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  • Young couple looking the digital camera together.Tech

    Gen Zers are buying old digital cameras because they’re more challenging and more meaningful

    By Tim Gorichanaz and The Conversation
  • Two high school students working on a science project, building a mechanical object in class together.Tech

    ChatGPT could become a personal tutor to millions of students if it learns lessons from the robot teachers that came before

    By Anne Trumbore and The Conversation
  • A farmer harvests wheat in Culver, Kansas, US, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Crop futures sank in the US, with wheat closing the week at levels not seen since before Russias invasion of Ukraine, as concern mounts that a global economic slump might hobble demand for farm commodities. Photographer: Arin Yoon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Farmers have been fighting for ‘right-to-repair’ laws for years and supporters say a toothless new new agreement doesn’t go far enough

    By Leland Glenna and The Conversation
  • asian woman stretching using foam roller while live streaming via phone on a tripodHealth

    Two researchers studied hundreds of fitness influencers and pinpointed how they game social media algorithms to grow their audience

    By Ashley Roccapriore, Tim Pollock, and others
  • A man overwhelmed by papers and information.Tech

    The attention economy has never been more cutthroat—Forget critical thinking, it’s time to get good at ‘critical ignoring’

    By Ralph Hertwig, Anastasia Kozyreva, and others
  • KYIV, UKRAINE – 2022/09/08: Evacuation robot (unmanned ground vehicle) THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests. Field tests of THeMIS multi-purpose crawler unmanned ground vehicle of the Estonian company Milrem Robotics which will be used for evacuation purpose on the frontline of wounded soldiers by Medical battalion “Hospitallers”. The evacuation robot “Zhuravel” passed the first test. The robot will be used on the front line, in those places where it is difficult for medics to reach by vehicle or on foot. (Photo by Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Tech

    Killer robots are the future of warfare and the ‘inevitable next step’ in Russia’s long bloody invasion of Ukraine

    By James Dawes and The Conversation
  • A pharmacist measuring a mature man’s blood pressure using specialist equipment.Health

    More than 122 million Americans have high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and stroke. Here’s how to get your numbers under control

    By Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Mark Huffman, and others
  • Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian soldiers wear face-masks standing at the parade-ground at their military unit outside Moscow, 20 January 2006. Seven people died in Moscow overnight as a result of exposure to cold temperatures which sank to around minus 29 C (minus 20 F) as Russia remained locked in the grip of a severe cold snap, 22 people were hospitalized for treatment of hypothermia, Interfax news agency reported. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Russia is depending on its soldiers for victory in Ukraine but they have to bring their own first aid kits—and 200,000 are probably already dead

    By Jennifer Mathers and The Conversation
  • Birthday cake with lighted candle Number 50.

    4 simple things you should do to improve your health and well-being starting at age 50

    By Jay Maddock and The Conversation
  • Ohio train crashEnvironment

    ‘They’re understandably concerned’: The fiery Ohio train crash has been mismanaged, says an engineer who studies chemical disasters

    By Andrew J. Whelton and The Conversation
  • Old staged photo of a car accident.Tech

    The Super Bowl ad with a self-driving Tesla hitting a child-sized mannequin echoes the earliest fears about cars, media scholar says

    By Matthew Jordan and The Conversation
  • A teacher in a classroomPersonal Finance

    Teacher pay has risen so slowly over the last few decades they actually suffer from a huge ‘wage penalty’ gap

    By Michael Addonizio and The Conversation
  • Bill GatesSuccess

    3 philanthropy scholars break down why the world’s wealthiest gave $19 billion less in 2022

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  • Coughing personHealth

    You’re not going to get rid of that nagging cough anytime soon

    By Kyle B. Enfield and The Conversation
  • Burt BacharachSuccess

    A music professor reveals how Burt Bacharach cracked the code of easy listening

    By Gena R. Greher and The Conversation