The Conversation
By Uri Gal Germany’s best-selling newspaper, Bild, is reportedly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to replace certain editorial roles, in an effort to cut costs. In...
Virginia Woolf would have loved The Great British Sewing Bee
By Helen Pleasance The Great British Sewing Bee is back. The BBC reality show sees 12 amateur sewers compete in increasingly difficult stitching challenges, all...
The ugly side of beauty
Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s reproductive health says LESLIE HART When you walk through the personal care aisles of your local store, you likely...
Loan sharks: new data reveals they are often work colleagues or ‘friends’
By Adele Atkinson Malai Gambrill doesn’t sound like your typical loan shark. She was a woman in her early 50s working in a hospital in...
Both humans and AI hallucinate – but not in the same way
By Sarah Vivienne Bentley and Claire Naughtin The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six...
How the Unabomber’s unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture
By Roger J. Kreuz Can the language someone uses be as unique as their fingerprints? As I describe in my forthcoming book, “Linguistic Fingerprints: How...
From being mildly late to sucking on people’s tears – what is a ‘beige flag’ on TikTok?
By Lisa Portolan TikTok is one of the most prevalent social media platforms for trend-setting and trend-spotting – particularly within the relationship space. From trends...
30 years of winning love by daylight
EMERALD L KING asks why audiences are still obsessed with Sailor Moon Sailor Moon has been with us for over 30 years, but the cartoon...
Anna Nicole Smith you don’t know me
Netflix doc seeks to reclaim model’s legacy, despite problematic contributors says DAISY MCMANAMAN Who was Anna Nicole Smith? In a new Netflix documentary, Anna Nicole...
Pyramid schemes are on the rise – but do those who join up deserve prosecution or compensation?
By Branislav Hock & Mark Button Let’s say we invite you to invest £1,000 in our new and brilliant business. We promise you an impressive...