Erin

Erin

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What is meaningful work? A philosopher’s view

What is meaningful work? A philosopher’s view

Work is an inescapable feature of the modern world. Most of us, except for a lucky...

Research
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

Their presence puts researchers like me one step closer to unraveling the mystery...

Technology
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Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April...

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A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of...

Science
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Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology...

Science
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Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts

Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts

Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it’s not much fun. But maybe we...

Technology
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What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem

What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto...

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Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade

Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade

In recent years, the global trade in elephant ivory has faced significant restrictions...

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Nasa to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars – here’s why it must and will go ahead

Nasa to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars – here’s why it must and will go ahead

Nasa puts great emphasis on delivering what its ten-year surveys of the community...

Technology
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Are tomorrow’s engineers ready to face AI’s ethical challenges?

Are tomorrow’s engineers ready to face AI’s ethical challenges?

A chatbot turns hostile. A test version of a Roomba vacuum collects images of users...

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Sex differences don’t disappear as a country’s equality develops – sometimes they become stronger

Sex differences don’t disappear as a country’s equality develops – sometimes they become stronger

The study covered a range of themes, from personality and cognitive functions to...

Society
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Earth Day 2024: 4 effective strategies to reduce household food waste

Earth Day 2024: 4 effective strategies to reduce household food waste

The global food system produces enough food for everyone, yet, in 2023, 333 million...

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Fossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years

Fossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years

As a scientist, lab work can sometimes get monotonous. But in 2017, while a Ph.D....

Health
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Fermented foods sustain both microbiomes and cultural heritage

Fermented foods sustain both microbiomes and cultural heritage

Many people around the world make and eat fermented foods. Millions in Korea alone...

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Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old

Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old

The researchers modified the genes of silkworms to make them produce spider silk...

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