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Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shiri Melumad, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Pennsylvania The work of seeking and synthesizing information can improve understanding of it compared to reading a summary. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using…
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How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images When Hurricane…
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Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Morgan Underwood, Ph.D. Candidate in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University Some exoplanets, like the one shown in this illustration, may have atmospheres that could make them potentially suitable for life. NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on…
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Vice President Dick Cheney’s life followed the arc of the biggest breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William Cornwell, Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Cardiovascular medical technology evolved rapidly over the past half-century. Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock via Getty Images Plus The life and political legacy of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Nov. 4, 2025,…
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Florida residents’ anxiety is linked to social media use and varies with age, new study shows
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Stephen Neely, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, University of South Florida Younger Floridians who spend a lot of time on social media tend to be more anxious on average than other adults in the Sunshine State. Pheelings Media/iStock via Getty Images Plus Over 40 million…
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When did kissing evolve and did humans and Neanderthals get off with each other? New research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matilda Brindle, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford Moncar0/Shutterstock If I asked you to imagine your dream snog, chances are it wouldn’t be with a Neanderthal; burly and hirsute as they may be. However, my team’s new research suggests that these squat beefcakes might have been right…
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Police attend 7370 fewer mental health calls in a year after changes
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson. Photo: Nathan Mckinnon Police attended 7370 fewer mental health-related requests in the year to June, a result of the deliberate plan to wind back on responding to calls for help. The department expects to respond to even fewer calls this year as it enters…
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More than a million Syrian refugees returning home to an uncertain future
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand People walk down a street at the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees, near the Jordanian city of Mafraq, about 80Km north of the capital Amman on January 13, 2025. Photo: AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI It is estimated that more than a million Syrian refugees have returned home since the…
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Clay Higgins: The sole Republican who voted ‘no’ to releasing the Epstein files
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: Radio New Zealand US Represenative Clay Higgins, Republican of Louisiana Photo: JULIA NIKHINSON Representative Clay Higgins, Republican of Louisiana, was the sole no vote against releasing government records on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It comes after President Donald Trump changed his position, after months of opposition to opening the case file tied…
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Why MAGA is obsessed with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University – Newark MAGA hats are placed on a table at an election night party in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 5, 2024. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via…