‘The heaven of film-making’: how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story
A gift of a camera inspired Belmaya Nepali to rise above poverty and abuse to make documentaries Read more
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ICO to step in after schools use facial recognition to speed up lunch queue
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to intervene over concerns about the use of facial recognition technology on pupils queueing for lunch in school canteens in the UK. Read more
Texas schools are being told to teach ‘opposing views’ of the Holocaust. Why?
The question of what specific books and topics can and can’t be taught is linked to a disturbing new law in Texas Read more
Social mobility tsar wants campaign against toddlers having mobile phones
The government’s new social mobility commissioner has told MPs she wants to launch a nationwide campaign telling parents not to give their toddlers a mobile phone to play with because it will make reading harder for them later on. Read more
English schools must not teach ‘white privilege’ as fact, government warns
English schools should not teach “contested theories and opinions … such as white privilege” as fact, the government has said prior to the publication of new guidance outlining how teaching certain political issues could break the law. Read more
A-level textbook withdrawn over ‘inappropriate’ Native American question
An A-level textbook has been withdrawn after a youth worker raised the alarm about an “inappropriate” question asking whether the treatment of Native Americans had been exaggerated. Read more
Imperial College London urged to remove statue and rename buildings
An investigation into Imperial College London’s historical links to the British empire has recommended the university remove a statue and rename buildings and lecture theatres that celebrate scientists whose work advocated eugenics and racism. Read more
Astronomers spot first possible exoplanet outside our galaxy
Saturn-sized planet candidate has been identified in Whirlpool Galaxy 28m light years away Read More
Sussex professor resigns after transgender rights row
Kathleen Stock announces resignation as university says ‘no substantive allegations of wrongdoing’ were made against her Read more
‘Yeah, we’re spooked’: AI starting to have big real-world impact, says expert
A scientist who wrote a leading textbook on artificial intelligence has said experts are “spooked” by their own success in the field, comparing the advance of AI to the development of the atom bomb. Read more
