Ben Lerner’s latest novel is the only one he wrote with intention to be a novel. The poet’s first two novels, “Leaving the Atocha Station” and “10:04,” were tied more closely to his poetic work, which coalesced together into a novelistic structure as he wrote them. Read more...

Photo: Poet and author Ben Lerner joins English professor Mona Simpson to discuss his newest book “The Topeka School,” which marks the third book in a trilogy. He spoke about his transition from poetry to prose and how he wrote his characters’ voices. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)

The “Beyond the Turing Test” podcast wants to disprove that artificial intelligence will result in a real-life Terminator, all while discussing ethics in technology. Co-hosted by second-year computer science student Arnav Mathur and third-year linguistics and computer science student Pranav Singh, the podcast launched Nov. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students Pranav Singh (left) and Arnav Mathur (right) co-host a podcast that tackles issues about the ethics of artificial intelligence. They use a conversational format to make the information digestible to the general public. (Naveed Pour/Daily Bruin)

Fifty years ago, the internet was born at UCLA. Today, it can be hard to imagine a world without it. Nevertheless, professor Ramesh Srinivasan said the increasing prevalence of the internet brings growing changes to society, specifically to the field of information studies. Read more...

Photo: Professor Ramesh Srinivasan’s new book, “Beyond the Valley: How Innovators around the World are Overcoming Inequality and Creating the Technologies of Tomorrow” addresses the internet’s influence on society and in the field of information studies. (Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan)

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 4:26 p.m. SEEN Dating has users swipe on matches – and read their conversations. Much like other dating apps, the users of the newly released SEEN Dating app swipe to match, and can also message and video call, said founder Michael Montgomery. Read more...

Photo: SEEN Dating aims to increase transparency in the world of dating apps. Like most dating apps, users swipe right to match with people. However, on SEEN Dating user’s text messages and video chats are on display on their profile. Founder Michael Montgomery said this encourages openness and creates more honest interactions. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)

Braden Lem is living in the moment, even as he documents each one on camera. Also known by his online persona, “braden IRL,” the fourth-year astrophysics student balances a YouTube channel alongside his schoolwork as he covers a broad range of topics revolving around his life as a UCLA student. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year astrophysics student Braden Lem is balancing schoolwork with his personal vlogging channel, “braden IRL,” on YouTube. His main priority for the channel is to document his favorite moments in college, from dance groups to staying up late with friends. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)