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Asking ChatGPT vs Googling: Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?

  • Written by Jaeyeon Chung, Assistant Professor of Business, Rice University
imageAI chatbots can give helpful suggestions.Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images

Think back to a time when you needed a quick answer, maybe for a recipe or a DIY project. A few years ago, most people’s first instinct was to “Google it.” Today, however, many people are more likely to reach for ChatGPT, OpenAI’s conversational AI,...

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Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning

  • Written by Ian McDonough, Associate Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageBrain-training games sell themselves as a way to maintain cognitive function, but the evidence isn't there yet.Eva-Katalin/E+ via Getty Images

Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in.

And whether...

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One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

  • Written by Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Professor of Government, Hamilton College
imageNew York supporters of Kamala Harris look on as candidate Donald Trump surpassed the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the 2024 election. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

According to The New York Times, “… a newly triumphant Republican president” is “once again in the headlines.”

What will it take to...

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Informal safety nets help many Americans with expenses – people at all income levels benefit from this ‘financial interdependence’

  • Written by Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of North Dakota
imageEven daredevils benefit from their ties to other people.Mauricio Graiki/iStock via Getty Images Plus

About 1 in 5 American adults regularly provide unpaid care or financial assistance to their adult relatives or friends. And about 1 in 7 young adults between the ages of 25 and 34 live with their parents.

But the true extent of support among...

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US states are finally starting to put in place protections for the kids of family vloggers

  • Written by Jessica Maddox, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
imageLaws protecting child actors were written long before the rise of social media.AzmanJaka/E+ via Getty Images

Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six children on her channel, 8 Passengers, that racked up over 1 billion views.

In some, she chronicled their family vacations and...

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Weight loss plans are less effective for many Black women − because existing ones often don’t meet their unique needs

  • Written by Loneke Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health Nutrition, University of Connecticut
imagePeople who are obese or overweight are at higher risk of developing several chronic diseasesandreswd/E+ via Getty Images

The popularity of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro continue to reflect Americans’ desire to slim down. While these new drugs have offered a solution for people struggling with obesity, many eligible patients...

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Mothers, metaphors and dyslexia: What language reveals about the challenges of a child’s learning disability

  • Written by Jenna Abetz, Associate Professor of Communication, College of Charleston
imageDyslexia can affect children's reading, writing, spelling, memory and organizational skills.damircudic/E+ via Getty Images

Alarm bells. Red flags. A labyrinth.

These are just a few of the metaphors that mothers of children with dyslexia use to describe the journey from noticing their child’s literacy challenges to receiving a diagnosis and...

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Socioeconomic status explains most of the racial and ethnic achievement gaps in elementary school

  • Written by Eric Hengyu Hu, Postdoctoral Associate, University at Albany, State University of New York

For decades, white students have performed significantly better than Black and Hispanic students on tests of academic achievement. Explanations for these achievement gaps include poverty and systems that result in discrimination. Others cite struggles to learn English. And some folks believe that some groups simply don’t value education.

Our...

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In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap

  • Written by Donald Chi, Professor of Oral Health Sciences, University of Washington
imageExperts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year.Julia Burmistrova/Moment via Getty Images

For more than 50 million Americans, finding a dentist is a difficult – in some cases, impossible – proposition. Many rural communities don’t have a dentist. People of color and those with disabilities often lack access, and only about...

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Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they’re so hard to eliminate

  • Written by Bruce Huber, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
imageFossil fuel subsidies keep gas prices low in many countries.AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world.

Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to...

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  1. 3 reasons why a Trump White House might not be a disaster for Ukraine − in fact, it might tighten the screws on Russia
  2. Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on
  3. Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process is
  4. Here’s what happens when a school is located near a cannabis dispensary
  5. Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color
  6. Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters
  7. Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak
  8. Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado’s Pikes Peak – it’s a missing link
  9. Soaring inflation helped lead Trump to victory – here’s why some of his policies might drive prices higher again
  10. Trump voters said they were angry about the economy – many of them had a point
  11. I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
  12. Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
  13. How the Taliban are seeking to reshape Afghanistan’s schools to push their ideology
  14. How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
  15. Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate
  16. Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate
  17. ‘Inflation is radioactive’: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents
  18. Voters in Arab American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump’s favor
  19. Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters
  20. Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain
  21. What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?
  22. What’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
  23. Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
  24. Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
  25. Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
  26. 10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
  27. Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
  28. The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
  29. Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
  30. New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
  31. How Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
  32. How Trump won Pennsylvania − and what the numbers from key counties show about the future of a pivotal swing state
  33. What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
  34. The 4 ‘ashramas’ of Hinduism and what they can teach us about aging gracefully
  35. Religions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach
  36. Ballot measures to legalize recreational use of cannabis fail in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota
  37. ‘Yellowstone’ highlights Montana’s long-forgotten connection to the Confederacy
  38. Military veterans are disproportionately affected by suicide, but targeted prevention can help reverse the tide
  39. Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
  40. America’s glass ceiling remains − here are some of the reasons why a woman may have once again lost the presidency
  41. Iran’s currency was already tumbling − and then news of Trump’s victory broke
  42. Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads
  43. What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’
  44. This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
  45. Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828
  46. What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters cast their ballots
  47. 2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides
  48. Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
  49. Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom
  50. Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’