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The Play Bow Decoded: What Your Dog Reveals About Canine Communication and Social Intelligence

What the play bow actually isThe front legs go flat, the chest drops, the rear stays high. It lasts less than two seconds in most cases, and dogs have been performing it the same way for thousands of years. Ethologists call it the "play bow", a stereotyped motor pattern that…

Times Life · Aug 11

What Your Dog's Barking Is Really Saying: A Scientific Guide to Canine Vocalisation and Behaviour

Bark frequency and pitch are not random, they follow biological rulesA 2010 study by Hungarian ethologist Péter Pongrácz, published in Animal Cognition, recorded hundreds of dog barks across distinct situations, strangers at the gate, play sessions, isolation, and found that human listeners could correctly identify the emotional context of each…

Times Life · Aug 11

AI Edited My Face Without Asking. At First I Laughed It Off—Then I Started Seeing Myself Differently

As Meta's latest AI rollout sparks backlash over who can generate our images, I realised something even more disturbing: AI had already decided what a "better" version of me looked like.

Marie Claire · Jul 11

The Latest: Hegseth had an unsecured internet line in his office for Signal, AP sources say

Two people familiar with the case have told AP that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Barnard College staff alarmed by federal survey asking if they're Jewish

A federal regulator tasked with rooting out antisemitism on college campuses is sending text messages to the personal phones of Barnard College employees asking if they are Jewish, and if they’ve experienced harassment as a result

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish

Employees received text from EEOC on personal phones linking to survey asking if they are Jewish or Israeli

The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025

‘A warning for students of color’: Ice agents are targeting certain protesters, say experts

Despite the diversity of pro-Palestine demonstrators, officials go after people of color with visas and scholarships ‘to create a wedge in solidarity’

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025

Student who sued Trump takes powerful stand against ‘constant dread’ of deportation threats

The lawsuit of Yunseo Chung, whose green card was revoked, asks: what limits remain on the Trump administration’s power?

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025

Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now

A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Bomb threat clears Barnard College library during pro-Palestinian protest

New York Police responded to the bomb threat during a sit-in staged by pro-Palestinian protesters

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025