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Elusive Fast Radio Bursts In Space Probably Come From the Most
Ordinary Galaxies
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A recent study traced 28 fast radio bursts to very average galaxies,
with unremarkable magnetic fields and very little drama.Most fast
radio bursts come from quiet galaxies like ours, suggests a recent
study which traced 28 of them to their sources.

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Which Countries Have Universal Health Coverage?
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Most of the world population has universal health coverage (UHC). This
map shows which countries do and don't provide public health coverage.

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S2

Charted: America's Shift to a Cashless Society
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According to a study by Harvard University, the pandemic has
intensified the housing affordability crisis in the United States.
While high-end market supply may offer some relief to middle and
higher-income renters, lower-income households will continue to
struggle due to high construction costs and market dynamics.

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S3

Authoring Creativity With AI: Researcher Patrick Hebron
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A dual major in philosophy and film production, Patrick approaches
creative pursuits with a deep curiosity and the belief that if a
“tool gets used in exactly the way that we anticipated, then we have
really failed catastrophically.” He believes that emerging digital
design tools will elevate human creativity, and he aims to develop
technology solutions that will empower creative end users to continue
to push boundaries. On today’s episode of the Me, Myself, and AI
podcast, Patrick describes some of the technical challenges in
building generative AI solutions for creative pursuits, as well as
their vast potential.Patrick Hebron is a designer, software developer,
teacher, and author. His work explores the intersection of machine
learning, design tools, programming languages, and operating systems.
In particular, he has focused on the development of AI-driven digital
design tools. He founded the Machine Intelligence Design groups at
Nvidia and Adobe and was vice president of R&D at Stability AI. He is
the author of Machine Learning for Designers, published by O’Reilly
Media, as well as numerous articles, including “Rethinking Design
Tools in the Age of Machine Learning” and “A Unified Tool for the
Education of Humans and Machines.” He has also worked as an adjunct
graduate professor and scientist in residence at New York University.

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Joel Edgerton's Hero's Journey: From Star Wars to 'Dark Matter'
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The star of Dark Matter on Apple TV+ (and Bright, and Obi-Wan Kenobi,
and Gatsby) reveals how he climbed to the top of Hollywood — and
what comes next.Joel Edgerton owes his career to George Lucas, who
cast an unknown Australian as Uncle Owen in the Star Wars prequels. To
fans, Edgerton plays the stoic, conflicted, angry, steely-eyed father
figure who is ever doomed to the gruesome fate that scarred
theatergoers some 50 years ago. But as the actor tells it, he
sometimes wishes his character had been more than just a rural farmer
with a whiny adopted son.

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All 'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Party Members Are Canonically
Pansexual, Bioware Confirms
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After ten years of silence, the Dragon Age franchise is finally coming
back, with a brand new set of companions for players to fall in love
with. The Veilguard brings seven stalwart companions to stand at
Rook’s side, and each and every one of these characters is
romanceable, regardless of which character you play. That’s not
particularly surprising, as RPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3 do the same
thing, but it is a change for the Dragon Age series. That being said,
it’s a change that’s been thought through, as BioWare confirmed to
Inverse that every party member isn’t just an instant romance
option, but canonically pansexual. Every Dragon Age game has featured
queer romance options, but they were also locked to specific genders
and options. Most characters are locked to a specific genders, while
some, like Inquisition’s Cullen, will only romance specific races.
It’s interesting to see Veilguard shift away from that tradition,
but it seems to be an intentional move to provide players with
freedom, reflective of the ethos at the heart of the game.

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S6

The Most Exciting Sci-Fi Thriller of the Year Isn't What You Expect
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The world of YouTube video essays is full of cutting-edge commentary
about movies, TV, and other media, and now those voices are only
getting more amplified. This is a world where a five-hour video essay
about a Star Wars hotel “immersive experience” can get coverage on
The New York Times and a philosophy-focused YouTuber can land roles on
The Acolyte and House of the Dragon.Now, another revolutionary
commentator Jessie Earl aka Jessie Gender, is stepping into the world
of filmmaking with a new Nebula Original sci-fi short, IDENTITEAZE.
You can check out the trailer exclusively on Inverse below:

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S7

'The Boys' Ending With Season 5 Is Good for One Obvious Reason
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In a Twitter Q&A in 2020, The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke was asked
how many seasons he planned for The Boys. He hesitantly said five
seasons, but hedged it appropriately. “My last show, Supernatural, I
said five seasons for sure, and then that f***er went 15,” he said.
“So I’m mostly going to keep my mouth shut, but creatively five
feels like a good round number.” At the time, it seemed like a lofty
idea. But as the seasons crept on, it slowly morphed from a promising
plan to an expiration date, until earlier this year Amazon Prime Video
announced that the series was in fact renewed for a fifth season. Now,
despite his insistence on skirting the topic, Kripke has finally taken
to Twitter to announce he’s had his plan all along — and The Boys
Season 5 will in fact be the last. At this point, it isn’t a moment
too soon.

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S8

'Rebel Moon's Snyder Cut Could Fix Netflix's Biggest Mistake
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It’s been around six months since Zack Snyder unleashed the first
half of his new sci-fi epic, Rebel Moon, but it’s felt like a
lifetime. Netflix is unveiling the project with all the urgency of an
IV drip; the streamer clearly wants to capitalize on Snyder’s
infamous director’s cuts, so much so that it commissioned two
versions of Rebel Moon. The first films (Snyder’s story was split
into two installments) premiered in December 2023 and April 2024, but
largely failed to garner much interest outside Snyder’s cult fandom.
Still, a lackluster reception hasn’t stopped Netflix from plowing
through with their oddball release plan, and the R-rated extended cuts
of Rebel Moon are set to drop this summer.Netflix made the
announcement on X, sharing three yet-unseen stills from the “sexier,
bloodier” director’s cuts. Snyder previously teased that the new
versions would be completely different from the original cuts, and the
two films will even have different subtitles. Part One: A Child of
Fire’s extended cut will be called Chapter One: Chalice of Blood,
followed by Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness. That certainly rolls
off the tongue easier than Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire
(Extended Edition), but that distinction could also be just the update
this saga needs.

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S9

'Shadow of the Erdtree' Is Out Is Two Weeks, and Statistically You
Probably Aren't Ready
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With Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree just a few weeks away, it’s
time to make sure you’re ready. Spend some time outdoors since you
won’t be doing that for a while. Buy an extra controller to replace
the one you’re going to throw at the wall. Practice your fake cough
so you can call in sick to work. But publisher Bandai Namco also had a
prudent piece of advice to share recently — make sure you’re far
enough along in Elden Ring to actually start the damn DLC.We’ve
known for a while now what we have to do to start Shadow of the
Erdtree. Within the Mohgwyn Palace area is a nasty, fleshy cocoon
constructed by Miquella, whose story we seem to be following in the
DLC. Reaching the Land of Shadow where the story takes place means
crawling up in that cocoon and being whisked away, but to do that, you
first need to clear out the area’s boss, Mohg. And as it turns out,
I’m far from the only person who still hasn’t quite gotten around
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S10

'Call Of Duty's' Ballooning File Size Breaks Xbox Game Pass
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Alarm bells for the Call Of Duty fandom rang after the Xbox Store page
for Black Ops 6 reported the game would hog at least 310 GB of
player’s precious hard drive space. While this isn’t the final
size of the game on launch day, it does bring attention a series trend
that Microsoft needs to address ahead of the series' big debut on
their subscription series.Following Xbox’s surprisingly captivating
showcase for Black Ops 6 on Sunday, eagle-eyed players noticed the
reported file size. Players were outraged by the 310 GB file size
listed on the store, so much so that Activision and Treyarch addressed
players’ concerns directly, clarifying that the figure was an
incorrect placeholder.

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'Star Wars: Hunters' Tier List June 2024: The Best Characters Ranked,
Up to Date
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The new free-to-play hero shooter Star Wars: Hunters is finally
available on Nintendo Switch and mobile, and with it comes a roster of
colorful characters all trying to make a name for themselves in A
Galaxy Far, Far Away. From fearsome Wookiee warriors to Mon Calamari
masterminds, hero shooter veterans will find many of the mechanics in
this game familiar — which will mean you can jump right into the
exciting gameplay without too much time in the training arena.
However, an important question remains: which Star Wars Hunters
character is best?With characters like Rieve and Sprocket unlocked
after tens of hours of gameplay, you wouldn’t be alone in thinking
that the more effort it takes to grind for a hero, the better they are
at combat. But that isn’t quite the case here. Below, we’ll run
through all the characters available right now — including Season
One newbie Aran Tal — and let you know where they rank. We’ll
explain all the nuances, like why you’re better off picking a
character like Imara Vex over J-3DI, even if he looks super fun on
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S12

Nicolas Cage Just Made the Most Disturbing Serial Killer Thriller of
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Osgood “Oz” Perkins has scrupulously honed a directorial style
like no other. With films like The Blackcoat’s Daughter, I Am the
Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, and Gretel & Hansel, his dreary
and lurching vibe is unmistakable. But while he makes stunningly
photographed thrillers, his narratives tend to linger at a pace
that’s more tortoise than hare. For some, it’s the pinnacle of
slow-burn suspense. For others, like myself, it’s been an uphill
battle.Longlegs perfects the filmmaker’s formula by leaning into
Perkins’ dawdling aesthetics that creep like rolling fog,
emphasizing continuous hunt-and-stalk tension pulled tight like a
hangman’s noose. Perkins’ command over persistently low-gear
speeds has never been better, nor has his presentation been more
stupendously infernal. Longlegs is his best work by a country mile,
and comes emphatically recommended whether you’re a devoted fan or a
first-time appreciator (like me).

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S13

14 Hidden Features Coming to iOS 18 That Apple Forgot To Tell You
About
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The introduction of Apple Intelligence to iOS 18 may have stolen the
show at WWDC 2024 — we’re excited to try out the headlining AI
features like Genmojis and Image Playground — but there are plenty
of updates that didn’t get much time in the spotlight.But just
because not every feature got time in the spotlight doesn’t mean
that they aren’t worth recognizing. Overlooked in the raft of AI
talk and standout features like iPhone Mirroring on macOS are notable
upgrades to your iPhone’s flashlight, Weather app, and more.

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S14

7 Years Later, Star Trek Is Bringing Back Its Best Type of Villain
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Even though the overall vibe of Star Trek is optimistic and
aspirational, the Final Frontier sometimes needs to be rocked by a
massive villain to tell a great story. Now, seven years after Star
Trek: Discovery brought in Rain Wilson to reboot Harry Mudd, the
franchise is once again snagging a super-fan big-name actor to break
bad. As revealed by CBS Studios and Paramount+, Paul Giamatti will be
a recurring guest star in the upcoming series Starfleet Academy.This
comes after years of Giamatti publicly mentioning that he’s always
wanted to be part of Star Trek. While on a press tour for his most
recent film, The Holdovers, Giamatti even recited his famous Sideways
monologue about not drinking Merlot, but in fluent Klingon. Because
Giamatti is confirmed as the villain of Starfleet Academy, will he be
a Klingon? Or something else?

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S15

Apple's New AI Image Generators Are Its Riskiest Experiment Yet
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Apple’s Genmoji may seem silly, but AI image generation could put
the company’s reputation on the line.Apple finally unveiled its take
on our generative AI future and that vision is pretty far-reaching.
Apple Intelligence — Apple’s brand name for AI — extends across
all of Apple’s platforms (the iPhone, iPad, and macOS) with deep
integration to the company’s native apps and third-party ones, all
while incorporating AI’s most powerful new force, ChatGPT.

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S16

'The Acolyte' Flashback Explained: Did [SPOILERS] Really Start the
Fire?
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“What I told you is true, from a certain point of view.” From the
moment Alec Guinness’ Obi-Wan Kenobi uttered those words in Star
Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, the saga has been exploring
new ways to play with perspective. The best examples of this feel like
a tribute to Akira Kurosawa, the legendary director whose samurai
films have been inspiring Lucasfilm for decades. Rashomon in
particular uses dueling perspectives as a narrative device: the film
tells the same story from the POV of three very-different characters,
all while denying audiences the objective truth. As Star Wars has
always depicted a straightforward battle of good versus evil, it’s
never going to fully embrace the nuances of Rashomon. The Last Jedi
came close by exploring the beef between Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker,
especially with Rey struggling to discern the truth. Both parties made
grave mistakes, so neither were completely in the right — but at the
end of the day, the narrative clearly sides with Luke, not Kylo. In
Star Wars, good always triumphs over evil... but what happens when the
moral lines are blurred, and the characters that ought to be heroes
actually act more like villains?

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S17

'The Acolyte' Just Changed Everything We Know About Anakin Skywalker's
Origin
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The Acolyte’s protagonists, twins Osha and Mae, are classic Star
Wars heroes. They’re young, powerful siblings who have complicated
ideas about the Force and destiny, and who lost all their other family
members; in Episode 1, Yord reminds Osha her Jedi training was
untraditional because she was in mourning. She lost her mothers, her
sister, and her entire village in a fire. While we learn twin sister
Mae is actually alive and well, we still get a glimpse into the
Aniseya twins’ tragic backstory.Then, in Episode 3, we get a deep
dive into precisely what happened that fateful night. But one key line
suggests these two characters aren’t just powerful Force users: they
could have something in common with Anakin Skywalker himself.

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S18

Amazon's Biggest Superhero Show is Building Towards its Staggering
Conclusion
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The Boys are finally back in town. Prime Video’s edgy, irreverent
blockbuster series is returning with a vengeance in Season 4, and the
stakes have never been higher. Though The Boys started as a means to
skewer the superheroes and cinematic universes dominating pop culture,
it’s gone on to sire a Boys-verse of its own. Its college-set
spin-off, Gen V, made the world of maligned “supes” that much
bigger, and The Boys Season 4 will be continuing some of the threads
it introduced.This installment of The Boys could be the show’s
darkest yet. It’s going all-in on the political satire that only
supplemented past seasons, but with both heroes and villains at an
existential crossroads, Season 4 is poised for some heartfelt drama to
undercut its divisive humor. Here’s everything you need to know
about the upcoming season, from its release time on Prime to its place
in a growing universe.

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'Dragon Age: The Veilguard' Leaves Behind What Made the Original Game
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It’s been 10 long years since the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition
and we finally know how its followup, The Veilguard, will play. Just
as developer BioWare lifted the veil on a new gameplay trailer,
previews from Summer Game Fest emerged, giving fans of the series both
a look at the game in action and impressions from critics to mull
over. While the immediate response has been excitement for the
adventure that lies ahead, I can’t help but feel that the Dragon Age
series I once loved has disappeared, leaving a doppelgänger in its
place.While some details were spilled early, today’s gameplay reveal
confirmed that The Veilguard is moving to a real-time combat system,
which bears no resemblance to the tactical battles of 2009’s Dragon
Age: Origins. Even before word of the change got out, such an idea
wouldn’t have been totally surprising. The Dragon Age series has
been moving toward a faster-paced combat style ever since Dragon Age
2, with Inquisition transforming it into something that wouldn’t
feel out of place in an action MMORPG.

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22 Years Later, One Crucial 'Lord of the Rings' Detail Will Finally
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In the second Lord of the Rings book, The Two Towers, the battle
against dark forces in Middle-earth gets a heroic boost from one very
specific calvary: the Riders of Rohan. But these noble warriors on
horseback were first etched into our brains by Peter Jackson’s 2002
film adaptation, in which the Riders of Rohan were led by Éomer, as
played by Karl Urban.But, how did the Riders of Rohan come to be? Why
is this specific territory so crucial to understanding the history of
Middle-earth? A new Lord of the Rings prequel film, coming December
13, 2024, will elucidate the history of Rohan like never before.
Here’s why The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will
crystalize details about the history of what will become the most
important of all of Tolkien’s armies.

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'Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time' Remake Exposes the Worst Part of
Game Development
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At Ubisoft’s Forward event on Monday, the company gave an update on
its long-promised Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time remake. A short,
minimal trailer of a candle burning in reverse as the sun and moon
scroll by rapidly through a Persian window confirmed that the elusive
game is still in development and slated for a release sometime in
2026. It was a surprise announcement that followed much more exciting
developments in the storied franchise and a notable moment of
dissonance between the publisher and what fans of the 21-year-old game
really want.To say the Sands Of Time Remake has had a troubled
development thus far would be an understatement. First announced in
2020, the remake was being developed by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft
Mumbai and originally set for a January 2021 release. The quick
turnaround seemed appropriate for what was understood to be a
PlayStation 2 game enhanced for current gaming hardware. It was set to
be a great way to reintroduce audiences to the trilogy that put Prince
Of Persia back on the map for an entirely new generation.

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15 Years Ago, Sam Rockwell Made an Underrated Sci-Fi Movie That Was
Ahead of Its Time
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Every week, it seems like everyday people's fears about tech
companies' ongoing research into artificial intelligence are being
ignored in favor of advancements that, frankly, don't seem like
they're being done with the consideration they warrant. Countless CEOS
and corporate leaders — who definitely don't have any stake in
ensuring the success of their companies' AI endeavors — have come
out in recent months to promise that they're not actually interested
in erasing the human component of their businesses. Their comments,
nonetheless, justifiably haven't done much to quell workers' growing
concerns about the threats AI poses to their jobs and daily lives.It's
with all this in mind that we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Moon.
The film, which hit theaters 15 years ago this week, is a twisty
sci-fi drama about a man who discovers that he's nothing more than a
cog in the wheel of one powerful corporation's secret cost-cutting
scheme. Featuring a stunning, dual lead performance from Sam Rockwell,
the film tells a story of what can happen when scientific advancement
is corrupted by corporate greed. Time has, consequently, been
incredibly kind to Moon, which unfortunately feels even timelier now
than it did in 2009.

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23 Years Ago, This Best-Selling Nintendo Handheld Walked So the Switch
Could Run
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Moving from a vertical design to a horizontal form factor broke with
tradition, but it proved to be exactly what Nintendo’s handhelds
needed.The Game Boy was a hit from the start when it was released in
1989. But it wasn’t until the Game Boy Advance arrived in 2001 that
Nintendo revealed what was truly possible with a handheld game
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One Line in 'The Acolyte' Puts the Jedi Order to Shame
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“The galaxy does not welcome women like us,” says Mother Aniseya
(Jodie Turner-Smith), one of the most recent and intriguing additions
to the Star Wars saga. Aniseya leads a coven of witches in The
Acolyte, and though they’re not the first to bring an eerie edge to
that galaxy far away, the Witches of Brendock are very different from
the Nightsisters of The Clone Wars and Ahsoka. In fact, they’re
different from any Force-sensitive group to appear in the franchise.
That’s largely due to the radical way these witches approach the
Force as an extension of themselves, not as a means of control.The
Acolyte Episode 3 turns the clock back 16 years, reintroducing Mae and
Osha Aniseya (Leah and Lauren Brady) as children on their home planet.
It’s also the first (and potentially last) time we see their coven
in action, and meet their mothers, Aniseya and Koril (Margarita
Levieva). Before the tragedy that allegedly destroyed their home,
Aniseya is seen teaching Mae and Osha the ways of their coven. Her
Force power is strong, but she wields it differently than any
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Preserving memories of a Japanese internment camp, and the land where
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Flood of Memory builds a bridge between the town of Independence,
California in 1942, when some 10,000 Japanese Americans were
incarcerated at the Manzanar internment camp, and 2023, when a
tropical storm brought a damaging flash food to the region. In
interviews, elderly women who were imprisoned at Manzanar as children
describe their experience of the camp. While their recollections span
from painful to neutral to, in the blissful ignorance of childhood,
even enjoyable, there’s a shared sentiment that these memories have
faded – either intentionally buried or simply corroded by time.
Pairing their words with archival footage of the camp and modern
imagery of Independence in the wake of the storm, the US director Maya
Castronovo builds a poignant connection between the erosions of
landscape and memory in this place.

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On Giving Up: Adam Phillips on Knowing What You Want, the Art of
Self-Revision, and the Courage to Change Your Mind
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“Not being able to give up is not to be able to allow for loss, for
vulnerability; not to be able to allow for the passing of time, and
the revisions it brings.”

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A Glow in the Consciousness: The Continuous Creative Act of Seeing
Clearly
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“Simply to look on anything… with the love that penetrates to its
essence, is to widen the domain of being in the vastness of
non-being.”

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Lib Dem proposals take social care reform seriously - but doubts
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Despite the fact that it is central to so many people’s lives, too
often, social care is an afterthought for UK political parties. In the
first TV debate of the 2024 general election, Rishi Sunak and Keir
Starmer devoted only 36 seconds to this issue. The Liberal Democrats,
by contrast, are bucking that trend. Leader Ed Davey has made a strong
personal commitment to care, detailing on camera what his role as a
carer for his disabled son entails.

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If D-day ceremony aimed to send Putin a message about fighting
tyranny, Ukraine's allies should have paid more attention to history
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The recent D-day commemorations strove to project a message of western
unity in the face of a new European aggression. This time it was not
Nazi Germany that was the threat, but Russia. It was the right message
to send – and one sorely needed at a time when the devastating
conflict in the Middle East is competing with Ukraine for the
world’s attention. But we need to be careful with the oft-repeated
story that the Normandy landings were about the west saving freedom
and democracy in Europe from Nazism.

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Why you might struggle to find this year's International Booker winner
in UK libraries - and why publishing suffers as a result
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As an expert in German and translation, I was pleased to see Jenny
Erpenbeck’s novel Kairos win the International Booker Prize 2024,
one of the most prominent celebrations of translated literature in the
UK. The prize is awarded for a book, and to the people who wrote it:
in this case Erpenbeck herself and Michael Hofmann, the distinguished
translator who contributed all the words of the English version.The
novel is Erpenbeck’s fourth; Hofmann has created English
translations of dozens of books. Kairos tells the story of a love in
times of the collapse of the German Democratic Republic, Communist
East Germany, and is hailed as a particularly compelling example of
what has become Erpenbeck’s hallmark, the intertwining of personal,
social and political histories.

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African elephants address one another with name-like calls - similar
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology,
Colorado State University What’s in a name? People use unique names
to address each other, but we’re one of only a handful of animal
species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more
animals with names and investigating how they use them can improve
scientists’ understanding of both other animals and ourselves.

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Playful young male dolphins grow up to have more offspring
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As humans, we grow up playing with other children. Animals of many
species likewise play with their peers. But why? Play has its costs,
especially for young animals. It uses energy that could help them
grow, and it can make them more vulnerable to predators.

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'I get to say: f*** your metaverse, Mark': Kara Swisher, tech's most
feared journalist, dishes the dirt on Silicon Valley
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Burn Book is that rare thing: a book about tech that can be enjoyed by
readers who are not that into tech. It is a witty and engaging account
of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often
dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally
well-connected outsider.Kara Swisher is somehow regarded as both
Silicon Valley’s “most feared” and “well-liked” journalist.
Perhaps this is best encapsulated in her rollercoaster relationship
with Elon Musk, whom she knew, liked and often defended, but publicly
fell out with a month after his Twitter purchase was finalised,
telling him, “You may be my greatest disappointment in 25 years of
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No, AI doesn't mean human-made music is doomed. Here's why
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Recently we have seen the launch of artificial intelligence programs
such as SOUNDRAW and Loudly that can create musical compositions in
the style of almost any artist.We’re also seeing big stars use AI in
their own work, including to replicate others’ voices. Drake, for
instance, landed in hot water in April after he released a diss track
that used AI to mimic the voice of late rapper Tupac Shakur. And with
the new ChatGPT model, GPT-4o, things are set to reach a whole new
level. Fast.

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Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English
curriculum - should they be?
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For the second time in as many years, New Zealand’s secondary school
English curriculum will be rewritten, a move which has generated
disquiet from teachers and academics alike. The revised year 7-13
English curriculum, to be released in July, is expected to include
compulsory Shakespeare and grammar lessons, as well as a recommended
reading list ranging from contemporary New Zealand authors to Chaucer
and Beowulf.

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Some online platforms are starting to measure 'student engagement' at
school. Here's what you need to know
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There is increasing concern children are less focused in school. This
is often blamed on smartphones and social media.At the same time,
there is significant pressure on schools to deliver academic results,
with students’ performance on some major standarised tests dropping.

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How game worlds are helping health-care workers practise compassionate
clinical responses
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Adjunct lecturer, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University
of Toronto In learning contexts, such as in schools or professional
continuing education, game worlds permit us to teach complex subjects
in an engaging way by rehearsing competencies and roles in a fictional
narrative.

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Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating
with growing demand for fertilizer and meat - but there are solutions
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Food’s role in climate change has emerged as one of the defining
challenges of our time. The journey of a steak, fruit or salad from
the vast expanses of agricultural lands to the plates on our tables
leaves a significant footprint on the environment. At the heart of
this challenge is the prodigious use of fertilizers and a growing
global population’s increasing demand for meat.

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Trust hits new low: 45% of people think politicians put party before
country
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There is an air of deja vu about this election. Trust and confidence
in how Britain is governed is as low as it has ever been – just as
it was shortly before the last election five years ago.Yet the
circumstances that have given rise to the public’s pessimistic
outlook this time are very different from 2019.

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I surveyed 17 million insects flying through a Pyrenean mountain pass
- here's what I learned about these 'remarkable migrants'
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In 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack were watching birds
migrate through a Pyrenean mountain pass on the border between France
and Spain when they stumbled across something extraordinary –
uncountable numbers of migrating insects. The Lacks were the first
people to record fly migration in Europe. Despite only being in the
pass for a single day, they labelled these insects “the most
remarkable migrants of all”. In the intense late September heat,
even the hardy mountain sheep were lying with their heads under rocks
for shade. As I stood with my insect net in hand, the number of
butterflies flying past me ramped up until I was engulfed in a
snowstorm of cabbage whites and clouded yellows, all migrating
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Historic amendments to the WHO's International Health Regulations
create a path towards an equitable pandemic treaty
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Roojin Habibi previously served as an expert on the WHO Review
Committee regarding amendments to the International Health Regulations
(2022-2023).On June 1, in the nail-biting final hours of the annual
World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva, states agreed to a robust
package of amendments to the World Health Organization’s 2005
International Health Regulations.

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Police are frustrated with mental health callouts - here's how to
reduce their involvement and improve support
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Jurisdictions around the world are struggling with the growing number
of police callouts to respond to people in mental health distress. New
Zealand is no exception. In the past five years, police callouts to
mental health incidents have increased by 64% to 77,043.

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We need better journalism to tackle climate change
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Managing your finances starts with gathering information in a budget.
If you’re playing a sport, you seek out feedback from a coach.
Nutritional information on food packages makes it easier to decide
what to eat. But there is one area of life where the link between good
information and good decisions has broken down: climate change.

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ABC's new comedy Austin grapples with autism stereotypes - with mixed
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ABC’s new comedy series Austin follows its 28-year-old namesake
(played by autistic actor Michael Theo, from the reality dating series
Love on the Spectrum), an autistic man connecting for the first time
with his biological father, Julian (Ben Miller). Julian is married
with his own family in London, while Austin lives in Canberra. When
they connect, Austin must navigate his complex role as an extramarital
child, while Julian’s family must adapt to having a young autistic
man in their lives – all while Julian, a prominent author, battles a
public relations scandal.

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The government is not on track to get every younger person out of aged
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Di Winkler AM is an occupational therapist and is the CEO and founder
of the Summer Foundation.Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used
to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s.

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Michael Mosley reportedly died from heat exhaustion. How can extreme
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PhD Candidate in Human Environmental Physiology, Heat and Health
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British television host and celebrity doctor Michael Mosley went
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What to do if you, or someone you know, is targeted with deepfake porn
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This week, about 50 female students from Victoria’s Bacchus Marsh
Grammar School had fake, sexually explicit images of them shared
without their consent on Instagram and Snapchat. Images of their
faces, purportedly obtained from social media, were stitched onto
pornographic images using artificial intelligence (AI).Deepfake porn,
or what our team calls “AI-generated image-based sexual abuse”,
involves the use of AI to create a nude and/or sexual image of a
person doing or saying things they haven’t said or done.

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Shepherd's graffiti sheds new light on Acropolis lost temple mystery -
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The Acropolis of Athens, the rocky hill in the Greek capital that is
home to the iconic Parthenon temple, is one of the world’s most
visited and well-known archaeological sites – but new insights about
it are still emerging.A new publication in the American Journal of
Archaeology, by Merle Langdon (University of Tennessee) and me, tells
a historical detective story of a lost temple on the site of the
Parthenon. It all began with the discovery of ancient graffiti.

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Are presidents good role models for vaccination uptake? DRC study
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Immunisation is considered one of the most cost-effective public
health interventions, saving millions of lives each year, and
benefiting the health of the wider community through herd
immunity.Yet, there is as much reason to worry as to celebrate. During
the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed a strong disruption in
routine immunisation, leading to an increase in outbreaks of
diphtheria, measles, polio, and yellow fever in over 100 countries. On
the one hand, this can be explained by challenges with the supply of
vaccines and the reduced availability of healthcare workers due to
confinement policies, illness, and the diversion of activities to
COVID-19.

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