By Vittorio Tantucci, Senior lecturer in Linguistics and Chinese Linguistics, Lancaster University
When you chat with ChatGPT, it often feels like you’re talking to someone polite, engaged and responsive. It nods in all the right places, mirrors your wording and seems eager to keep the exchange flowing.
But is this really what human conversation sounds like? Our new study shows that while ChatGPT plausibly imitates dialogue, it does so…
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By Guilherme Klein Martins, Lecturer in Economics, University of Leeds
UK workers may feel like they’re working harder than ever – but it’s not showing up in the productivity figures.
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By Gavin Stewart, British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King's College London
Autism is often thought of as a childhood condition, but this is far from true. Autism is a lifelong condition – and most autistic people are adults. Yet less than 1% of autism research has focused on older autistic people.
This means we know very little about the needs of autistic people are they grow older – and whether they face unique health challenges as they age.
So to better understand…
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By Joshua Elves-Powell, Associate Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecology, UCL
North Korea is notorious for its illicit trade in weapons and narcotics. But a new investigation that I conducted with colleagues in the UK and Norway reveals a new concern: the illegal trade in wildlife, including species supposedly protected by North Korea’s own laws.
Based on interviews with North Korean refugees (also referred to as “defectors” or “escapees”) – from…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the devastating earthquake that struck eastern provinces of Afghanistan, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “Amnesty International expresses its deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones in the devastating earthquake that has come at a time when Afghanistan faces a multitude of existing crises. […] The post Afghanistan: Urgent humanitarian aid needed for earthquake survivors appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Kevin James, Professor, History, University of Guelph
The history of Duff House in northeastern Scotland serves as a reminder that not all country homes in the British Isles faced the same 20th-century fate.
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By Sue Mylde, Doctoral Student, EdD., Learning Sciences, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
Barbara Brown, Associate Professor, Learning Sciences, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
With the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), teachers have been thrust into a new and ever-shifting classroom reality.
The public, including many students, now has widespread access to GenAI tools and large language models (LLMs). Students sometimes use these tools with schoolwork. School boards have taken different approaches to regulating…
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By Leo S. Lo, Dean of Libraries; Advisor to the Provost for AI Literacy; Professor of Education, University of Virginia
Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water – a single-serving water bottle – for each short conversation a user has with the GPT-3 version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT system. They use…
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By Selma Uugwanga, Clinical Psychologist (Namibia) and PhD Researcher on Emerging Adulthood in sub-Saharan Africa, University of Zurich
Amber Gayle Thalmayer, Professor of Personality, Mental Health, and Culture, University of Zurich
Luzelle Naude, Professor in Psychology, University of the Free State
Around the world, people become adults in different ways. In some places, it’s when you get a job, get married, or move out of your parents’ house. In others it might include an initiation ritual, or taking leadership in your family or community.
These milestones may differ, but they all point to the same question: what does it mean to “become an adult”? Understanding this matters – not only for psychologists who study human development and behaviour, but also for society, because adulthood is more than just getting older. It shapes our motivations and identity, how we relate to others,…
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By Obasanjo Bolarinwa, Senior lecturer, York St John University
Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Methods can be long-acting or short-acting. Obasanjo Bolarinwa, who teaches public health and global healthcare management, unpacks his research into the use of long-acting contraceptives among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan African countries.
What are the advantages…
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