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The rise of robo-retail: Who gets left behind when retail is automated?
The rise of robo-retail: Who gets left behind when retail is automated? Published: February 15, 2024 3.54am AEDT Mathew Iantorno Doctoral Candidate in Information, University of Toronto Canada’s first robotic cafe, RC Coffee, opened in Toronto in October 2020. The flagship location of the coffee chain revived the long-dormant retail concept of the automat: a restaurant…
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Writing is a technology that restructures thought — and in an AI age, universities need to teach it more
Writing is a technology that restructures thought — and in an AI age, universities need to teach it more Joel Heng Hartse, Simon Fraser University and Taylor Morphett, Kwantlen Polytechnic University In an age of AI-assisted writing, is it important for university students to learn how to write? We believe it is now more than ever.…
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Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State University and Rachel Noorda, Portland State University A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former. In our recent study of American Gen Z…
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Cybersecurity for satellites is a growing challenge, as threats to space-based infrastructure grow
Cybersecurity for satellites is a growing challenge, as threats to space-based infrastructure grow Sylvester Kaczmarek, Imperial College London In today’s interconnected world, space technology forms the backbone of our global communication, navigation and security systems. Satellites orbiting Earth are pivotal for everything from GPS navigation to international banking transactions, making them indispensable assets in our daily…
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Understanding how the brain works can transform how school students learn maths
Understanding how the brain works can transform how school students learn maths Colin Foster, Loughborough University School mathematics teaching is stuck in the past. An adult revisiting the school that they attended as a child would see only superficial changes from what they experienced themselves. Yes, in some schools they might see a room full of…
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IQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure
IQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure Lawrence Whalley, University of Aberdeen Many people object to intelligence tests. Some say IQ test scores are too often abused. They says it’s unfair that when children “fail” these tests it can mean they receive a worse…
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The 50 great books on education
The 50 great books on education Dennis Hayes, University of Derby I have often argued that I would not let any teacher into a school unless – as a minimum – they had read, carefully and well, the three great books on education: Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Émile and Dewey’s Democracy and Education. There would be no…
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AI advances have left news publishers fearing for their business models – new research
AI advances have left news publishers fearing for their business models – new research Nic Newman, University of Oxford News organisations are bracing for serious disruptions as a result of the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) – both on the way that they work and the way their audiences consume news. As part of our…
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Empathic doctors have more satisfied patients – new study
Empathic doctors have more satisfied patients – new study Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester Empathic care in medicine is associated with greater patient satisfaction, a new review has found. “Patient satisfaction” is more than a fluffy metric that measures how satisfied “customers” are. Increased patient satisfaction is associated with, among other things, improved survival after heart…
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How AI could reveal secrets of thousands of handwritten documents – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics
How AI could reveal secrets of thousands of handwritten documents – from medieval manuscripts to hieroglyphics Mark Faulkner, Trinity College Dublin Have you ever struggled to read what that scrawl between “carrots” and “potatoes” is on your shopping list? Soon, artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to help. Over the last ten years, researchers have gradually…
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