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/ 11 months agoGrizzly bear conservation is as much about human relationships as it is the animals
Whether people are hunters can have a big effect.
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/ 11 months agoIndian protesters pull from poetic tradition to resist Modi’s Hindu nationalism
Thanks to a strong oral Urdu literary tradition in South Asia, poems from the past linger in the popular imagination.
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/ 11 months agoIn the age of cancel culture, shaming can be healthy for online communities – a political scientist explains when and how
There is no shortage of horror stories about online shaming, but it’s not always a bad thing. It comes down to...
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/ 11 months agoDeepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity
New research found a way to both improve the accuracy of deepfake detection algorithms while also enhancing fairness.
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/ 11 months agoDrugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
There are many ways to kill microbes that cause dangerous infections. Combining genetic screening with machine learning can help researchers identify...
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/ 11 months agoExploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I’m leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes
Where specialized algorithms fail to classify star-borne pulses, human volunteers with just a little training can step in.
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/ 11 months agoFoundations are using so many confusing words that few people can figure out what they’re doing
Boasting about centering your transformative systems change paradigm means you’re doing it wrong. But fixes are available.
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/ 11 months agoThe US is losing access to its bases in Niger − here’s why that’s a big deal
The disintegration of the United States’ relationship with Niger following its military coup in 2023 is giving way to stronger ties...
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/ 11 months agoTrump’s New York felony charges are going to trial – what the images might show when the business fraud case kicks off
How will Trump act during his upcoming court appearance in Manhattan? Surprises are unlikely, but his body language and expressions can...
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/ 11 months agoGermany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO and the world
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined bold, long-term goals: Strengthen the country’s depleted military with extraordinary investments and adopt assertive foreign policy...
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/ 11 months ago4 reasons the practice of canceling weakens higher education
Cancel culture leads to educational detriments that can harm democracy.
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/ 11 months ago5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products
The education technology sector constantly offers new products to solve old problems. Will anything be different this time?
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/ 11 months agoTaylor Swift’s homage to Clara Bow
The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of...
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/ 11 months agoRural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects
Georgia’s inmate fire crews respond to hundreds of calls in surrounding counties every year. Without them, there might not be a...
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/ 11 months agoDoes ‘virtue signaling’ pay off for entrepreneurs? We studied 80,000 Airbnb listings to find out
Too much virtue language in a listing can cost an Airbnb host nearly $5,000 a year.
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/ 11 months agoMarijuana tax revenues fall short of projections in many states, including Colorado
States have experimented with taxes based on price, weight and potency, but competition is heating up as more states legalize and...
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/ 11 months agoHuman brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work
Studying the human brain is difficult because of its vast and intricate network of neural connections. The fruit fly offers a...
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/ 11 months agoFrom thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?
Here’s a game: Tell a friend to give you any number and you’ll return one that’s bigger. Just add ‘1’ to...
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/ 11 months agoShadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back?
A long-running conflict between adversaries Israel and Iran fell short of open confrontation – until both countries took more direct aim...
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/ 11 months ago‘I’m not black, I’m O.J.’: What O.J. Simpson’s life showed about transcending race and being trapped by it
The death of O.J. Simpson rekindled memories of the racial divisions of his domestic violence case involving the murder of his...
