ChatGPT’s Fluent BS Is Compelling Because Everything Is Fluent BS
The AI chatbot was trained on text created by humans. Of course its writing is superficially impressive and lacking in substance.Continue Reading
2022-12-09
How the pandemic affected our approach to reading and interpretation of books
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
2022-12-09
Man Utd ‘to push new Diogo Dalot contract and will hold talks after World Cup’
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
2022-12-09
Daydreaming’s dark side: the compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives
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
2022-12-09
In defence of woodlice and their complicated sex lives
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
2022-12-09
Man Utd ‘to push ahead with new Diogo Dalot contract and will hold talks with Portugal star after World Cup’
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
2022-12-09
Emotional labour: what it is – and why it falls to women in the workplace and at home
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
2022-12-09
Met Éireann issues freezing fog warning as cold snap set to last another week
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
2022-12-09
‘Solar Twins’ Reveal the Consistency of the Universe
Physicists study starlight to find whether the fine structure constant, whose value makes our universe possible, really is the same everywhere.Continue Reading
2022-12-09
Ukraine war: what the Northern Ireland peace process can tell us about ending this conflict
Most armed conflicts end not with a total victory but with messy compromises. This is especially the case when the objectives on either side are incompatible and both are escalating their efforts to secure a victory which is unachievable. So it is in Ukraine. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and hisContinue Reading
2022-12-09