Does language and consequently LLMs amplify gender stereotypes?
Gender stereotypes are deeply incorporated in our language. Large Language Models (LLM) could either amplify or fight these biases.
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Magic wires and a chilled battery – how fusion based technologies could power up satellites
Over 15 000 satellites are currently orbiting Earth. Do you know what it takes to keep them up there?
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Your ear can detect movements smaller than atoms and turn them into music, voices and laughter. How does it work?
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Five things that matter about antimatter
Meet antimatter – nature’s invisible twin that could explain our existence and inspire our wildest stories.
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Teachers are central to any effort to get more girls interested in STEM. Yet supporting them often comes second to supporting the students.
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