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AI agents are here. Here’s what to know about what they can do – and how they can go wrong
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Daswin de Silva, Professor of AI and Analytics, Director of AI Strategy, La Trobe University George Peters / Getty Images We are entering the third phase of generative AI. First came the chatbots, followed by the assistants. Now we are beginning to see agents: systems…
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Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Conspiracy theories are funny things. The most enduring ones usually take hold for two reasons: first, because there’s some grain of truth to them, and second, because they speak to foundational…
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The celebrity halo effect: why abuse allegations against powerful men like Brad Pitt are so easily forgotten
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jamilla Rosdahl, Senior Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology Last month, actor Brad Pitt stepped onto the Formula One circuit as the leading man of the high-octane film F1, backed by Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Pitt’s own Plan B Entertainment. During the publicity…
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There’s enough natural hydrogen in the Earth’s crust to help power the green energy transition
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Omid Haeri Ardakani, Research scientist at Natural Resources Canada; Andjunct associate professor, University of Calgary Since their formation billions of years ago, the oldest parts of the Earth’s continental rocks have generated natural hydrogen in massive amounts. Some of this hydrogen may have accumulated within accessible…
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How Marvel’s Fantastic Four discovered the human in the superhuman
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By J. Andrew Deman, Professor of English, University of Waterloo The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the second cinematic reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise, and there’s a lot riding on this film. While cinema-goers have responded enthusiastically to many of the films in the Marvel Cinematic…
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Women’s rugby is booming, but safety relies on borrowed assumptions from the men’s game
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kathryn Dane, Postdoctoral associate, University of Calgary Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before. As of 2021, women’s rugby reached a record…
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Iranian Canadians watch the Israel-U.S. war in Iran from afar
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Fateme Ejaredar, PhD candidate in Sociology, University of Calgary, University of Calgary Iranian Canadians have been following the news in Iran carefully. Sadaf Vakilzadeh/Unsplash, CC BY The recent war waged by Israel and the United States on Iran killed at least 935 people and wounded another…
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How do politicians view democracy? It depends on whether they win or lose
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Valere Gaspard, Research Fellow, Leadership and Democracy Lab, Western University There is a heightened concern about the current state of democracy around the globe. These include worries about a decrease in freedom, the growing number of autocracies around the world and citizens’ dissatisfaction with democracy or…
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3D printed food: yuck or yes? Researchers ask South African consumers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Oluwafemi Adebo, Professor of Food Technology and Director of the Centre for Innovative Food Research (CIFR), University of Johannesburg Would you eat food that was printed by a machine? 3D printed food is built up by equipment (a 3D food printer), layer after layer, using…
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Young Nigerians learn about democracy at school: how it’s shaping future voters
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Leila Demarest, Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University Democratic consolidation is a continuing struggle, in Africa as elsewhere. The turn to democracy gained momentum in Africa in the late 1980s and early 1990s but has petered out since. Can new generations turn the…