Expert Comment
Professor Christoph Mick on Holocaust Memorial Day
Professor Christoph Mick, from the Department of History at The University of Warwick, says, "The name Auschwitz stands for immeasurable suffering, for genocide and crimes against humanity committed by Nazi Germany. About one million Jews, 74,000 Poles, 21,000 Roma, 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war, and thousands of others targeted by the Nazis were murdered in the Auschwitz camp system."
Dr Shweta Singh on the UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out plans to use AI more in the UK with the AI Opportunities Action Plan. Dr Shweta Singh explains some of the plans advantages and disadvantages.
Alice Coffey, Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick highlights the health benefits of Veganuary.
Ahead of ‘quitters day’ which this year lands on 10 January – and is the day most people give up on their New Year resolutions – Alice Coffey at The University of Warwick is on hand to offer encouragement to keep going with Veganuary by highlighting the health benefits of following a wholefood plant based diet.
Meta abandoning the use of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram
Mateusz Stalinski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics says, "Meta’s decision to reduce the amount of content moderation across their platforms does not come as a surprise. With X increasingly branding itself as leader in promoting largely unrestrained freedom of expression on social media, Meta has faced competitive pressure to take action."
Dr David Lees, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Dr David Lees, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, gives his view on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen who has died aged 96. The founder of the Front National party in 1972, Le Pen re-established the extreme-right as a political force in France.