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Smart books for humans on artificial intelligence
October 16, 2023
AI’s involvement in everyday life is ever-evolving, with significant implications for how we work, live, and traverse fields from education to healthcare. As this powerful technology is incorporated into more services and products that we rely upon, here are some books that can help us to embrace human agency and navigate this new digital age.  
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In Dialogue: The future of diversity on campus in the wake of the affirmative action ruling
November 02, 2023
With the first round of early decision deadlines happening this month, it’s a good time to reflect on the realm of higher education and its evolving dynamics, including the multifaceted nature of equitable and inclusive education.
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What it’s like to be a bee
November 21, 2023
Alien minds are right here, all around you. Indeed, the perceptual world of bees is so distinct from ours, governed by completely different sense organs, and their lives are ruled by such different priorities, that they might be accurately regarded as aliens from inner space.
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The long history of the chapter book
November 14, 2023
Very few adult readers are likely to remember it, but imagine, if you will, your first experience reading a book divided into chapters. What confronted you was a story that unexpectedly stuttered.
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The Career Arts
November 27, 2023
Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills. 
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Julie A. Phillips on The Lives of Seaweeds
November 17, 2023
Our understanding of the evolution of seaweeds and other algae is undergoing a revolution. Over the last five decades, numerous scientific studies have generated a wealth of new data and a new classification scheme that assigns various algal species to four of the six kingdoms of life on Earth—an unprecedented phenomenon in the living world!
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