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Unis and schools are moving away from AI-detection software. They should stop using it altogether
Artificial Intelligence detection tools can sometimes create more problems for teachers and students than they fix.
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Personal locator beacons save lives. But they can’t make hiking safe
Personal locator beacons can save lives – but they must be coupled with education.
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Can you lend me a hand? Researchers are developing wearable robotic limbs
Scientists are creating additional robotic arms, legs and thumbs to push the boundaries of what can be achieved by the human body.
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How the emojis and fashion choices of Germany’s far-right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolism
The extreme right has learned to navigate Germany’s strict laws on extremist symbols
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Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days has new meaning in the age of climate change
Happy Days serves as a reminder to look after our planet while we still can.
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Morocco’s deadly wall across Western Sahara: why the 2,700km Berm was built and the damage it does
The wall in Western Sahara marks the practical frontline of a conflict most of the world has stopped watching.
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Street names carry stories with them. What they tell us about Gauteng in South Africa
Rather than telling a single story, street names preserve several layers of public memory.
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Half of new parents have unwanted, intrusive thoughts of harming their infants. Research suggests most aren’t dangerous.
Unwanted, intrusive thoughts about infant harm are a normal, common feature of new parenthood, not necessarily a sign that a parent poses a danger to their child.
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Election officials are fighting wavering voter trust by making mundane processes visible and recruiting citizens to help
A midterm election is coming. In the face of wavering voter trust – some of it driven by forces outside their control – what can election officials actually do to keep elections credible?
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Nine political books to inspire young people – chosen by experts
From George Orwell to Alastair Campbell, our experts recommend books that will inspire youth into thinking politically.
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Five intimidating houseplants that are surprisingly easy to care for
Learning more about the origins and ecology of our beloved houseplants can help them avoid the compost bin.
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Saddam Hussein used Oliver Reed and a James Bond director to tell Iraq’s story – but who tells it now?
Iraq’s media landscape has undergone profound change over the past two decades.