Search Results for science and technology

Photo of the earth taken from space facing the Pacific ocean

Science and Technology July 23, 2023

A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

by Daniel Apai, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date….

Science and Technology June 14, 2023

Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists

by John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Glass is a material of many faces: It is both…

Science and Technology June 12, 2023

Researcher uses virtual reality to help autism spectrum students cope

[This article by David Roberts first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission. Photos by Darnell Wilburn] Joy Li, assistant professor of game design and development in…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education June 6, 2023

Saying that students embrace censorship on college campuses is incorrect – here’s how to discuss the issue more constructively

by Bradford Vivian, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The claim that college students censor viewpoints with which they disagree is now common. Versions…

Education May 28, 2023

Accident spurs Kennesaw State student to research

[This article by David Shelles first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, reprinted with permission] In one moment, Heru Crooks’ life trajectory changed when he was seriously injured in…

Health Care May 17, 2023

An AI Chatbot May Be Your Next Therapist. Will It Actually Help Your Mental Health?

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal May 17, 2023 In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded…

Science and Technology May 3, 2023

Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic

by Victor R. Lee, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It turns out that pop stars Drake and The Weeknd didn’t suddenly drop a…

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 Care May 1, 2023

Anti-abortion legal strategy revives Comstock moral purity laws of late 1800s

by Elisha Brown, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 28, 2023 When officials in a small New Mexico city sued the governor…

Image of the brain from National Institutes of Health, retrieved from Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Human_brain_NIH.png

Science and Technology April 19, 2023

AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

by Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps growing, it might seem like it’s time to slow down….

« 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 … 43 »

Health & Wellness March 14, 2026