Branwen Jeffreys, Education Editor BBC Ofsted’s new ‘traffic light’ rating system for schools across England came into force this week – but does it mark meaningful change or, as one expert argues, ‘high-level tinkering’? Listen to Branwen reading this article When Nick Green quit teaching after 17 years, one factor drove him above all others: to…
Companies generate massive profits from people’s information, with experts describing user data as “the new oil.”. Some of these companies are household names, but many are unknown, with one analyst describing the relationship between companies and users as “David vs. Goliath.” Is there anything you can do about it, or are you resigned to having…
Getty Images Critics say gaming platforms should be included in Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s Wednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz. It’s a circuitous route from home in Perth to Fiona Stanley Hospital – but it’s worth it, he says, to sit down for a game of Dungeons &…
Great Schools Trust An AI deepfake avatar of Benjamin Barker, Director of AI at Great Schools Trust and principal of Kings Leadership Academy Wavertree Schools across the UK are trialling the use of deepfake teachers and even employing remote staff to deliver lessons hundreds of miles away from the classroom. It comes as the use…
AFP via Getty Images Shops and restaurants across the Swiss city of Lugano now accept bitcoin In a McDonald’s by a lake surrounded by mountains, in the centre of the Swiss city of Lugano, a customer orders coffee. “Can I pay with bitcoin?” he asks, and the person behind the counter holds out…
It sounds dramatic to imagine one half of Earth slowly losing its internal warmth faster than the other, but that is the general direction many researchers are now exploring. When geophysicists looked at long-term heat flow inside the planet, they noticed that the hemisphere covered mostly by the Pacific Ocean appears to be shedding heat…
Getty Meerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as ‘mobs’ or ‘clans’ A study that examined the monogamous lifestyles of different species suggests that humans are similar to meerkats in terms of pairing up. In our romantic life, we more closely resemble these social, close-knit mongooses than we do…
