For both artists and scientists, slow looking allows surprising connections to surface

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Scientists need skills in visual analysis and critical thinking, but these skills arent being taught or practised nearly enough in our university classrooms. The fast pace and complex visuals in chemistry lectures can be...

A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ language

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As meaning-makers, we use spoken or signed language to understand our experiences in the world around us. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT (using large language models) call into question...

How a postwar German literary classic helped eclipse painter Emil Nolde’s relationship to Nazism

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Paintings by German artist Emil Nolde (1867-1956) were recently on display at the Musée Picasso in Paris as part of an exhibition on what the Nazis classified as degenerate art. At first glance, his works fit...

Kenya’s ride-hailing drivers say their jobs offer dignity despite the challenges

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Many argue that gig work involves exploitation, as research and media coverage have highlighted. But that doesnt seem to deter ride hailing drivers on platforms like Uber and Bolt. In Kenya, in fact, many new drivers...

Ocean currents can generate electricity – and our study shows Africa’s seas have some of the strongest

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The worlds oceans cover more than 70% of Earths surface. Theyre filled with currents, some much stronger than the fastest flowing large rivers. These currents can be harnessed as clean, marine renewable energy. Marine...

The path to conserving protected areas in the Amazon lies in uniting public policy with traditional local knowledge

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Despite serving as crucial guardians of biodiversity, traditional communities continue to be systematically excluded from developing and managing protected areas. This often subtle, silent exclusion has fueled persistent,...

Ethnoprimatology: research examines the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples about primates in their territories

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The Paiter-Suruí people have a culture deeply rooted in their land: the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land (TISS), on the border of Rondnia and Mato Grosso in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Known as Paiterey...