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Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war (theconversation.com)

South Africa has made its genocide case against Israel in court. Here’s what both sides said and what happens next. (theconversation.com)

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White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments (theconversation.com)

White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding from our recent study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. We also found that Black patients were 25% more likely than white...

Two authors are suing OpenAI for training ChatGPT with their books. Could they win? (theconversation.com)

Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline (theconversation.com)

Highlights: The results of Poland’s parliamentary elections held on Oct. 15, 2023, have been lauded as a blow against populism – and they may also hold important lessons for reversing democracy’s decline....

Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here's what to make of it (theconversation.com)

How 'nones' − the religiously unaffiliated − are finding meaning, purpose and spirituality in psychedelic churches (theconversation.com)

Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions (theconversation.com)

Turmoil at OpenAI shows we must address whether AI developers can regulate themselves (theconversation.com)

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble (theconversation.com)

The first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems reveals an urgent need to address climate change. The summary for policymakers can guide decision-makers.

Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep it off – here’s the evidence for both sides of the debate (theconversation.com)

Is social media fuelling political polarisation? (theconversation.com)

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Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalising weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions (theconversation.com)

Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset – which the company hopes is a “revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment” – that begins shipping to the public (in the United States)....

In future, we'll see fewer generic AI chatbots like ChatGPT and more specialised ones that are tailored to our needs. (theconversation.com)

Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation (theconversation.com)

TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age (theconversation.com)

Gaza war: blaming Israel for October 7 Hamas attack makes peace less – not more – likely (theconversation.com)

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[The Conversation] - Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find (theconversation.com)

Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion (theconversation.com)

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach (theconversation.com)

Health care workers gain 21% wage increase in pending agreement with Kaiser Permanente after historic strike (theconversation.com)

Jerusalem: Jewish settler movement makes bid for large slice of Armenian quarter (theconversation.com)

AI disinformation is a threat to elections − learning to spot Russian, Chinese and Iranian meddling in other countries can help the US prepare for 2024 (Pluto: Fake news, but take a look for yourself) (theconversation.com)

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