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AI's Matthew effect

As artificial intelligence expands access, progress can appear inclusive. But for speakers of low-resource languages, the benefits remain uneven.

Grahesh Srinivas

AI's Matthew effect

The art of speech

A memorable speech involves more than just reading sentences from a script — but what do you need to be …

Cerine Zaghloul

The art of speech

Armenophobia

Trump negotiated a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Does ‘ceasefire’ not include the destruction of cultural heritage?

Elisa Benlian

Armenophobia

Engineering the elite

Hanoi’s gene-selection plan for “quintessential” labour in Vietnam’s growth model and the quiet talent-sorting everywhere else.

Mia Tran

Engineering the elite

My mother’s story is my country’s

Colombia has faced a long history of violence. Gómez explores the scars left by this violence —- intergenerational trauma, desensitisation, …

Gabriela Gomez Dominguez

My mother’s story is my country’s

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” Dante’s famous quote perfectly encapsulates the feeling new Italian medical students face. By …

Constance di Mauro

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate

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