A haiku builds a scene and then breaks it. Climate change has exactly that shape, which means the form itself can carry the science.
- Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University
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Digital poverty could put some students at a disadvantage.
Les élèves ont pu se familiariser avec la pensée critique, l'écriture et le rôle plus large des outils d'intelligence artificielle tels que les chatbots.
Students could learn about critical thinking, writing and the broader role of artificial intelligence tools like chatbots.
We need to embrace the use of AI in higher education because the positives can far outweigh the negatives.
Using poetry to explore climate change can empower and inspire people to act and make a difference.
Puisi mungkin tampak seperti cara yang aneh untuk mengomunikasikan penelitian sains, tetapi bentuk sastra dapat membantu melibatkan banyak orang.
Poetry might seem like an odd way to communicate science research but the literary form can help engage a wide group of people
Poets and scientists don’t occupy separate poles in the quest to understand the universe. In many ways, they sing from the same hymn sheet.
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