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  • Some students have been using ChatGPT, a text-based bot, to do their homework for them. Now, 22-year-old Edward Tian's new app is attracting educators working to combat AI plagiarism.
  • They're aiming to bring together lawyers who have brought COVID-19 and vaccine-related cases to court with experts and build a body of law to combat future public health orders.
  • A mystery to solve. Wines to experience. Food pairings to enjoy. Games to play. Auction items to win. The Fleet Science Center's annual fundraiser to connect everyone to the power of science. The Fleet Science Center’s annual in-person fundraiser returns on Saturday, June 25. Put on your detective’s hat and purchase your ticket to solve the Mystery at the Museum at this gala event featuring an elegant wine-paired dinner. Access to clues begins Sunday, June 19 with the launch of a weeklong online silent auction of wines and experience packages. Date | Sunday, June 19 at 5 p.m. (silent auction) and Saturday, June 25 at 6 p.m. (gala) Location | The Fleet Science Center Register here! In-person single person ticket: $375 Table for 8: $3,000 VIP table for 8: $5,00 Wine sponsor table: $7,500 Corporate sponsor table: $10,000 Click here for more information on sponsorship opportunities. For more information, please visit www.betterunite.com/matmgala or call (619) 238-1233.
  • Australia is the last of the "Five Eyes" security partners — the U.S., Canada, Britain and New Zealand — to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government's devices.
  • Summer at Country Day is open to the public with weekly sessions from June 6–Aug 5 for children in Grades 1–12 in the fall. There are morning and afternoon experiences including cooking, basketball, dance, innovation, SD Opera, lacrosse, theater, business, mindfulness, chess, fencing, writing, NASA space academy, coding, IGNITE leadership, science, ceramics, sand volleyball, SD Diplomacy Council Global Youth Leadership, rock climbing and much more. Prices vary. Visit ljcds.org/summer for all of the details.
  • They've been offered an app intended to block the abuse and toxicity that can slip past older social media filters.
  • Five background actors told NPR they had to undergo face and body digital scans while on TV and movie sets. The use of digital replicas is a sticking point in the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.
  • In conjunction with the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, the Fleet Science Center welcomes guests to encounter science from an ethical viewpoint. Held on the first Wednesday of the month, this ongoing series brings the public and scientists together to explore how science and technology can best serve society. Through forums, projects and resources, the Ethics Center gives stakeholders an opportunity to share perspectives on the ethical implications of new developments in science and technology. Each event includes an opportunity for the audience to share thoughts and questions with guest speakers. The Exploring Ethics forums welcome anyone who is open to learning new ideas and listening to viewpoints that are different from their own. Schedule: • Wednesday, March 2 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Centering the Environmental Impact of Computing in CS Teaching and Tesearch with George Porter, PhD. • Wednesday, April 6 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Telling the Story of Science: Creatively Countering Environmental Despair with Monica Stufft, PhD. • Wednesday, May 4 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Last Gift: Ethical Considerations for HIV Cure Research at the End of Life - A Community Update and Conversations with Karine Dubé, DrPH, Jeff Taylor, and Sara Gianella Weibel, M.D. Click here for more details on speakers and sessions. The Exploring Ethics forums take place online, prior registration is required and free. Please register here. For more information, please visit fleetscience.org/events/exploring-ethics or call the Fleet at (619) 238-1233.
  • Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.
  • Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents the 20th Congressional District in Texas, said doctors discovered tumors in his gastrointestinal tract last summer, and he had them removed Monday.
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