By Erik P. Bucy, Regents Professor of Strategic Communication, Texas Tech University
Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, Researcher, Texas Tech University
From the BBC’s implementation of AI guardrails to Reuters’ embrace of AI tools to disseminate breaking financial news, newsrooms’ missions and values are shaping their technological futures.
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By Pawan Jain, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Michigan Flint
Finding good financial advice can be stressful – and expensive. That’s one reason why chatbots have become an increasingly popular and free alternative.
But using artificial intelligence to answer your pressing money questions also carries hidden dangers. I’m a finance professor who has been closely watching the spread of AI into personal finance, and I recently warned that AI…
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By Jayash Paudel, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma
Pressure from trade agreements can clean up sources of environmental harm, leading to cleaner rivers in the case of Mexico’s much-loved avocados.
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By Jodyn Platt, Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School Associate; Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
David Kao, Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
AI tools are already being used in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices. Who is making treatment decisions, and who is responsible if an AI gets it wrong? To address these questions, Science and Technology editor Eric Smalley hosted a webinar with panelists Dr. Jodyn Platt, an Associate Professor Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan, and Dr. David…
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By Dominic Davies, Reader in English, City St George's, University of London
Adam Baron, Novelist and Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Kingston University
Colleen Ballard, Teacher in English Literature, University of Limerick
Debra Kelly, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Cultural Historian, University of Westminster
Jade King, Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing, Lincoln University
Jenni Ramone, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
Matthew Leggatt, Senior Lecturer, Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Winchester
Michael Bradshaw, Dean of Faculty, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University
Tory Young, Associate Professor in Department of English Literature, Anglia Ruskin University
A novel doesn’t need to be a hefty tome to change your life. Forget War and Peace (1,200 pages) or Les Misérables (1,400 pages); these expert recommendations are under 150 pages – short enough to tear through over a weekend.
1. Train Dreams by Denis Johnson (2011)
In 2012, Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams did not win the Pulitzer prize. Though shortlisted as one of three finalists, the committee “withheld” the fiction award for the first time in 35 years, because none of the works received a majority…
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By Gabriel Bayarri, Lecturer in the Department of Audiovisual Communication, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Latin American rightwing leaders have long used humour to engage with their support base, normalise extreme ideologies and deflect criticism.
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By Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman, Research Associate in Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow
Getting lost in a book is now regarded as an enriching experience – but a few hundred years ago, reading novels was considered a corrupting force.
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By Trudy Meehan, Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Boredom is something many of us will do everything we can to avoid. We fill our time with social media, books and TV programmes and keeping our schedules packed with plans.
But boredom doesn’t always need to be seen as something negative. Boredom may, in fact, be good for you – but only if you effectively tap into its full potential.
1. It can push you towards positive…
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By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University
Rather than avoiding fresh produce, adopting a few sensible food safety practices can help cut your risk of infection. ➕ Includes video 🎥
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By Amnesty International
Summary killings of at least 19 Malian soldiers by members of armed groups in Tabrichat, a village in the Gao region, in central Mali, must be investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said after analyzing video footage of the incident which took place after the soldiers were ambushed on 18 July. Amnesty International analyzed 12 […] The post Mali: Evidence of war crimes by armed groups in Gao region appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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