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We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

  • Written by Tianyu Wang, Ph.D. Student in Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageLimbless robots may not need lots of complex algorithms when they have mechanical intelligence. Tianyu Wang

Scientists have been trying to build snakelike, limbless robots for decades. These robots could come in handy in search-and-rescue situations, where they could navigate collapsed buildings to find and assist survivors.

With slender, flexible...

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Bringing AI up to speed – autonomous auto racing promises safer driverless cars on the road

  • Written by Madhur Behl, Associate Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Virginia
imageAn autonomous race car built by the Technical University of Munich prepares to pass the University of Virginia's entrant.Cavalier Autonomous Racing, University of Virginia, CC BY-ND

The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers. Imagine that scene, but without the driver – the car alone,...

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Real-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced

  • Written by Jessica Lasky-Fink, Research Director of the People Lab, Harvard Kennedy School
imageStigma tied to poverty can create a barrier to the very help people need. @felipepelaquim for Unsplash.com, CC BY-SA

There are pervasive stereotypes that Americans who are low income and access government assistance are lazy, lack a work ethic and are even morally inferior. This stigma has been shown to have many negative consequences.

But until...

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Revving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry

  • Written by Rachel J.C. Fu, Chair & Professor of Dept. of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management | Director of the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute | Affiliate Professor of Dept. of Information Systems and Operations Management, University of Florida
imageSergio Perez of Oracle Red Bull Racing, right, and Charles Leclerc of the Scuderia Ferrari team compete in the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 19, 2023.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

In late 2023, I embarked on my first Formula One race experience, attending the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix. I had never been to an F1 race; my interest was...

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Back in the day, being woke meant being smart

  • Written by Ronald E. Hall, Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
imageDemonstrators march on Jan. 1, 1934, in Washington against the unjust trials of nine Black men falsely accused of raping two white women. Bettmann/Getty Images

If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had his way, the word “woke” would be banished from public use and memory.

As he promised in Iowa in December 2023 during his failed presidential...

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Who will be picked for vice president? Let’s discuss who’s qualified for the job

  • Written by Christopher Devine, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
imageFormer president Donald Trump speaks as potential vice presidential hopefuls Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott look on. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The November presidential election might seem far away, but it’s time for the veepstakes – already. You know, that favorite game of pundits, politicos and political...

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Recognizing when someone is having a seizure – and how you can help during those first critical moments

  • Written by Jacob Pellinen, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageSeizures occur because of sudden and abnormal activity in the brain.koto_feja/E! via Getty Images

Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person has epilepsy. Seizures can be provoked by acute head injuries, alcohol...

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Wildlife selfies harm animals − even when scientists share images with warnings in the captions

  • Written by Andrea l. DiGiorgio, Lecturer and Post Doctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology, Princeton University
imageThe right way to photograph wildlife: from a distance, in the animal's natural habitat.Jim Peaco, Yellowstone National Park/Flickr

One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living near these animals in their habitats and experiencing their daily lives. As a 21st-century human,...

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Mayorkas impeached: Is Congress on a witch hunt? 5 ways to judge whether oversight is legitimate or politicized

  • Written by Claire Leavitt, Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
imageHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), right, leaves the U.S. Capitol after the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on February 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

After a failed vote to impeach him the previous week, Republicans in the House of Representatives mustered the barest...

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Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy

  • Written by Ramya Vijaya, Professor of Economics, Stockton University
imageHundreds protested peacefully in Immokalee, Fla., against a state law enacted in 2023 that imposes restrictions on undocumented immigrants.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

Although Congress is failing to pass laws to restrict the number of migrants arriving in the U.S., a majority of Americans – about 6 in 10 – believe there’s an...

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  5. Global health research suffers from a power imbalance − decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field
  6. Immigration reform has always been tough, and rarely happens in election years - 4 things to know
  7. In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean
  8. Philadelphia hopes year-round schooling can catch kids up to grade level – will it make a difference?
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  10. Our robot harvests cotton by reaching out and plucking it, like a lizard’s tongue snatching flies
  11. Early polls can offer some insight into candidates’ weak points – but are extremely imprecise
  12. Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can change your relationships and how you see yourself
  13. AI ‘companions’ promise to combat loneliness, but history shows the dangers of one-way relationships
  14. Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources − a social worker explains how to improve quality of life for this growing population
  15. A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab-American majority city in the US
  16. Can anyone make a citizen’s arrest? The history and legalities of catching criminals yourself
  17. Lorne Michaels, the man behind the curtain at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ has been minting comedy gold for nearly 50 years
  18. Are you seeing news reports of voting problems? 4 essential reads on election disinformation
  19. Pakistan’s post-election crisis – how anti-army vote may deliver an unstable government that falls into the military’s hands
  20. Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
  21. Love songs in Hindu devotion – the Tamil poets who took on the female voice to express their intense longing for the divine
  22. Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and even philosophers
  23. Lack of access to health care is partly to blame for skyrocketing HIV rates among gay Black men
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  26. From church to the mosque, faith and friends help Iowa’s African immigrants and refugees build a sense of home
  27. Israel is a Jewish nation, but its population is far from a monolith
  28. Why John Dewey’s vision for education and democracy still resonates today
  29. Supreme Court skeptical that Colorado − or any state − should decide for whole nation whether Trump is eligible for presidency
  30. FCC bans robocalls using deepfake voice clones − but AI-generated disinformation still looms over elections
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  42. DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies
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