“Fictional” chatbots help explain popularity of artificial intelligence
The huge popularity of AI chatbots can be explained by their accepted role as fictional characters in people’s lives –...
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30,000 people tried for bigamy over the past 400 years, major new research shows
Bigamy has been a rare crime during the past 400 years – and offenders have been harshly punished, a major...
EU’s AI “guardrails” cannot absorb rapid changes in technology, study warns
“Guardrails” built by the EU to govern AI fall short in both ambition and execution and have become too heavy...
Schools and multi-academy trusts can be “no go areas” for children in care, study warns
A reluctance to admit and support vulnerable pupils means some schools and multi-academy trusts have become “no go areas” for...
University of Exeter appointed as founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance
The University of Exeter has been recognised as one of the UK's leading institutions in defence, security and resilience education...
Medieval Islamic societies considered lovesickness a distinct mental illness, research shows
Lovesickness was taken seriously as a distinct mental illness by physicians in the medieval Islamic world, new research shows. Islamic...
Iranian government failing to tackle environmental catastrophes while persecuting campaigners, new book says
The Iranian government is failing to tackle devastating environmental catastrophes affecting the country, and persecuting campaigners trying to raise awareness...
Britain’s opportunity divide grows as London surges further ahead
Britain's educational divide is increasingly becoming a London-versus-the-rest story, according to new analysis showing that the capital continues to pull...
Two centuries on, experts unlock secrets of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sailing chart
Experts have unlocked secrets hidden for two hundred years in a beautiful navigational chart made for 18th century seafarers negotiating the...