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/ 22 hours agoWhy building big AIs costs billions – and how Chinese startup DeepSeek dramatically changed the calculus
A machine learning expert breaks down where the money goes in building big AIs, and how DeepSeek found ways to do...
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/ 23 hours agoFake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.
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/ 23 hours agoSkin phantoms help researchers improve wearable devices without people wearing them
Just 2 layers of materials commonly used in biomedical labs can mimic the electrical properties of human skin.
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/ 23 hours agoPresident Carter had to balance employers’ demands for foreign workers with pressure to restrict immigration – and so does Trump
Carter struck a balance between satisfying the needs of employers and protecting American workers from foreign labor competition. That tension has...
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/ 23 hours agoRest, reorientation and hope – the pillars of 2025’s Catholic Jubilee year
The Catholic Church’s Holy Years have biblical roots, but have been evolving for nearly 1,000 years.
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/ 23 hours agoRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination signals a new era of anti-intellectualism in American politics
Attacks on scientific expertise have been increasing, especially in politics. Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is among...
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/ 23 hours ago‘Aliens’ and ‘animals’ – language of hate used by Trump and others can be part of a violent design
Hateful language used to demonize particular groups of people had been used long before the era of Donald Trump, including by...
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/ 23 hours agoAlmost half of evicted women and families in metro Detroit say they were illegally pushed out of their homes
A first-of-its-kind study documents the scope and impact of evictions on Black women and families in metro Detroit.
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/ 2 days agoWhat’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on autocrats and authoritarianism
What’s happening now in Washington, DC, is different from most presidential transitions − in volume, pace, content and breadth of the...
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/ 2 days agoCommerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census − here are 3 challenges awaiting new secretary
The commerce secretary manages a sprawling organization including trade, fisheries, weather forecasting and cutting-edge AI research.
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/ 2 days ago¿Trump va en serio con cambiar el nombre del Golfo de México al ‘Golfo de América’? Esto explica una geógrafa
¿Cómo se deciden los nombres de los lugares, y cómo se cambian? Existe un proceso. Pero incumbe a varias personas y...
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/ 2 days agoMedical research depends on government money – even a day’s delay in the intricate funding process throws science off-kilter
A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research funding – and the consequences...
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/ 2 days agoEngineering the social: Students in this course use systems thinking to help solve human rights, disease and homelessness
Control systems keep your house warm and your car’s speed constant, but they could also help address societal problems.
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/ 2 days agoThe global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species
Understanding the number and origin of animals entering a country is important to control the health and ecological problems imported wildlife...
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/ 2 days agoDisaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer simulations could help save lives and avoid chaos
The LA wildfires stand as a reminder that evacuating fast in the face of a disaster isn’t easy, even when you...
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/ 2 days agoSt. Thomas Aquinas’ skull just went on tour − here’s what the medieval saint himself would have said about its veneration
In a short but poignant text from his best-known work, ‘Summa Theologiae,’ Aquinas explained his views on venerating relics.
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/ 2 days agoIn asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.
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/ 2 days agoNutrition advice is rife with misinformation − a medical education specialist explains how to tell valid health information from pseudoscience
It’s easy to get caught up in the promise of quick health fixes, but they are generally too good to be...
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/ 2 days agoGetting mail to your door is just one part of what the postmaster general does
The US Postal Service processes millions of passports, employs thousands of people and ensures the health of all Americans with last-mile...
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/ 2 days agoCanada and Greenland aren’t likely to join the US anytime soon – but ‘GrAmeriCa’ is a revealing thought experiment
A ‘new’ country wouldn’t have many more people or a much higher standard of living – but it would have a...
