AI isn’t close to becoming sentient
The real danger lies in how easily we’re prone to anthropomorphise it By Nir Eisikovits ChatGPT and similar large language models can produce compelling, humanlike...
The Conversation
Witch lit: how modern writers are reinventing the witch
By Lucy Atkinson From the fairy tales read to us as children to the costumes every Halloween, the figure of the witch has been with...
Forget the conspiracies, 15-minute cities will free us to improve our mental health and wellbeing
By Christopher Patterson and Lance Barrie The idea of the 15-minute city, according to its originator Carlos Moreno, is that people are no more than...
How free-range eggs became the norm in supermarkets – and sold customers a lie
By Joel Mead The UK is in the grip of its largest ever outbreak of bird flu. As its name suggests, avian influenza primarily affects...
Pulses are packed with goodness
NADIA RADZMAN on five cool things you should know about them Each year in February, the United Nations commemorates what probably sounds to many...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance proves men are not up to the task of presenting the female gaze
By Helen Warner The third and final instalment of the Magic Mike series is still drawing enthusiastic audiences. Inspired by Channing Tatum’s real-life Magic Mike...
What’s the ‘weight set point’?
And why does it make it so hard to keep weight off asks NICK FULLER If you’ve ever tried to lose weight but found the...
We now have a treaty governing the high seas. Can it protect the Wild West of the oceans?
Dr Sarah Lothian Delegates gave a jubilant cheer at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Saturday night, as nations reached an agreement on ways...
Humans are still hunting for aliens. Here’s how astronomers are looking for life beyond Earth
By Sara Webb We have long been fascinated with the idea of alien life. The earliest written record presenting the idea of “aliens” is seen...
Ukraine war is blurring the lines between Nato and the EU on defence policy
By Baris Celik The EU and the Nato have proved crucial in bringing together their member states around a coordinated response to Russia’s invasion of...
