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Science and Technology April 13, 2023

Robots are everywhere – improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration

by Ramana Vinjamuri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information…

A partially sunlit moon taken toward the moon's north pole

Science and Technology April 13, 2023

Is the US in a space race against China?

by Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Air University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Headlines proclaiming the rise of a new “space race” between the U.S. and China have…

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Science and Technology April 10, 2023

Don’t bet with ChatGPT – study shows language AIs often make irrational decisions

by Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The past few years have seen an explosion of progress in large language…

Science and Technology April 7, 2023

Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA’s plan for the future of space exploration

by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On April 3, 2023, NASA announced the four astronauts who will make up the…

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 April 5, 2023

Raincoats, Undies, School Uniforms: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’?

This article by Hannah Norman first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News April 4, 2023 There could be more than just fashion risks…

Wavy ribbons against a purple/blue background represent semiconductor ribbons

Science and Technology March 27, 2023

How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity

by Mishkat Bhattacharya, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity…

Science and Technology March 16, 2023

AI isn’t close to becoming sentient – the real danger lies in how easily we’re prone to anthropomorphize it

by Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] ChatGPT and similar large language models can produce compelling, humanlike answers to an endless array…

International February 18, 2023

Jimmy Carter’s lasting Cold War legacy: Human rights focus helped dismantle the Soviet Union

by Robert C. Donnelly, Gonzaga University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Former President Jimmy Carter, who has entered hospice care at age 98 at his…

Ethics February 18, 2023

Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too?

by Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The impact of disinformation and misinformation has become impossible to ignore. Whether it…

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Health & Wellness March 14, 2026