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/ 12 months agoWriting instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think
A survey about college writing instructors’ fears and anxieties about AI demonstrates that student cheating isn’t their only concern. And in...
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/ 12 months agoMerriam-Webster’s word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI’s ability to deceive and dehumanize
Innovations in AI seem to be spurring interest in what is or isn’t real, accurate and human.
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/ 12 months agoAfter a pandemic pause, Detroit restarts water shut-offs – part of a nationwide trend as costs rise
Detroit residents with past-due bills are facing water shut-offs again after a reprieve during COVID-19. At the same time, providers are...
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/ 12 months agoPhilly parents worry about kids’ digital media use but see some benefits, too
Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 17 Philadelphia parents about how their family uses digital media. Here they offer tips to promote...
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/ 12 months agoA researcher’s prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians
Research shows that when health care professionals work in a collaborative manner, patient satisfaction and outcomes improve.
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/ 12 months agoUnwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world
Five of the Uranus moons might be ocean worlds − and if there’s water, there might be life.
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/ 12 months agoNext on the United Auto Workers’ to-do list: Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks
Wooing those workers will be expensive and require a lot of creativity, since many of them are employed in ‘right-to-work’ states.
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/ 12 months agoHow climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action
Negotiating global progress on climate change involves walking a fine line, as a former UN official explains.
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/ 12 months agoDozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month − an expert on substance use unpacks the grim numbers with 3 charts
Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the...
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/ 12 months agoThe challenges of being a religious scientist
Stereotypes about religion vs. science are overblown – but those assumptions can create challenges for religious grad students, a sociologist finds.
