A brief history of AI: how we got here and where we are going
Adrian Hopgood, University of Portsmouth With the current buzz around artificial intelligence (AI), it would be easy to assume that it is a recent innovation. In fact, AI has been…
The Fuzzy Science on Whether Fido Is Actually Good for You
June 24, 2024 by Michael Schulson For more than a decade, in blog posts and scientific papers and public talks, the psychologist Hal Herzog has questioned whether owning pets makes…
What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
Christine Kinealy, Quinnipiac University Though Frederick Douglass remains the most well-known abolitionist to visit Ireland in the decades prior to the American Civil War, he was not the only one.…
Why are young people in the U.S. so unhappy?
Four students on their biggest stressors and how they cope Written by This article originally appeared inHarvard Public Health magazine. Subscribe to their newsletter. Young people in the U.S. have…
Quantum computers are like kaleidoscopes − why unusual metaphors help illustrate science and technology
Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Quantum computing is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get. Quantum phenomena – the behavior of matter and energy…
ProPublica Reporter Defends Work After Samuel Alito Accuses Outlet of Politically Motivated Coverage
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, caught on a secret recording, recently attacked ProPublica for its reporting on Supreme Court ethics. The nonprofit investigative news outlet has spearheaded coverage of possible…
Fathers need to care for themselves as well as their kids – but often don’t
Derek M. Griffith, Georgetown University and Elizabeth C. Stewart, Vanderbilt University If you had to choose, which would you rather have: a healthy father or a good father? Studies suggest…
Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine. Authored by Betsy Mason By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think…
Trump’s conviction is an opportunity to sway independent voters — especially women
By: Grace Panetta, Barbara Rodriguez A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds little indication that former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction changed Americans’ vote choices ahead of the November election —…
Fauci defends his work on COVID-19, says he has an ‘open mind’ on its origins
by Jennifer Shutt, Michigan AdvanceJune 3, 2024 WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, testifying before Congress about his work on the virus…