Illustrations by Grace McKenna I walk through the streets of Edinburgh in the biting January cold, and I notice something unsettling. My on-foot commute from work to home becomes increasingly uncomfortable as a recent rain shower has rendered all path-side benches un-sittable, and it occurs to me that unless I am to awkwardly sneak into a pub or cafe, then there is nowhere for me to use the bathroom along my route. Finding a place to meet friends when not everyone can afford

Illustrations by Grace McKenna In this day and age, I would be hard pressed to encounter someone who has not heard of Chat GPT. While this form of generative AI is sweeping the internet, delivering computer-generated content from text to images, many of us have already been wondering what impact this will have on creative industries like art, writing, and even media. This week we are bringing the subject of AI closer to home, examining the implications of AI on generating the

Illustrations by Grace McKenna Hi, I’m Maeve, your new Society and Culture columnist. Or, in other words, your one-stop-shop to being a cultured member of society here in Edinburgh. Whether it's current affair titbits or student-life specifics, I’ll ensure you are up to date with the city and the world’s happenings. I am lucky enough to live here in Edinburgh, where Scottish culture runs through the veins of every cobbled street and alleyway. Fear not, though, we will be talk