Milgram Shock Experiment: A Vital Lesson in Social Psychology
Stanley Milgram’s experiment was a controversial test of human psychology that shed light on the limitations of free will and obedience to authority…Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the island’s agricultural sector. Around 200,000 of the reptiles are believed to be in the island’s southern and central areas, which are heavily dependent on farming…Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space
Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like chirping birds in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When converted to audio signals, their sharp notes mimic bird calls. Now researchers have sensed the chirping waves farther away: over 62,000 miles from Earth…
Is Trinidad and Tobago ready for AI in education?
THE EDITOR: International observances present critical opportunities for reflection and appraisal. Moreover, they serve as much-needed impetuses for enhancement and breakthroughs. Today’s International Day of Education theme, “AI and Education: Human Agency in an Automated World,” does just that, urging us to take a serious account of our approach to education against the backdrop of…
Enabling children’s right to be heard in education by ensuring space, voice, audience and influence
European Commission webinar Professor Laura Lundy, author of the ‘Lundy Model’ of child participation, will explore what the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child requires to ensure that school-aged children get opportunities to be involved meaningfully in the decisions that affect them in education…
Artist’s Concept of Gemini Spacecraft
Two astronauts are seated inside the Gemini spacecraft in this artist’s concept made in January 1965. The Gemini program was an early NASA human spaceflight program designed to bridge the Mercury and Apollo programs. Its main goal was to test equipment and mission procedures in Earth orbit and to train astronauts and ground crew for…
Worry About Sentient AI—Not for the Reasons You Think
When AI researchers talk about the risks of advanced AI, they’re typically either talking about immediate risks, like algorithmic bias and misinformation, or existential risks, as in the danger that superintelligent AI will rise up and end the human species. Philosopher Jonathan Birch, a professor at the London School of Economics…
Giant sloths lived alongside humans in South America for millennia
South American megafauna, from giant sloths to camel-like creatures, survived thousands of years longer than we thought, challenging the idea that they were hunted to extinction by humans…
The Latest on Bird Flu in Humans, Cats and Chickens
H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats…