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Health Care May 15, 2024

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

by Nikki Crowley, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the new Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in U.S. theaters as of May…

Science and Technology May 15, 2024

Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work

by Kristin Scaplen, Bryant University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons. On average, each of these cells make…

Climate May 15, 2024

Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range climate forecasts

by Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors….

Climate May 15, 2024

Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains

by Charles O. Stanier, University of Iowa; Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa, and Peter S. Thorne, University of Iowa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Dozens…

Science and Technology May 15, 2024

‘Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI

by Mayank Kejriwal, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society,…

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