Science & Technology

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Science & Technology July 25, 2025

Is ChatGPT making us stupid?

by Aaron French, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back in 2008, The Atlantic sparked controversy with a provocative cover story: Is Google…

Science & Technology July 24, 2025

I research rip currents where Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned. Here’s why they’re so deadly

by Chris Houser, University of Waterloo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who played Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has drowned…

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Science & Technology July 21, 2025

Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT

by Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty…

Science & Technology July 21, 2025

Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

by Seema Lakdawala, University of Pittsburgh and Anice Lowen, Emory University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In May 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive…

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Science & Technology July 18, 2025

Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?

by Amanda Kay Montoya, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench…

Science & Technology July 17, 2025

University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers

by Elise Silva, University of Pittsburgh, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The advent of generative AI has elicited waves of frustration and worry across academia…

Science & Technology July 9, 2025

Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good

by Jeffrey A. Lee, Texas Tech University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past 400 years or so, a set of mostly unwritten guidelines…

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Science & Technology July 4, 2025

Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters

by Chris Vagasky, University of Wisconsin-Madison, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] About 600 miles off the west coast of Africa, large clusters of thunderstorms begin…

Science & Technology July 3, 2025

Humans and animals can both think logically − but testing what kind of logic they’re using is tricky

by Olga Lazareva, Drake University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It’s a question…

Science & Technology July 1, 2025

Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons

by André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds,…

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