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https://www.greenbiz.com/article/nature-wall-streets-newest-market
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-01-12/big-take-debt-for-nature-deals-are-wall-street-s-latest-esg-offering
Oct 16, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hello Michael,
Today, we'll finish "China’s 11.6m graduates face a jobs market with no jobs"
These political cartoons make us think about the danger facing the whole world, not only China.
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Oct 6, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Today: Company makes booth for vertical napping
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2309/230925-vertical-napping.html
Quizlet
Sept 29, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hello Michael,
Scientists find alternative to palm oil
The impact on the world of business will be huge!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2309/230921-palm-oil-palm-alt.html
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/829941146/scientists-find-alternative-to-palm-oil-flash-cards/
Sept 18, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hello Michael,
This time we'll talk about hiring technology.
We'll do a light read of Wikipedia on this topic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_in_hiring
And we can scan this Forbes article:
Some pros and cons from Recruiter.com
https://www.recruiter.com/recruiting/pros-and-cons-of-using-ai-in-recruiting/
Finally, some government regulation.
https://qz.com/americas-first-law-regulating-ai-bias-in-hiring-takes-e-1850602243
1. Have you heard of job interviews with AI before? And what do you think about them?
2. How would you feel in such an interview?
3. Do you think the AI would give you a good evaluation?
4. Could unqualified candidates fool the AI system?
5. Could these AI job interviews overlook some good candidates?
6. What will companies do with the videos and evalulations of all candidates?
7. Could a bad AI evaluation damage a person's chances with other companies?
8. If you had a choice of inteviewing with a person or AI , which would you choose?
9. And if you had a company would you use AI to do the interviews?
10. Can we believe that AI will be unbiased? Will some AI have biases built into their code?
11. According to Pew Research, 62% of Americans are wary of AI being used in hiring and assessing workers. Your comment?
12. According to Forbes , 84% of business leaders have said that they believe artificial intelligence (AI) is the trend in the future that will help them stay competitive and have an advantage in the job market. Your comment?
Sept 15, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hello Michael,
Over-tourism threatens Mt. Fuji's world heritage status
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2309/230911-climbing-mt-fuji.html
August 29, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today this interview with Scott Galloway, business professor at New York University Business School.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/scott-galloway-future-of-college.html
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/7095073
1. Galloway says: The post-pandemic future will entail partnerships between the largest tech companies in the world and elite universities. MIT@Google. iStanford. HarvardxFacebook. This makes me think of the McDonald's Corporation. They have had a McDonald's University for years. What do you think of that?
2. He says: Hybrid online-offline degrees, the affordability and value of which will seismically alter the landscape of higher education. This reminds me of MOOCs and Coursera. Have you heard of them?
3. Galloway: There’s a recognition that education — the value, the price, the product — has fundamentally shifted. This article is from May 2020. We see that tuition has NOT dropped but more university education is online at the same price. Yet, we also see fewer students attending university because of the economy: They can't afford it. Now the Supreme Court has stopped Affirmative Action for universities. What do you see happening in the future?
4. The reporter asked: How many schools will collapse between now and next year because of decreased enrollment?
Galloway: The big universities can cut costs and rely on their waiting lists, but there’s going to be a strain on tier-two colleges. He was right about that several colleges have closed. I think there were too many.
5. Galloway says the strongest brands are not companies like Apple or Coca Cola. They are universities like MIT, Oxford and Stanford. They have the highest margins. Did you know that?
6. Galloway says the future of university education is online. How do you feel about that?
7. Would you consider getting an online degree? Have you heard of MOOCs?
8. Do your universities offer online degrees?
9. The U.S. government hires IT workers based on their skills and a college degree is not necessary.
10. Are we heading towards a skill-based market for workers?
Political Cartoons:
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August 25, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael,
Switzerland imports more cheese than it exports
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2307/230713-swiss-cheese.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/815197256/switzerland-imports-more-cheese-than-it-exports-flash-cards/?new
August 21, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Interesting update from WSJ related to our last lesson:
Today our topic is this interview with Scott Galloway, business professor at New York University Business School.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/scott-galloway-future-of-college.html
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/7095073
We can get some discussion questions from the headings of these two articles:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/professor-scott-galloway-higher-education-is-ripe-for-disruption/
August 15, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Our topic is elite schools with racial quotas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Fair_Admissions_v._Harvard
https://www.harvard.edu/admissionscase/lawsuit/
Also, the disappearance of the entrance exam.
https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/college-entrance-exams/sh=123dd50b7fb9
Varsity Blues scandal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Blues_scandal
And, we'll discuss the role that business can play in the disruption to higher education.
August 11, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Our topic is ESG
August 7, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Has relying on tech made us more stupid?
July 31, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Has relying on tech made us more stupid?
July 28, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
France to pay people to repair their clothes
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2307/230717-clothes-repairs.html
July 28, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Has relying on tech made us more stupid?
July 24, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Then, this crazy story:
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to fight in a cage
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2306/230626-zuckerberg-musk-cage-fight.html
July 17, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
‘Beowulf is lit’ – could ChatGPT really write good book blurbs?
July 14, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
‘Beowulf is lit’ – could ChatGPT really write good book blurbs?
July 10, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
China to become world's largest car maker
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2305/230522-chinese-car-companies.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/805592047/china-set-to-become-worlds-largest-car-maker-flash-cards/?new
July 4, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Part II: Parisians vote to ban rental e-scooters from French capital.
Then, we can go to ESL Fast to practice speaking using some dialogues.
June 20, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Parisians vote to ban rental e-scooters from French capital
June 16, 2023
Lesson 60min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll continue with the ESL Fast dialogues
We will continue with #6 Describing People
https://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/smalltalk/smalltalk06.htm
June 8, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll continue with the ESL Fast dialogues
We will begin with #5 Calling a Friend.
https://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/smalltalk/smalltalk05.htm
June 5, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
This lesson we'll discuss a fashion wear company which lets customers
set the prices!
May 29, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
This lesson we'll discuss a fashion wear company which lets customers
set the prices!
May 19, 2023
Lesson 3/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Today we'll discuss the Breaking News English Article
Satellite launched to map Earth's water
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2212/221219-swot-water-satellite.html
May 15, 2023
Lesson 2/5 60min
Hi Michael!
We will finish the article: why the high seas treaty matters
Satellite launched to map Earth's water
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2212/221219-swot-water-satellite.html
May 12, 2023
Lesson 1/5 60min
Hi Michael!
The most important talks no one has heard of’: why the high seas treaty matters
May 5, 2023
Lesson 5/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Why it's time to stop filming strangers in public.
Hidden camera in hotel room films family
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1904/190411-hidden-camera.html
Apr 28, 2023
Lesson 4/5 60min
Hi Michael!
Why it's time to stop filming strangers in public.
Hidden camera in hotel room films family
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1904/190411-hidden-camera.html
April 14, 2022
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hi Michael,
Let’s keep humans at the heart of hiring practices.
Watch the second video at 3:50 to hear
how Zappos hires their employees.