An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction author Neal…
Rest as Resistance
In 1835, as legal slavery flourished in the South, abolitionists—who morally opposed the institution and sought to end it—began circulating pamphlets. Abolitionist organizations filled these pamphlets with information and woodcut…
Video of Central Dublin
Following is video I captured in Dublin, Ireland during a trip there in August, 2024.
Random Scenes of Ireland Part 2
Following are scenes I captured in Ireland during a trip there in August, 2024.
Random Scenes of Ireland Part 1
Following are scenes I captured in Ireland during a trip there in August, 2024.
Simple science summaries written by AI help people understand research and trust scientists
David Markowitz, Michigan State University Artificial intelligence-generated summaries of scientific papers make complex information more understandable for the public compared with human-written summaries, according to my recent paper published in…
The ancient Irish get far too much credit for Halloween
Lisa Bitel, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences This time of year, I often run across articles proclaiming Halloween a modern form of the pagan Irish holiday of…
Scenes from Dublin, Ireland (Baile Átha Cliath, Éire) Part 13
Following are scenes I captured in Dublin, Ireland during a trip there in August, 2024.
Scenes from Dublin, Ireland (Baile Átha Cliath, Éire) Part 12
Following are scenes I captured in Dublin, Ireland during a trip there in August, 2024.
Scenes from Dublin, Ireland (Baile Átha Cliath, Éire) Part 11
Following are scenes I captured in Dublin, Ireland during a trip there in August, 2024.