Why some teachers in America are learning how to fire guns
2023-11-14
Gun crime in American schools is increasing–but does training teachers how to shoot make classrooms any safer?
00:00 – Is arming teachers the solution?
00:50 – Meet the teachers learning to shoot
01:55 – Why they want to learn
03:17 – How effective is the training?
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Kenneth Cukier explains why your data is “meaningless” on its own #Data #AI #podcast
2023-09-20
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Why you have an accent in a foreign language
2023-08-17
Ever wondered why it’s so hard to sound like a local when you go on holiday? Discover the pronunciation tips your teachers may have missed.
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War in Ukraine: inside Russia’s divided military elite
2023-06-23
With Ukraine’s counteroffensive under way, infighting has broken out within Russia’s military elite. How will Ukraine’s successes on the battleground deepen divisions in Moscow?
00:00 – The infighting has begun
00:31 – The reaction from Russia’s elite
01:46 – Prigozhin expresses discontent
04:11 – The infighting might intensify
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Generative AI: what is it good for?
2023-05-29
Generative AI is the technology behind the wave of new online tools used by millions around the world. As the technology is ever more widely deployed, what are its current strengths and its weaknesses?
00:00 – What is generative AI?
00:46 – Breakthroughs and take-up of the technology
02:03 – Strengths
03:32 – Weaknesses
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It doesn’t take much to make machine-learning algorithms go
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