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Elusive Fast Radio Bursts In Space Probably Come From the Most Ordinary Galaxies    

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?    

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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Charted: America's Shift to a Cashless Society    

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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Authoring Creativity With AI: Researcher Patrick Hebron    

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'    

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    

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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The Most Exciting Sci-Fi Thriller of the Year Isn't What You Expect    

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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'The Boys' Ending With Season 5 Is Good for One Obvious Reason    

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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'Rebel Moon's Snyder Cut Could Fix Netflix's Biggest Mistake    

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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'Shadow of the Erdtree' Is Out Is Two Weeks, and Statistically You Probably Aren't Ready    

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 to that yet.

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'Call Of Duty's' Ballooning File Size Breaks Xbox Game Pass    

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    

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 paper.

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Nicolas Cage Just Made the Most Disturbing Serial Killer Thriller of the Decade    

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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14 Hidden Features Coming to iOS 18 That Apple Forgot To Tell You About    

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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7 Years Later, Star Trek Is Bringing Back Its Best Type of Villain    

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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Apple's New AI Image Generators Are Its Riskiest Experiment Yet    

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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'The Acolyte' Flashback Explained: Did [SPOILERS] Really Start the Fire?    

“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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'The Acolyte' Just Changed Everything We Know About Anakin Skywalker's Origin    

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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Amazon's Biggest Superhero Show is Building Towards its Staggering Conclusion    

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 Great    

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 Make Sense    

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    

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    

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    

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 console.

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One Line in 'The Acolyte' Puts the Jedi Order to Shame    

“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 Force-users we’ve seen before.

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Preserving memories of a Japanese internment camp, and the land where it stood | Aeon Videos    

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    

“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    

“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 remain over how they'd pay for it    

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    

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    

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 to humans    

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    

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    

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 covering tech.”

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No, AI doesn't mean human-made music is doomed. Here's why    

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?    

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    

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    

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    

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    

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'    

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 southwards through the pass.

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Historic amendments to the WHO's International Health Regulations create a path towards an equitable pandemic treaty    

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    

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    

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 success    

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 care by next year. What now?    

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 heat turn deadly?    

PhD Candidate in Human Environmental Physiology, Heat and Health Incubator, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney British television host and celebrity doctor Michael Mosley went missing last Wednesday while holidaying on the Greek island of Symi.

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What to do if you, or someone you know, is targeted with deepfake porn or AI nudes    

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 - new research    

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 shows only if they're trusted, and people get to know about it    

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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