue their conversation from the MIT Platform Strategy Summit around circular platform opportunities, extended producer responsibility laws and much more! As always, head to coresight.com for more information!

Thank you Haven and to everyone listening and watching! - Timestamps - 00:00 - Start 00:29 - What is Charity Entrepreneurship 01:12 - Haven's Journey To Today 04:33 - Fish Welfare Initiative 07:06 - What Haven Does Now 09:38 - The Importance of Contextualizing Campaigns 13:41 - Why Should We Care About Fish 16:32 - Actions To Do For Fish Welfare 19:28 - Right Interventions For Fish Welfare Around The Globe 23:09 - Different Approaches For Fish Welfare In Various Countries 25:46 - How To Bring More People Into The Movement 27:33 - Innovating Approaches To Animal Rights' Movement 29:19 - Important Source Recommendations 31:41 - How Animal Rights and Effective Altruism Movements Are Connected 34:02 - Areas That The EA Community Needs Improvement 38:43 - Ways To Help The EA Community Now 40:34 - Last thoughts and Outro Relevant Links: Fish Welfare Initiative - https://www.fishwelfareinitiative.org/ Ethics Into Action by Peter Singer - https://bit.ly/3JP7sel Grilled by Leah Garcés - https://bit.ly/3LzHtsW Engines of Liberty by David Cole - https://bit.ly/40jK7Ha The Fight in the Fields by Cesar Chávez - https://bit.ly/3yPqACS Who is Haven King-Nobles? Haven King-Nobles is the Cofounder and Executive Director of Fish Welfare Initiative. He has been involved in animal advocacy and effective altruism for several years, during which time he founded Effective Altruism Oberlin, was president of Oberlin Animal Rights, and was a Research Intern at Mercy For Animals. He graduated from Oberlin College with degrees in computer science and philosophy. Outside of working for better fish welfare, Haven enjoys getting cheap drinks with great people. As I want to run this podcast ad-free, the best way to support me is through Patreon: https:/ /www. patreon.com/martinskadal If you live in Norway, you can consider becoming a support member in the two organizations I run. It costs NOK 50 a year. The more members we have, the more influence we have and the more funding we get as well. Right now we have around 500 members of World Saving Hustle (WSH) and 300 members of Altruism for Youth (AY). • Become a support member of WSH:https://forms.gle/ogwYPF1c62a59TsRA • Become a support member of AY: https://forms.gle/LSa4P1gyyyUmDsuP7 If you want to become a volunteer for World Saving Hustle or Altruism for Youth, send me an email and I'll forward it to our team. It might take some time before you'll get an answer as we're currently run by volunteers, but you'll get an answer eventually! Do you have any feedback, questions, suggestions for either topics/guests, let me know in the comment section. If you want to get in touch, the best way is through email: martin@worldsavinghustle.com Thanks to everyone in World Saving Hustle backing up this project and thanks to my creative partner Candace for editing this podcast! Thanks everyone and have an amazing day as always!! • instagram https://www.instagram.com/skadal/ • linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinska. . . • facebook https://www.facebook.com/martinsskadal/ • twitter https://twitter.com/martinskadal • Norwegian YT https://www.youtube.com/@martinskadal353 • Patreon https://www.patreon . com/martinskadal

Summary:Adarsh Kumarappan, a high school senior, is a Research Intern at Stanford University Thrun Lab focusing on developing the future of AI systems. He also gave a TEDx talk about AI. Adarsh is on a quest to increase awareness of AI research, and encourage students worldwide to learn about and build AI systems.In this episode, we chat about Adarsh's journey to AI research, his take on the potential advantages and limitations of ChatGPT, and his recommendations for students wanting to get into AI and dive into research.Connect with Adarsh on Instagram or TwitterAdditional Links:Adarsh's TEDx talk, “Is AI a Savior or a Terminator?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni6x6aGRQ4sLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adarsh-kumarappan/

Another fun episode for you WEWPers out there where we talk about the importance of pollinators while bringing a spotlight to a pretty underrated pollinator and seed distributor- the humble bat! Evynn Davis joins us on the second half to share about her time researching fruit bats in Panama. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-baker62/support

In this version of Final Year Interview, we bring to you the tale of Rupesh Mahore, a final year student from the Department of Physics and Astronomy who can be best described as --"A man with the abilities of a many." A stand-up comic himself, his feats in research are unknown to none. Not only has he done numerous internships at reputed institutes like Harvard, ISRO, IITM, and IIT Guwahati, but he has also worked with stalwarts like Prof.H C Verma. But the long list of achievements doesn't stop there, he also developed Oxyserve alongside his brother for which he got selected for CERN entrepreneurship Programme 2021. His exploits as a stand-up comedian have presented him with countless opportunities to perform alongside the best like Zakir Khan, Atul Khatri, and many more.

João Graça holds a PhD in Biosciences from Cardiff University and currently works as an R&D Project Manager for LIPOR, the entity responsible for waste management in Greater Porto (Portugal). His current projects mostly concern the valorisation of bio-waste to high-value products. João has been involved in the creation and coordination of Smart Waste Portugal Young Professionals (SWYP). This group, currently with 80 members, aims to create work and knowledge sharing networks between professionals working or interested in the circular economy. Prior to his current role at LIPOR, João has attained different positions in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries including Biological Scientist at LIG Biowise (UK), Early Stage Researcher at AstraZeneca (UK) and Research Intern at Anacor Pharmaceuticals (USA). In addition to the PhD, João also holds a BSc in Biosciences from the Catholic University of Portugal and a MSc in Biochemistry from the University of Porto.   In this episode, João tells us about his career story and professional journey, holding several roles in different Life Science fields and different countries. He talks about the reasons that led him to do a PhD, as well as the opportunities and challenges encountered along his path. He closes the episode sharing valuable tips: If you are not 100% set on an academic career, find an industry experience as soon as possible. If you are considering a PhD position, make sure you have an affinity with your supervisor and future colleagues. It is also important to be fine with working conditions, infrastructure, resources and city.  Participate in work groups of your topics of interest. Do not be afraid to contact researchers or interesting entities to get to know more about their work and to work in collaborations. If you are finishing or have just finished your PhD and are set on breaking from academia, first explore what career options are available, get information and talk with professionals from different areas. Define the area to pursue and develop the requirements to break into that area. To know more about João's story and the opportunities in the Life Science fields, please listen to this episode.

In today's episode, we chat with Vincent Maposa. Vincent is the CEO and Founder of Wetility. Wetility is a solar energy technology company focusing on rooftop solar under one Megawatt in South Africa with links to other parts of Southern Africa. Vincent studied a BSC in Mathematics and Statistical Science at the University of Zimbabwe. He has also completed the CFA level 2 exam. Vincent started his journey with Frost & Sullivan as a Research Intern and progressed through the ranks to Industry Analyst and then a management consultant for Deloitte consulting. He is passionate about the industrialization of Africa and seeks to have affordable renewable energy in every household on the continent.

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Uma Kalkar is a dual-degree candidate for a Master of Public Policy specializing in Digital and New Technology at Sciences Po and a Master of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.       She is the Innovation Director of 18by Vote, a youth-led non-profit that helps 16. 17. and 18-year-olds understand how to vote when to vote, and why to vote. 18by Vote has been at the forefront of the youth voting movement, during the 2020 election cycle, they reached over 2 million people to raise awareness of the Presidential and Senate Runoff elections. 18by Vote has been featured on The Daily With Trevor Noah, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and more.      Uma is also a Research Intern in the Data Research Program at The Governance Lab at NYU, where she works on cross-cutting methodologies for data stewardship and governance. Her work focuses on digital inequities, open data initiatives and civic organizing in digital spaces.       Uma was a 2019-2020 Presidential Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) researching the political effects of the urban-rural digital divide in the United States. Uma holds a B.Sc (Honors) majoring in Peace Conflict and Justice and double minoring in Mathematics and Biology from the University of Toronto.   This is a conversation that you don't want to miss.   Connect with us on:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dbss_podcast/ Facebook: @DifferentBoatSameStorm Twitter: @DBSS_podcast Atharv Agrawal (host) Mei Ling Phung (editor) Anisha Huq, Amar Aziz, and Mehar Kamra (communications and outreach)

Anne H. Charity Hudley, PhD is Professor of Education and Linguistics at Stanford University. Her research and publications address the relationship between language variation and educational practices and policies. She has a particular emphasis on creating high-impact practices for underrepresented students in higher education. Charity Hudley is the co-author of three books: The Indispensable Guide to Undergraduate Research, We Do Language: English Language Variation in the Secondary English Classroom, and Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools. Her fourth book, Talking College, will appear in the spring of 2022. She is a lung cancer patient researcher on the NIH and Moonshot Cancer fund sponsored clinical trial: Self-Management Survivorship Care in Stage I-III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer or Colorectal Cancer: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04428905 Website: https://annecharityhudley.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annecharityhudley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACharityHudley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acharityhudley/ Emma T. Charity is a senior at the Winsor School in Boston, MA, and will be a first-year undergraduate at Stanford University in the Fall. Emma is a Research Intern at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as part of the Yes For Cure Program and a Founding Member of the Student Board for Equity and Inclusion at her high school. In the future, she hopes to use her undergraduate degree to propel her into a career in public health. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-charity-1640641a3/ More information about Yes For Cure: https://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/research/cancer-disparities/students/yes-for-cure/

1 and 10 Americans will be diagnosed with diabetes. If you are looking for ways to decrease your chances of developing diabetes or how to improve your quality of life while you have it you are in the right place. Join Sinclair Theee Health Nerd and De'Von Truvel creator of Black Wall Street the Board Game as they discuss some practical steps you can take today. Introducing special guest JD, True Health 4ever Multimedia and Research Intern. Watch Full Episode here - https://youtu.be/2-UQ9PJAcy4 (Airing 4/24/21) Connect with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/truehealth4ever/ True Health 4ever is a lifestyle promise to live our best lives and pass on healthy habits to our children. In the great words of John Legend, "We're just ordinary people". De'Von and Sinclair are as Black YouTubers promoting Black Health. You can find our journey and thoughts on this channel or on our blog. We hope to hear your stories and learn from you as well. Let's do it together. Blessings. https://www.truehealth4ever.com/ https://www.playblackwallstreet.com/ #blackhealth #blacklove #healthpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/truehealth4ever/message

There’s a shortage of UX research internships which makes it hard for aspiring researchers to test the field to see if it is what they want to do. It also makes it harder for people to become UX researchers considering that many UX researcher roles require direct UX research experience. If you do secure a coveted UX research internship, what should you expect? Imani analyzed 20 UX Research Internship job descriptions and this is what she learned. Support this podcast

​Housing affordability has always​ been an obstacle for low-income homebuyers in Texas, but the financial pressures of the pandemic have f​urther diminished their homebuying potential. Center Research Economist Dr. Harold Hunt and Research Intern Clare Losey ​share their insights on the latest Red Zone podcast.​

In this episode, we have Pio Blanco, a Summer Research Intern at UC San Diego share his experiences in regard to how he was able to land a research position and what he hopes to accomplish with his BME degree. This is the final part of our 4 part career series! In this series, we were able to have casual conversations with multiple students of different backgrounds to understand their interests/majors, where they are now, and how they got there. Have a topic you want us to talk about? Follow us on Instagram and let us know: @passthebobapodcast (Intro Music from Epidemic Sound: Ooyy - Thunderbird) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Kavaughn Boismier, President & Founder of The Women of Windsor Mentorship Collaborative, and Tashlyn Teskey, Manager of Projects and Research with Workforce WindsorEssex.Kavaughn Boismier is a senior leadership professional for the financial industry with over six years in Wealth Management as a Private Wealth Consultant & Wealth Advisor; Kavaughn is honoured to be one of only 16% females and 1% visible minority in the Professional Advisory space in Canada. Her primary focus and mission are to enrich the lives of individuals and entities in her community through mentorship, advocacy, and advice. Kavaughns's vision is to build a comprehensive hub of education, support, and service in Windsor-Essex County for clients who value the ability to manage their financial security and career security - is coming to life through the WoW Mentorship Collaborative.Tashlyn Teskey is the Manager of Projects and Research with Workforce WindsorEssex. She began her career there four years ago as a Research Intern while completing her Masters degree in Political Science at the University of Windsor. After completing an 8-month internship in Nepal during her undergraduate studies, she recognized her passion for working in grassroots organizations but a little closer to home. Much of her research work has focused on employment in the skilled trades, career pathways for graduating high school students, and increasing the presence of females in the local workplace. She also considers herself an expert in all things Gilmore Girls and celebrity pop culture.We talk about the report created for RISE Windsor-Essex highlighting key findings on women entrepreneurs and why this was important to research, what we can take away from the report and implement in our community, what the most shocking thing Tashlyn discovered through this report was, challenges women face in STEM & entrepreneurship in Windsor-Essex, best practices in other communities that support women in these fields, the creation of the Women of Windsor Mentorship Collaborative, why it was started and the need in the community, who is part of this organization and the types of mentors available, how to become involved with this mentorship collaboration, successes that have come from this initiative, and so much more!

Associate iOS Developer at Priceline. Software Engineer at WufSter. Research Intern at Privateer Technologies. Computer Science Masters & Bachelors at Stevens Institute of Technology. Leasing Intern at The Port Authority of NY & NJ. Payroll Intern at Atrium Health & Senior Living.

Here we interview David James Parker who believes that our international institutions are not fit for purpose in the present century. He believes they were created in a different epoch and times have now changed. How do we reform them so they can deliver on crucial questions like climate change. James was a Parliamentary Research Intern for the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP (when Hilary was the Cabinet Minister for International Development) and Research Intern for the leading think tank the Fabian Society. James has been a Policy Advisor for the Government on Energy and Climate Change. This is part of the Conversations Across Borders series of interviews done by tracesdreams and GlobalNet21 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/globalnet21/message

Starting in November 2015, the Center for International Development’s Growth Lab has been engaged in economic policy research with the Government of Sri Lanka. Led by Professor Ricardo Hausmann, the team has focused on a single question: what is holding back investment in Sri Lanka – especially in new and non-traditional export-oriented sectors – and what can the government do about it? In this podcast, members of the Sri Lanka team explain what they learned from the project which includes: First, a lack of new economic “knowhow” has meant that there are few easy opportunities for innovative investors to exploit. Next, the investors who do arrive find significant roadblocks to their success; these include policy barriers to reaching markets and key inputs, and infrastructural gaps at the regional level. Today on CID’s Speaker Series podcast, Anna Mysliewic, Masters in Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School, interviews Dan and Tim, who share their learnings from the project and how they partnered with key counterparts in the government and civil society to support potential solutions, and better understand the deeper institutional gaps that prevent proactive policymaking. // www.growthlab.cid.harvard.edu // www.bsc.cid.harvard.edu // Interview recorded on November 16, 2018. About the speakers: Daniel Stock rejoined the Center for International Development's Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2015. He also held this position from 2011-2013. He studies how countries apply proactive strategies to promote structural transformation. His research focuses on using network models to uncover new opportunities for diversifying exports and attracting new sources of investment. Prior to joining CID, Daniel was a Junior Professional Associate at the World Bank, working with governments to improve the investment climate for local businesses and FDI. Daniel has also worked as a researcher at the MIT Media Lab's Macro Connections group, and a Research Intern at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Santiago, Chile. Daniel earned a B.S. in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University. Tim O’Brien joined the Center for International Development in 2015, working on both Growth Lab and Building State Capability projects.He has led growth diagnostic research in Albania and Sri Lanka. Tim holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University. Tim served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi from 2008-2010 and has experience working with the World Bank and in environmental engineering. Tim’s research interests center on the challenges of economic transformation and adapting to climate change in developing countries and vulnerable communities. Sehar Noor is a Research Assistant at the Center for International Development's Growth Lab. Sehar graduated from Rollins College in May 2016 with honors in Economics and International Affairs. While at Rollins, she served as captain of the debate team, and studied abroad in Cuba and China. Her previous experience includes conducting fieldwork in disaster relief camps as an intern for the Aga Khan Rural Support Program in Gilgit, Pakistan, and interning with the Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Unit of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Islamabad, Pakistan.

CID Student Ambassador Emily Ausubel interviews Tim O’Brien and Dan Stock, research fellows here at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Tim and Dan talk about the Center’s project in Sri Lanka and how they are applying the Growth Diagnostics Methodology to identify the country’s binding constraints for diversification and economic growth. https://srilanka.growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/ >>> Interview recorded on March 2, 2018. About the interviewees: > Tim O’Brien joined the Center for International Development in 2015, working on both Growth Lab and Building State Capability projects. He has led growth diagnostic research in Albania and Sri Lanka. Tim holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University. Tim served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi from 2008-2010 and has experience working with the World Bank and in environmental engineering. Tim’s research interests center on the challenges of economic transformation and adapting to climate change in developing countries and vulnerable communities. > Dan Stock rejoined the Center for International Development's Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2015. He also held this position from 2011-2013. He studies how countries apply proactive strategies to promote structural transformation. His research focuses on using network models to uncover new opportunities for diversifying exports and attracting new sources of investment. Prior to joining CID, Daniel was a Junior Professional Associate at the World Bank, working with governments to improve the investment climate for local businesses and FDI. Daniel has also worked as a researcher at the MIT Media Lab's Macro Connections group, and a Research Intern at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Santiago, Chile. Daniel earned a B.S. in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University.

In this week's episode we have a conversation with a panel of Early Childhood Educators with experience inside the classroom, as well as outside the classroom as Community Advisors with HiMama. We discuss the importance of taking the initiative to stay involved in the early childhood education community and taking ownership of improvements and innovations in your preschool or child care programs, no matter what your role. Steven Bonnay has a Bachelor of Arts from Brock University as well as an Early Childhood Education Diploma from Seneca College where he later worked as a Registered Early Childhood Educator. Kali Kan has a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education and Teaching from George Brown College where she later worked as a Registered Early Childhood Educator, in addition to working as a Research Intern at the National Association for the Education of Young Children. And Katelyn Vickers holds a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies from Ryerson University, as well as a diploma in Early Childhood Education from George Brown College; she has worked as a Registered Early Childhood Educator at a number of child care and early learning programs, including the YWCA. To learn more about how you can flex your leadership muscle as a Preschool Teacher or Early Childhood Educator, tune into this episode of The Preschool Podcast!

Materials Available here:https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2023/DEF%20CON%2023%20presentations/DEFCON-23-Mahdi-Namazifar-Detecting-Random-Strings-Language-Based-Approach.pdf Detecting Randomly Generated Strings; A Language Based Approach Mahdi Namazifar Senior Data Scientist, Talos Team, Cisco Systems Numerous botnets employ domain generation algorithms (DGA) to dynamically generate a large number of random domain names from which a small subset is selected for their command and control. A vast majority of DGA algorithms create random sequences of characters. In this work we present a novel language-based technique for detecting strings that are generate by chaining random characters. To evaluate randomness of a given string (domain name in this context) we lookup substrings of the string in the dictionary that we’ve built for this technique, and then we calculate a randomness score for the string based on several different factors including length of the string, number of languages that cover the substrings, etc. This score is used for determining whether the given string is a random sequence of characters. In order to evaluate the performance of this technique, on the one hand we use 9 known DGA algorithms to create random domain names as DGA domains, and on the other hand we use domain names from the Alexa 10,000 as likely non-DGA domains. The results show that our technique is more than 99% accurate in detecting random and non-random domain names. Mahdi Namazifar is currently a Senior Data Scientist with Talos team of Cisco Systems' San Francisco Innovation Center (SFIC). He graduated his PhD in Operations Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. His PhD work was on theoretical and computational aspects of mathematical optimization. During his PhD Mahdi was also affiliated with Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) and the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA). Also he was a National Science Foundation (NFS) Grantee at the San Diego Supercomputer Center in 2007 and a Research Intern at IBM T.J. Watson Research Lab in 2008. After graduate school and before his current position at Cisco he was a Scientist at Opera Solutions working on applications of machine learning in a variety of problems coming from industries such as healthcare and finance.