18 h. ago University of Michigan faces federal investigation after two Chinese students arrested for smuggling biological materials

The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.

Events

3 d. ago ITV chef James Martin takes extreme measure to protect himself after incident

Saturday Morning star James Martin posted a picture of himself with one of his Belgian Malinois dogs while in London. He threatened to bring them with him because of London crime

Politics

5 d. ago Oasis Heaton Park gigs have 'emergency room' set up for fans after huge warning

Oasis fans have been sent urgent warnings from Heaton Park bosses to stay safe in the hot weather and the site have put in safety measures as they prepare for issues with the extreme heat

Events

5 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres takes extreme measures in desperate bid to force Arsenal transfer

Viktor Gyokeres is refusing to join up with Sporting Lisbon for pre-season training as he tries to navigate his way out of the club amid keen interest from Arsenal

Sport

1 week ago Oasis fan shows off huge tattoo of band reunion 12 hours after they came off stage

One Oasis fan went to extreme measures to become what he hopes is the first person to get a tattoo of the reunion tour after selecting a legendary first night image from Cardiff

Culture

2 w. ago It’s true that my fellow students are embracing AI – but this is what the critics aren’t seeing | Elsie McDowell

Those turning to ChatGPT aren’t lazy. My generation has been stranded in a rapidly changing and, since Covid, badly mishandled education systemReading about the role of artificial intelligence in higher education, the landscape looks bleak. Students are cheating en masse in our assessments or open-book, online exams using AI tools, all the while making ourselves stupider. The next generation of graduates, apparently, are going to complete their degrees without ever having so much as approached a critical thought.Given that my course is examined entirely through closed-book exams, and I worry about the vast amounts of water and energy needed to power AI datacentres, I generally avoid using ChatGPT. But in my experience, students see it as a broadly acceptable tool in the learning process. Although debates about AI tend to focus on “cheating”, it is increasingly being used to assist with research, or to help structure essays.Elsie McDowell is an A-level student from south London. She ...

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3 w. ago TV's race to the bottom: How sexual humiliation and explicit romping are taking over telly as desperate show bosses resort to extreme measures to combat dwindling ratings

Mainstream terrestrial telly in the UK has gotten a whole lot steamier in recent years. The sea change arguably started with the launch of ITV2 reality dating show Love Island in 2015.

Culture

3 w. ago Chinese schools take extreme measures to stop students cheating on notorious exam

The gaokao was sat by more than 13 million students in China this year and authorities used facial recognition, metal detectors, drones and phone signal blockers to ensure no one cheated

Society

3 w. ago China praised for extreme method to prevent students from cheating during exams as people call it 'genius'

More than 13 million anxious students in China filled exam rooms this year to sit the notoriously challenging gaokao.

Society