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Cambridge University said it was suspending donations from fossil fuel companies. Britain's Cambridge University confirmed on Monday that it has adopted a moratorium on new funding from fossil fuel companies after a campaign from students and academics. The decision to halt funding until a review is carried out follows recommendations in a report by former UN climate change envoy Nigel…

Mary Beard is everybody’s favourite poster girl. A classics don from Cambridge, Beard is revered for rescuing Roman history from a dusty discipline, elevating it to a primer on personality and power. Beard is erudite and entertaining; she writes expansively on ancient Rome – everything from laughter to shoes to sex in the swimming pool.A good place to start reading Mary Beard is It’s a Don’s Life. This memoir began as a blog on her life as a don (a lecturer) in Cambridge. I found it zippy and sparkly; it talks about…

The government also said AstraZeneca and the U.K. Health Security Agency plan to partner “to advance science for developing and evaluating vaccines.” The government also said AstraZeneca and the U.K. Health Security Agency plan to partner “to advance science for developing and evaluating vaccines.” FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified.…

Scientists at Cambridge have found that fasting raises arachidonic acid levels in the blood, inhibiting inflammation and offering insights into the health benefits of fasting and the anti-inflammatory effects of drugs like aspirin on chronic diseases.Scientists at Cambridge may have uncovered a novel mechanism by which fasting can reduce inflammation – a potentially harmful consequence of the immune system’s activity that is at the root of several chronic illnesses.In research published in Cell Reports, the team describes…

Cambridge University Library will soon be asked to return Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript.SNP councillor Glen Reid plans to write to the university in the new year to “begin a dialogue” about getting the Book of Deer – which features the oldest surviving example of written Scots Gaelic – permanently returned to Scotland.The 10th-century book contains the gospels in Latin, with Gaelic annotations in the margins added in the 12th century. The annotations related to the monastery of Deer in Aberdeenshire, giving the…

A University of Cambridge study involving 1,500 older adults shows that reduced physical activity and increased sedentary behavior lead to a lower quality of life. Regular moderate-intensity activity is recommended to mitigate the risks of diseases and improve overall well-being. A study conducted by the University of Cambridge involving nearly 1,500 adults over 60 years old demonstrates a significant correlation between decreased physical activity and a lower quality of life. The study also finds that increased…

Few would disagree that 2023 was, in the world of technology at least, dominated by artificial intelligence. The dictionaries have taken note in their “word of the year” lists, and notably all the AI-related words they highlight are, in fact, existing words that have been appropriated and regurgitated with new meanings. A little on the nose, isn’t it? Cambridge’s word is “hallucinate,” which is of course the habit of generative AI models like ChatGPT to invent anything from dates to entire people rather than admit it…

Cambridge dictionary’s word of the year for 2023 is “hallucinate” – a verb that gained an additional meaning this year.The original definition of the chosen word is to “seem to see, hear, feel, or smell” something that does not exist, usually because of “a health condition or because you have taken a drug”. It now has an additional meaning, relating to when artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT, which generates text that mimics human writing, “hallucinates” and produces false information.The word was chosen…

A thought-provoking book, The Scientific Sufi takes readers on a journey through the life and experiences of Jagadish Chandra Bose. The title suggests that Bose believed in the coexistence of contrary things and the book itself is a profound exploration of the man’s personal growth, familial bonds, cultural influences, and dogged pursuit of knowledge. Meher Wan’s evocative storytelling leaves a lasting impact and his attention to detail immerses readers in Bose’s world. PREMIUM Jagadish Chandra Bose demonstrating…

Working with private industry, the University of Cambridge has gone one step beyond 3D printing with a concrete infrastructure unit that was not only made in an hour, but incorporates sensors to make it self-monitoring and, one day, self repairing.If there's one topic least likely to spark animated dinner party conversation, it's the bits and pieces of civil engineering that one sees while driving along a nation's road networks. These tend to be taken so much for granted that they may as well be invisible unless they're…