All Woman Alive articles in July 2019
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FeaturesKoalas burned in wildfires can now be saved but the treatment is gross
With wildfires on the rise, endangered koalas are more threatened than ever, but a new treatment for burned animals offers a ray of hope. We go inside the world’s only koala hospital
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NewsInstagram will ask users to rethink posting something offensive
Instagram will ask users to think again if they are about to post something that could be considered offensive. The social media site has started rolling out the new feature and early tests have found it can encourage some people to undo their comment and share something less hurtful, says ...
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NewsAI learns to gamble illogically like humans to predict our behaviour
AIs are becoming irrational gamblers. Artificial intelligence trained on human-made gambling decisions has picked up our illogical habits, but that could help machines better predict human behaviour.
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NewsHow Watch Dogs Legion and Cyberpunk 2077 probe our dystopian fears
At last week’s games mecca, E3, titles like Watch Dogs Legion and Cyperpunk 2077 played on our uneasiness about tech, channelling the darkness of Netflix’s Black Mirror
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NewsWill robots take my job? No, but they will break it into tiny bits
This changes everything | Robots will take our jobs in name only. They are actually fragmenting them in a way that undermines our ability to find full-time work, warns Annalee Newitz
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NewsIs organic food better for you? Here’s the truth about the benefits
#FactsMatter | Claims about the health benefits of organic foods are often linked to their higher levels of vitamins and antioxidants. Is organic food really better for you?
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NewsShocking evidence shows people in vegetative states may be conscious
1 in 10 people thought to be permanently unconscious as a result of brain trauma may actually be aware. The hunt is on for ways to rescue them from their limbo
