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/ 1 year agoNew neurotechnology is blurring the lines around mental privacy – but are new human rights the answer?
More invasive devices have prompted new debates about privacy and freedom. But it’s important to keep in mind that other technologies...
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/ 1 year agoComputer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods
Conventional agriculture offers farmers few choices about which crops to grow or how to raise them. A new approach uses computing...
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/ 1 year agoZebrafish are a scientist’s favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders
Of the many qualities that make the zebrafish a model organism, the fact that it shares 70% of the genes humans...
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/ 1 year agoContacting your legislator? Cite your sources – if you want them to listen to you
You can affect how legislators vote, but you can’t just fire off a nasty email and expect them to listen to...
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/ 1 year agoRe-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century
The modern representative democracy was the best form of government mid-18th-century technology could invent. The 21st century is a different place...
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/ 1 year agoUS autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers – with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement
A strike would shake up the auto industry even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive...
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/ 1 year agoWhat’s the difference between a startup and any other business?
Traditional businesses operate with an established solution to a known problem. Startups focus on a product or service no one else...
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/ 2 years ago‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop
A scholar explains how a concept that appeared in Nation of Islam literature nearly a century ago essentially defines hip-hop’s consciousness...
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/ 2 years agoCollege students with loans more likely to report bad health and skip medicine and care, study finds
College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of...
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/ 2 years agoMore adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications – an ADHD expert explains what could be driving the trend
The COVID-19 pandemic may have played a considerable role in the uptick of adults being treated for ADHD. But more data...
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/ 2 years agoAre we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens
Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening...
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/ 2 years agoBefore developing the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s early work revolutionized the field of quantum chemistry – and his theory is still used today
Remember building model molecules with balls and sticks in chemistry class? You have J. Robert Oppenheimer to thank for that, as...
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/ 2 years agoOnline romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to defend against them
Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.
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/ 2 years agoA brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump
One of the charges against Donald Trump dates back to the 1870s and was designed to give the federal government the...
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/ 2 years agoTrump’s political action committee wants a $60 million refund on paying his legal fees – 3 key things to know about PACs
There are different kinds of PACs, but it is not clear if Trump’s use of them to pay his large legal...
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/ 2 years agoTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour is a potent reminder that the internet is not real life
Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
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/ 2 years agoShaligrams, the sacred fossils that have been worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists for over 2,000 years, are becoming rarer because of climate change
Many Hindus, Buddhists and people who follow the shamanic religion of Bon undertake a pilgrimage each year to northern Nepal to...
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/ 2 years agoCats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
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/ 2 years agoImmune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research
T cells recognize and kill cancer cells but quickly lose their effectiveness. This fast dysfunction may help explain why immunotherapy doesn’t...
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/ 2 years agoTrump indictment: Here’s how prosecutors will try to prove he knowingly lied and intended to break the law
A key element in proving Trump’s guilt or innocence is determining the former president’s state of mind and whether he has...
