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Technology

The Sword of Durandal – the wholly impossible “Quantum Navigation Device”

Cameron Coward -
The 'Sword of Durandal' promises to be a game-changing Quantum Navigation Device in the palm of your hand – except, it doesn't actually exist
Technology

Machine learning without critical thinking only encourages tech pseudoscience

Richard Glover -
When ask how a machine learning tool can be used – but not whether it's accurate – we risk encoding technological pseudoscience into society.
Technology

The digital doppelgänger: how algorithms decide who we become

Dion Stephan Baldsing -
Invisible social media curation by algorithms can reach beyond tailoring content and even start to shape users' beliefs and identity
Technology

Generative AI is only a threat to writers if they’re not paid for the use of their work

Sofie Rainier -
The legality of generative AI's reliance on published works isn't settled yet, but writers' work is valuable and they should be compensated.
Technology

Putting things into perspective: the fallibility of expert drone spotters

Andrew Hyams -
Amid media panics around mysterious drones in the sky, researchers tested whether pilots could tell a nearby drone from a distant plane.
Skepticism

In the face of AI-driven encyclopedias, cherish Wikipedia – and original sources

Hayley Stevens -
As Elon Musk continues to push his 'anti-woke' version of Wikipedia, we need to protect what's true, and question which sources we trust
Health

Is the 10,000 steps goal a fitness fact or merely a marketing myth?

Elissar Gerges -
With the rise of wearable fitness trackers, more and more people are striving to hit their 10,000 steps per day – but is that an evidence-based goal?
Bad PR

Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads

Michael Marshall -
A herbal patch claimed to be as good as Ozempic but it was a scam served up by an online advertising system optimised around fakery.
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