Student tricks AI grading system into giving a perfect score by adding ‘word salad’ to answers

As students across the US return to school, many are adapting to virtual learning amid the ongoing pandemic. But critics claim Edgenuity, an online learning program adopted by tens of thousands of schools, is flawed.  Edgenuity grades assignments and quizzes using artificial intelligence and one middle-schooler was able to outsmart the system. By adding a jumble … Read more

Avocado and Red Onion Salad

Avocado and Red Onion Salad By Annie Bell Published: 00:03 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 00:03 BST, 26 July 2020 Serves 4 The onions are lightly pickled here which marries beautifully with the creamy avocado.  ½ small red onion, very finely sliced into half-moons  1 tbsp lemon juice, plus 1 level tsp finely grated … Read more

Roast chicken with root vegetables and chickpea salad 

Roast chicken with root vegetables and chickpea salad By Irini Tzortzoglou Published: 00:02 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 July 2020  SERVES 4 2 carrots, cut into 1cm-thick slices 2 peppers, deseeded and cut into large square pieces 2 courgettes, cut into 2cm-thick slices, or 6-8 whole baby courgettes 2 medium onions, … Read more

Sarah Wilson shares her tips and tricks for wasting less food including storing salad in pillowcases

Health guru Sarah Wilson has shared the tips and tricks you need to know in order to waste less food around the house – including storing your salad leaves in pillowcases and freezing any leftover nuts. The I Quit Sugar Founder, 45, is famously careful with waste of any kind, admitting last year that she … Read more