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Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis Language experts fare no better than everyday people. Aitor Diago/Moment via Getty Images People are now routinely using chatbots to write computer code, summarize articles and books, or solicit advice. But these chatbots…
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Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions − an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Berrin Tansel, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University The water recovery system on the ISS is state of the art. Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP, File When you’re on a camping trip, you might have to pack your own food and maybe…
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To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Olamilekan Joseph Ibukun, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis German troops make their way through a cloud of smoke or gas during a gas training drill, circa 1916. Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating…
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UK and France pledges won’t stop Netanyahu bombing Gaza – but Donald Trump or Israel’s military could
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit…
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More than 50% of Detroit students regularly miss class – and schools alone can’t solve the problem
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jeremy Singer, Assistant Professor of Education, Wayne State University Nobody learns in an empty classroom. Jeffrey Basinger/Newsday RM via Getty Images Thousands of K-12 students in Detroit consistently miss days of school. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing at least 10% of school days – or…
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Viral ‘kettlebell challenge’ could do you more harm than good – here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jen Wilson, Senior Exercise and Health Practitioner, Nottingham Trent University The challenge may sound like a quick and easy way to get fit, but it may actually be the least effective way of adding kettlebells to your workouts. Tongpool Piasupun/ Shutterstock The “100 kettlebell swings a…
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Why do corporations act against the public interest? We may have the answers (it’s not just greed)
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen R. Buzdugan, Senior Lecturer in International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University Jeppe Gustafsson/Shutterstock For the past two years, Tesla has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the Swedish labour union IF Metall. It is of a scale that the union hasn’t witnessed since the 1930s.…
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From the Green party to Corbyn’s new launch – is it time Westminster took joint leaders more seriously?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Stern, Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London Are two heads better than one? This is a question that members of the Green party will be asking themselves over the summer as they take part in the election…
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The Assassin: Keeley Hawes drama is a milestone for menopause on screen
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Beth Johnson, Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds Keeley Hawes’s new Channel 4 and Prime Video drama, The Assassin, introduces a premise that feels both bold and overdue. It follows Julie (Hawes), a menopausal woman, overlooked and emotionally stalled, who worked as a…
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Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s powerful earthquake – among the ten strongest…