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/ 9 months agoWe designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day
Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles...
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/ 9 months agoDon’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
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/ 9 months agoRevving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry
With big events drawing a growing share of of tourism dollars, F1 offers a potential glimpse of the travel industry’s future.
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/ 9 months agoReal-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced
The stigma around poverty and government benefits can make those initiatives less effective.
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/ 9 months agoWho will be picked for vice president? Let’s discuss who’s qualified for the job
Media coverage of vice presidential candidates tends to focus on who can help win the election rather than who is qualified...
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/ 9 months agoBack in the day, being woke meant being smart
Conservative politicians have launched attacks against the use of the word “woke.” If they knew the history of the word, they...
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/ 9 months agoRecognizing when someone is having a seizure – and how you can help during those first critical moments
What you don’t do: Don’t shout at them, don’t put things in their mouth and don’t let them get near things...
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/ 9 months agoWildlife selfies harm animals − even when scientists share images with warnings in the captions
The caption may say that only scientists and trained professionals should handle wild animals, but viewers remember the image, not the...
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/ 9 months agoMayorkas impeached: Is Congress on a witch hunt? 5 ways to judge whether oversight is legitimate or politicized
With its impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the House exercised its oversight power. How can you tell if it...
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/ 9 months agoImmigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy
Despite widespread fears about immigrants being a burden, even those arriving as asylum applicants are more likely to work than the...
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/ 9 months agoSaving the news media means moving beyond the benevolence of billionaires
How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet?
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/ 9 months agoWhy is free time still so elusive?
In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that within a century, the normal workweek would decrease to 15 hours. Why...
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/ 9 months agoWhy having human remains land on the Moon poses difficult questions for members of several religions
Two scholars who study death rituals explain that the corpse is considered spiritually polluting in many religious traditions, while the Moon...
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/ 9 months agoElectric vehicles are suddenly hot − but the industry has traveled a long road to relevance
This seemingly cutting-edge technology isn’t entirely new to our century.
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/ 9 months agoPhiladelphia hopes year-round schooling can catch kids up to grade level – will it make a difference?
An education expert explains the potential benefits and drawbacks of year-round schooling in Philadelphia.
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/ 9 months agoIn the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean
A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime.
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/ 9 months agoImmigration reform has always been tough, and rarely happens in election years – 4 things to know
Immigration reform has always been hard to accomplish. As the U.S. enters an election year, bipartisan reform now appears out of...
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/ 9 months agoGlobal health research suffers from a power imbalance − decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field
Though the Global South tends to experience higher disease burdens, most public health decisions and knowledge generation are centered in the...
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/ 9 months agoOur robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies
Cotton is one of the world’s largest crops and is harvested with large, heavy machines. Robotic harvesting could yield higher-quality cotton...
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/ 9 months agoFlowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit
Phosphorus and nitrogen contribute to water pollution and cause harmful algal blooms. New research shows how mats of floating flower beds...
