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Entering the Battlefield
With the growth of Benny Gantz in the polls, the question arises: Does the military record prove itself in the political test?
Dr. Reuven Gal, senior research fellow at the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Studies at the Technion, appointed three factors that are needed to enter politics, for leadership: The first is leadership and ability to influence and lead. Obviously, senior military leaders obtain this. Secondly, they must have a clear agenda, a genuine ideology. History shows that this is not always the case with military leaders. The third requirement is total commitment. While military officers had obviously demonstrated during their service full commitment, even willingness for self-sacrifice – the commitment in politics is quite different.
How to domesticate the creative tiger without eliminating it?
The problem with creativity is related to the ability to perform it effectively, says Prof. Shlomo Maital, a researcher in the field of high-tech and innovation. His new book “Dismantle” offers a way to build a personal ideas machine that will never be turned off. “It’s much more interesting and fun than doing the same thing over and over again,” he says in an interview in which he explains how to organize creativity without hurting it.
“The human brain is inherently creative and creative talent never becomes extinct, but it does grow rusty and therefore we must act to reduce rust and to renew the idea machine,” says Prof. Maital.
Netanyahu has instilled the feeling that all problems are decreed by fate, from the conflict with the Palestinians to the cost of living – that is not true
Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg believes that it is still possible to solve our big problems, and that the new signs of the protest miss the point. “What happened is that we have become entrenched in the ‘Gaza syndrome’,” says Manuel Trajtenberg, a professor of economics at Tel Aviv University, a senior researcher at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion, until a year ago a member of the Knesset (on behalf of Hamahaneh Haziyoni party), prior to that head of the Committee for Social and Economic Change following the 2011 protest.
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.