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Science and Technology May 16, 2023

You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy

by Jenny Whilde, University of Florida and Jessica Alice Farrell, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Human DNA can be sequenced from small…

Environment April 12, 2023

MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is playing a role

by Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments…

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Politics April 8, 2023

Your political rivals aren’t as bad as you think – here’s how misunderstandings amplify hostility

by Daniel F. Stone, Bowdoin College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew raised eyebrows when she suggested on Presidents Day…

Science and Technology April 7, 2023

It takes a body to understand the world – why ChatGPT and other language AIs don’t know what they’re saying

by Arthur Glenberg, Arizona State University and Cameron Robert Jones, University of California, San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When we asked GPT-3, an…

Science and Technology April 6, 2023

Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right

by S. Shyam Sundar, Penn State; Cason Schmit, Texas A&M University, and John Villasenor, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From…

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Science and Technology April 5, 2023

3D printing promises to transform architecture forever – and create forms that blow today’s buildings out of the water

by James Rose, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and concrete formed the…

Science and Technology March 29, 2023

Watermarking ChatGPT, DALL-E and other generative AIs could help protect against fraud and misinformation

by Hany Farid, University of California, Berkeley, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Shortly after rumors leaked of former President Donald Trump’s impending indictment, images purporting…

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Science and Technology March 26, 2023

Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast

Within the next year or two, people will set foot on the surface of the Moon for the first time in 50 years. NASA Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal…

National March 23, 2023

In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal

by Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s…

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Health Care March 14, 2023

Feds Move to Rein In Prior Authorization, a System That Harms and Frustrates Patients

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser March 13, 2023 When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative…

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