Erin

Erin

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How AI can help you make a computer game without knowing anything about coding

How AI can help you make a computer game without knowing anything about coding

Just as calculators took over the tedious number-crunching in maths a few decades...

Technology
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As OpenAI attracts billions in new investment, its goal of balancing profit with purpose is getting more challenging to pull off

As OpenAI attracts billions in new investment, its goal of balancing profit with purpose is getting more challenging to pull off

Unlike other big tech companies, OpenAI is a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary...

Research
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I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research

I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research

This technology could pave the way for revolutionary new treatments and drugs. But...

Science
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Why autumn 2024 is your best chance to see lots of weird and wonderful fungi

Why autumn 2024 is your best chance to see lots of weird and wonderful fungi

Extreme weather patterns caused by climate change are nothing to celebrate, but...

Research
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Five simple questions can help spot exaggerated research claims over sex differences in the brain

Five simple questions can help spot exaggerated research claims over sex differences in the brain

In the last ten years, some 20,000 or so academic papers have been published on...

Society
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The political, social and psychological toll of family deaths in war

The political, social and psychological toll of family deaths in war

The hardship of war does not end when the shooting stops, as every wartime death...

Society
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Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons

The Lucky Dragon incident prompted many of the atomic bomb survivors, who are known...

Education
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Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives

Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives

A colleague in the sociology department used to teach a course using a film genre...

Research
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Being bullied in high school can make teens less optimistic about the future

Being bullied in high school can make teens less optimistic about the future

Specifically, being bullied increases teens’ risk for depression, which leaves them...

Society
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More and more, business schools want to show they’re making a positive impact on society. But how should they measure it?

More and more, business schools want to show they’re making a positive impact on society. But how should they measure it?

For decades, the so-called “Friedman doctrine” amounted to dogma in certain circles,...

Society
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Climate emergencies threaten our collective security, but governments are flying blind into the storm

Climate emergencies threaten our collective security, but governments are flying blind into the storm

You probably missed it, but a few months ago a report was published that inspected...

Technology
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Telegram: why the app is allowed when other social media is censored in Russia

Telegram: why the app is allowed when other social media is censored in Russia

Telegram says the changes are expected to also reduce criminal activity on the app....

Research
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Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age they didn’t have to migrate like other species – new study

Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age they didn’t have to migrate like other species – new study

Scientists have known since the 19th century that the distributions of animals and...

Technology
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AI was central to two of 2024’s Nobel prize categories. It’s a sign of things to come

AI was central to two of 2024’s Nobel prize categories. It’s a sign of things to come

We are certain to see many more Nobel medals handed to researchers who made use...

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