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47h ago
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An overlooked sci-fi movie shows how disruption by AI could be positive for society
The message in the film Annihilation is that disruption by AI needn’t be disastrous for humanity.
theconversation
24h ago
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Here’s how to find the learning strategy that makes AI work for you
Generative AI can make learning faster and easier, but that does not necessarily mean we are learning better.
theconversation
4h ago
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Why are there so many plants? New research reveals two key phases in Earth’s past
Extreme greenhouse events in the past killed many plants – but also gave rise to new ones.
theconversation
19h ago
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Spawning coral release quintillions of eggs each year: new research
The first estimate of coral egg numbers across the Indo-Pacific shows which species can help rebuild devastated reefs.
theconversation
15h ago
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Voters want stronger action on AI. Can NZ afford to keep taking a soft approach?
As AI and its impacts become harder to avoid, other countries are setting rules for its use. New Zealand has some catching up to do.
theconversation
41h ago
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Your say: week beginning October 12
On the reality of tackling climate change, plus teacher and student wellbeing: an edited selection of your views.
theconversation
48h ago
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Snakebites are a far bigger problem than we knew: new study maps the hidden dangers
As many as 7 million people could be experiencing snake envenoming in a year, based on a literature review and geostatistical modelling study.
theconversation
25h ago
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Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities
Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.
theconversation
19h ago
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Who’s paying whom? The circular money machine behind the AI boom (or bubble)
What’s not clear is how much of this AI boom is being driven by real, end-user demand — and how much might be a bubble.
theconversation
43h ago
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Cannabis hospitalisations up 49% in a decade, new study shows
More people are ending up in hospital after using cannabis than a decade ago, and psychosis rates are rising. Here’s what can explain the rise.