Iran’s execution of protester Mohsen Shekari is the first after a huge wave of unrest swept around the country in the autumn of 2022. Shekari was found guilty by a Iranian Revolutionary Court of “moharebeh” (enmity against God), news sources reported. Human rights groups say Shekari and other protesters whoContinue Reading
The AI chatbot was trained on text created by humans. Of course its writing is superficially impressive and lacking in substance.Continue Reading
GoodStudio/Shutterstock During the pandemic, reading took on new meaning. People turned to books for comfort. Some read to confront difficult issues, especially following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Others used reading as a way to care for their children in locked-down houses. Sales figures and lending data showedContinue Reading
MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly pushed forward their timeline in offering Diogo Dalot a new contract. The Portuguese defender has been in excellent form this season which has seen him nail down a spot as the club’s starting right-back under Erik ten Hag. 2 Diogo Dalot is set to earn aContinue Reading
Maladaptive daydreaming differs from regular daydreaming in many ways. fizkes/ Shutterstock Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful. Not only can it be a source of pleasure and a way to relieve boredom, research shows that our ability to mentally escape the present can alsoContinue Reading
Rubber ducky isopod woodlouse. This rare isopod species are located in caves in Thailand. skippy666/Shutterstock Lots of adults dislike woodlice. Some are physically revolted by them. But this distaste is cultural rather than innate since most small children are well-disposed towards woodlice and happy to handle them. Some people evenContinue Reading
MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly pushed forward their timeline in offering Diogo Dalot a new contract. The Portuguese defender has been in excellent form this season which has seen him nail down a spot as the club’s starting right-back under Erik ten Hag. 2 Diogo Dalot is set to earn aContinue Reading
imtmphoto/Shutterstock Have you ever been asked to make a cup of tea for your colleagues in the workplace? A recent survey commissioned by Samsung of around 2,000 employees in the UK showed that this is about three times more likely to happen to you if you are a woman. WomenContinue Reading
Ireland will see at least another week of arctic weather as Met Éireann extended a weather advisory and issued further warnings for hazardous conditions. It comes after the first snow of winter began to fall across parts of the country late on Thursday evening, with social media users posting videosContinue Reading
Physicists study starlight to find whether the fine structure constant, whose value makes our universe possible, really is the same everywhere.Continue Reading
