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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence by machines, allowing them to perform tasks that typically require human cognitive functions, such as problem-solving...
‘Repair’ has emerged as a key concept in contemporary anthropology, invoked across domains as diverse as technological maintenance, post-conflict reconciliation, ecological restoration, and...
Using and valuing resources is a vital component of human life. Yet as much as resources such as water, land, or fuel contribute to the flourishing of communities, they also constitute...
The concept of ‘planetary health’ asks how human health and disease relate to the environment and to other species on a planetary scale. Cutting across scales, it allows us to think of human...
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