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Editor's note
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We’re used to reading about artificial intelligence being used to answer questions or drive cars. We’ve heard AI could even listen and then perform simple households tasks. But Andrea Soltoggio writes that he is developing AI that can smell. The hope is that in the future AI will be able to detect illnesses, such as cancer, just from catching a whiff of human breath.
Relations between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau went into deep freeze over the weekend, with the American G7 delegation accusing the Canadian PM of “stabbing them in the back” and promising “a special place in hell” for him. Have things been this chilly in North America since 1812? Trump made a joke about the conflict of that year in the run-up to the summit. Here, courtesy of our colleagues in Toronto, Renée Lafferty-Salhany looks at what Trump – and many others – don’t know about an often forgotten war.
With all the discussion over plastic pollution in the ocean, you might have heard reports about the number of microplastic particles that can end up in the seafood on our plates. But it’s also finding its way into honey, water and beer. Christina Thiele and Malcolm Hudson report.
Kanye West has announced his intention to be “one of the biggest real-estate developers of all time”, and his starting point appears to be a neo-Brutalist style, low income housing project based in California. But Nick Dunn writes that cities must be designed with people – not just for them.
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Asher Kessler
Assistant Science & Technology Editor
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Top stories
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AI will be able to analyse compounds in your breath.
James Gathany
Andrea Soltoggio, Loughborough University
Compounds in your breath could help AI detect illnesses, including different cancers.
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Christina Thiele, University of Southampton; Malcolm David Hudson, University of Southampton
Microplastics in seafood are well recorded but there are many other sources.
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An illustration called “British Burning Washington” depicting the White House on fire in 1814.
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Renée Lafferty-Salhany, Brock University
Donald Trump was under the mistaken impression that Canadians once burned down the White House. But he's not the only one who has a fuzzy sense of the history of the War of 1812.
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Nick Dunn, Lancaster University
A first glimpse of the low-income housing scheme, designed in collaboration with West, raises red flags.
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Politics + Society
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Nikos Skoutaris, University of East Anglia
A tale of two 'backstop options' for Northern Ireland after Brexit.
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Ermioni Xanthopoulou, University of Hertfordshire
When it comes to ongoing security co-operation, mutual trust is crucial – but that is currently lacking.
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William McDougall, Glasgow Caledonian University
Three stage-managed cheers for Keith Brown – the left is getting restless over independence.
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Benjamin Habib, La Trobe University
The highly awaited summit has the potential to lead to real peace on the peninsula- but only if both countries can find a common interest on which to build an agreement.
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Geetanjali Gangoli, University of Bristol
Even for those that escape, the stigma of refusing a forced marriage separates young women from their family and community.
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Sophie Brockmann, De Montfort University
Fuego and other volcanoes are considered sacred in the Maya culture, but forced Spanish colonisers to move their new capital city.
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Health + Medicine
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Amelia Lake, Teesside University; Shelina Visram, Newcastle University
Children in the UK drink more energy drinks than in any other country in Europe — and many parents are unaware of the health risks.
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Liza Morton, Strathclyde University
People with congenital heart disease are at greater risk of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Scientists are beginning to discover why.
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Tracy Kirk, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Despite the controversy over the graphic content, this Netlix drama could be a lifeline for young people.
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Business + Economy
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Simon Chadwick, University of Salford
For FIFA, the tournament is a commercial and technological opportunity.
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Gulcin Ozkan, University of York
The Turkish lira has dropped more than 15% this year against the US dollar.
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Omar Toulan, IMD Business School; Niccolò Pisani, University of Amsterdam
Across the US and the UK, major brick and mortar retailers are battling the effects of e-commerce – and town centres could be the next casualties.
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Science + Technology
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Stephen J Maher, Lancaster University
Mathematical software designed to predict multiple outcomes could have helped reduce severe rail disruption.
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