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Finding our way out of a digital loop


Finding our way out of a digital loop

By Doug Ward

The phrase “humans in the loop" has become a cliché for the importance of overseeing the processes and output of generative artificial intelligence.

Using QR codes to spread learning about chemistry


Using QR codes to spread learning about chemistry

By Doug Ward

One poster offers to explain the chemistry of the world’s most popular drug.

Another teases about the fatty acids that make T-shirts feel soft.

Still another promises secrets about the oils used in making the perfect chicken nugget.

None of them offers its secrets outright, though. And that’s just how Drew Vartia, a postdoctoral teaching fellow in the chemistry department, wants it.

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