Opinion
Comment and analysis on today’s biggest issues from Edinburgh's world-leading experts.
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Human after all: How cinema uses AI to extend moral and…
It’s not hard to see why AI is an interesting starting point for a movie. Beyond the obvious storylines that explore the threat to our perception of being the dominant intelligent species, AI has become a lens through which to consider more existential questions – a way to interrogate the very condition of ‘being human’.
Can compassion contribute in the climate crisis?
Actions driven by the powerful emotion could bring significant change.
‘Where artistry and everyday life meet’
In 1951 the School of Scottish Studies began collecting images, stories and voices of the Scottish lives that had been often overlooked. As its famed Archive celebrates its 70th anniversary, its impact still resonates.
Orthopaedic patients deserve better
A rising number are living in a state deemed 'worse than death'.
Office exodus likely to come at a price for home workers
Working from home might benefit employers more than employees.