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 Choosing a seat when buying theatre tickets can become a deliberation that lasts many hours. Do I splash out for the front row of the dress circle and guarantee a good view? Do I save money and sit in the gods, knowing I’ll at least be able to hear the show wherever I am? Or do I want to be at the front row of the stalls, almost on the performers’ laps? I have spent hours scrolling through aviewfrommyseat.com  trying to make up my mind while squ

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

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Illustration by Devanshi (@devanshidg) When I first set foot in Edinburgh as an Indian graduate student, I was filled with excitement and...

La Guajira — a Colombian peninsula bordering Venezuela — is home to one of the largest open coal mines in the world. This area was first...

A couple of nights ago, I was doing some late-night scrolling on TikTok – desperately avoiding my essay deadlines– only to see a video...

‘Receipts! Proof! Timelines! Screenshots!’ Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It was the reckoning heard around the world. The recent finale...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Clean Girl Aesthetic’ seems to have taken the Western world by storm. Everywhere I turn there’s a girl...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq As COP28 draws to a close, the ‘Net Zero’ buzzword is ubiquitous as ever. Net Zero refers to reaching an...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Early July saw Huw Edwards become the latest presenter to face scrutiny over claims that he paid a...

Image provided by Lee Barron. The Broad’s Creative Director Flora Leask chatted with Dr Lee Barron about his new non-fiction book AI and...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The past year has seen a new drug sweeping through the medical cabinets of the Hollywood glitterati....

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq For as long as I’ve been a feminist, I’ve resented the term survivor being used in gender-based violence...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are often reminded that we live in a democracy. Publicly owned news outlets, party political...

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Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are amid a crisis of economics. To make the first step towards understanding the crisis of our time,...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Medicine and healthcare are undeniably a key part of society, yet there are inherent flaws within our...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq The uneven impact of Covid-19 has shown the abject failure of our response to it as a society. It has...

Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Birds are little, fragile, and inconsequential. They flutter, they nest, they squawk and they don’t do a...