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Business & Economy June 16, 2025

Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise

by Andrew Fieldhouse, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the…

Health & Wellness June 13, 2025

Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise

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Science & Technology June 11, 2025

Do you know how to prepare for your digital life after death? CU Boulder’s student-run clinic has some advice

by Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder and Jed R. Brubaker, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] From family photos in…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness June 9, 2025

In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen June 6, 2025 The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop…

Science & Technology June 4, 2025

New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life

by Daniel Apai, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and…

Science & Technology June 4, 2025

Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut

by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks….

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Science and Technology May 30, 2025

Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system

by Iain Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called…

Taeyeong Choi with a wheeled robot below him at about shin height

Science and Technology May 22, 2025

Kennesaw State researcher develops AI robot to aid farmers in fight against pests

[This article by Raynard Churchwell, with photo by Matt Yung, first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] According to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

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…

Science and Technology May 8, 2025

AI isn’t replacing student writing – but it is reshaping it

by Jeanne Beatrix Law, Kennesaw State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] I’m a writing professor who sees artificial intelligence as more of an opportunity…

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