How an agony aunt chatbot is helping teenage girls through the pandemic
In just 25 weeks this year, the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out 25 years of progress in everything from health to the economy, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Girl Effect’s Jonathan McKay says for adolescent girls in developing countrie...
Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
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In just 25 weeks this year, the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out 25 years of progress in everything from health to the economy, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Girl Effect’s Jonathan McKay says for adolescent girls in developing countries the impact is particularly stark, but an agony aunt chatbot is helping them through. Plus, a mystery illness sweeps through a town in southern India, a space mission could reveal clues to the origins of the universe, and how a beer and crisps pairing could help tackle climate change.
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