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What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?
NEW YORK (AP) — Hard as it may be to believe, changing the future of cinema was not on Mike Cheslik’s mind when he was making ...
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Activism on foot: When Indigenous activists walk the land to honor their past and reshape their future
(THE CONVERSATION) More than a decade ago, I spent a week working in Gatineau, a city on the southern edge of Québec, with the Cree Board of Health and Social Services. I was helping train researchers ...
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Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) A brain region affected very early in Alzheimer’s disease may ...
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AI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time – a legal scholar explains how the law can adapt to respond
(THE CONVERSATION) As you scroll through your social media feed or let your favorite music app curate the perfect playlist, it may feel like artificial intelligence is improving your life – learning ...
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Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ismar Volić, Wellesley College (THE CONVERSATION) Now that the elections are over, you ...
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To some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyranny
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But I’m most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and ...