Cynefin Digidol explores how connecting people to the computing history of their local communities can help them see themselves as part of an increasingly digital world. Digital exclusion remains a significant challenge across Wales. Older people, those out of work and people living in areas of deprivation are among the groups least likely to feel confident using technology, despite digital skills
Professor Stuart Macdonald is the co-editor of a new book which examines the debates now shaping counter-extremism, tech policy, and AI governance. Routledge Handbook of Online Violent Extremism , edited by Professor Macdonald and fellow academics Suraj Lakhani, Julian Droogan, and Lydia Khalil, aims to be a resource for academics, students, policymakers, and practitioners working across terrorism
As schools return for a new academic year, experts have been taking a closer look at what strategies and interventions could be used to make a difference Their new study has reviewed and analysed evidence from 61 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The research , which has just been published in the Journal of E
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The Academy’s Fellowship is made up of distinguished individuals from academia, the public, private and third sectors. Fellows are selected following a robust and independent peer-review process in recognition of the significant impact of their work in helping address some of the toughest challenges facing society. Professor Lucy Griffiths is Professor of Epidemiology at Swansea University Medical
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As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and digital technology plays a larger role in Australia’s defence, developing people with the skills to protect critical systems is becoming a national priority.
Dogs trained in scent detection may be better at sniffing out the right smell after breakfast, with new research finding hungry dogs that are working for treats are more likely to falsely identify the wrong scent.
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This summer, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego released 223 Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs into their native habitat in Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains.
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Thirteen percent of U.S. children aged 3–17 have a diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition, and American youth suicide rates far exceed those of peer countries. But the popular story — a sudden, smartphone-driven collapse — doesn't fit five decades of data. This series examines where the crisis comes from, which interventions demonstrably help, and what we still need to learn.
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Visual artists can consult a digital color wheel to test relationships between different shades. Audio engineers can alter soundwave frequencies to create complex tones and harmonies. But no digital tools exist that can predict how people will perceive the blend of scents wafting from a steaming cup of coffee or a freshly baked apple pie.
A University of Minnesota-led multi-institutional research team has discovered a highly potent small molecule that blocks Ebola virus entry by stabilizing the virus's entry protein and provides strong protection when given orally in a preclinical model.
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President and Vice-Chancelor Marie-Eve Sylvestre is among five University of Ottawa researchers elected as fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) or members of its College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, one of Canada’s highest academic honours.
