Erin

Erin

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AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence...

Technology
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The latest trends in video games from the 2023 global Game Developers Conference

The latest trends in video games from the 2023 global Game Developers Conference

San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) – the global gathering of the greatest...

Science
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Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal

Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organised by...

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Humans weren’t the first engineers, doctors and farmers – bacteria, plants and animals have lots to teach us

Humans weren’t the first engineers, doctors and farmers – bacteria, plants and animals have lots to teach us

Life existed without human beings for more than 99.9% of Earth’s history. Yet we...

Education
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Empathy can be taught at school – and it can lead to more creative thinking

Empathy can be taught at school – and it can lead to more creative thinking

Most people think that empathy – the ability to put yourself in another person’s...

Society
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Billions still lack access to safe drinking water – this is a global human rights catastrophe

Billions still lack access to safe drinking water – this is a global human rights catastrophe

Leaders and authorities recently gathered in New York for the first UN water conference...

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ChatGPT: what the law says about who owns the copyright of AI-generated content

ChatGPT: what the law says about who owns the copyright of AI-generated content

The AI chatbot ChatGPT produces content that can appear to have been created by...

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Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out

Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out

Any regular viewer of BBC’s Question Time could be forgiven for thinking that old-fashioned...

Society
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How plants can change your state of mind

How plants can change your state of mind

Plants look so different from animals, that it’s easy for many people to think of...

Science
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How soils changed life on Earth

How soils changed life on Earth

For the first 4 billion years of Earth’s existence, its continents were dusty, barren...

Research
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Four ways touch can boost your health and wellbeing

Four ways touch can boost your health and wellbeing

Most of us know how good it feels to receive a hug from a loved one or hold hands...

Society
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What is ‘algospeak’? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge

What is ‘algospeak’? Inside the newest version of linguistic subterfuge

A linguistic arms race is raging online – and it isn’t clear who’s winning

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‘Effective altruism’ has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world’s most headline-making one on board?

‘Effective altruism’ has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world’s most headline-making one on board?

One of the ways tech billionaire Elon Musk attracts supporters is the vision he...

Society
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Carmakers are mistaken if they think chip shortages are over – they need to reinvent themselves while there’s time

Carmakers are mistaken if they think chip shortages are over – they need to reinvent themselves while there’s time

Finally, carmakers got a break. Those in the UK boosted their output by over 13%...

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What is Discord? An internet researcher explains the social media platform at the center of Pentagon leak of top-secret intelligence

What is Discord? An internet researcher explains the social media platform at the center of Pentagon leak of top-secret intelligence

The Justice Department on April 14, 2023, charged Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts...

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‘One meal a day’ diet popular with celebrities could do more harm than good – here’s why

‘One meal a day’ diet popular with celebrities could do more harm than good – here’s why

Celebrities have popularised all sorts of outlandish diet trends over the years....

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