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Science and Technology May 22, 2025

AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem

by Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Google recently made headlines globally because its chatbot Gemini generated…

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Health & Wellness May 21, 2025

How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal May 20, 2025 Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of…

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Education May 21, 2025

Trump’s battle with elite universities overlooks where most students actually go to college

by Amy Li, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Headlines often mention the ongoing power struggle between President Donald Trump’s administration and private…

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Housing May 21, 2025

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

by Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked…

Equity & Justice May 19, 2025

Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When one judge blocks a president’s policies nationwide, alarm bells ring. Should…

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Health & Wellness May 19, 2025

Why we fall for fake health information – and how it spreads faster than facts

by Angshuman K. Kashyap, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In today’s digital world, people routinely turn to the internet for health or…

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Transportation & Development May 17, 2025

Lane closures on I-20 and I-285 in Cobb and Fulton for West Interchange Project

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced lane closures on I-20 and I-285 beginning Wednesday May 21 to install a Smart Work Zone system. According to the press release, “Smart Work…

Business & Economy May 16, 2025

Australia First International F-35 Partner to Link Simulators via Global Training Network

According to a Lockheed Martin press release, the Australian Department of Defence, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has successfully linked F-35 simulators at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) bases Williamtown…

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Government & Politics May 16, 2025

Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound…

Equity & Justice May 16, 2025

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AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem

How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid

Trump’s battle with elite universities overlooks where most students actually go to college

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies

Why we fall for fake health information – and how it spreads faster than facts

Lane closures on I-20 and I-285 in Cobb and Fulton for West Interchange Project

Australia First International F-35 Partner to Link Simulators via Global Training Network

Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves economic growth, national security and your life

Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies