NewsPronto

 
Times Advertising


.

The Conversation

AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts

  • Written by Ayse Coskun, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
imageA data center in Ashburn, Va., the heart of so-called Data Center Alley.AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big tech companies that their energy consumption, and with it their carbon emissions, have surged.

The spectacular success of large language models such as ChatGPT has helped fuel this...

Read more: AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts

Storytelling strategies make communication about science more compelling

  • Written by Emma Frances Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
imageA story that includes characters and focuses on what people care about can stand up to misinformation.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

As a science communication scholar, I’ve always supported vaccination and trusted medical experts – and I still do. As a new mom, however, I’ve been confronting new-to-me emotions and concerns wh...

Read more: Storytelling strategies make communication about science more compelling

Trump’s raised fist is a go-to gesture with a long history of different meanings

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
imageDonald Trump pumps his fist as he is pulled off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

In the frenzied moments when Secret Service agents surrounded a bleeding Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13, 2024, trying to hustle him offstage to safety, Trump – whose ear was grazed by a...

Read more: Trump’s raised fist is a go-to gesture with a long history of different meanings

What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scientists take us inside the chase and tools for studying twisters

  • Written by Yvette Richardson, Professor of Meteorology, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Penn State
imageScientists in a truck outfitted with instruments race toward a storm.National Severe Storms Lab/NOAA

Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave.

In 1996 the movie “Twister”...

Read more: What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scientists take us inside the chase and tools for...

Why is Congress filled with old people?

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageLots of old representatives and senators in this building; very few in Congress are young.Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images Plus

It’s not just presidential candidates who are old.

Based on my own data, nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, compared with about 6% who are under 40.

Voters in North Dakota recently approved a...

Read more: Why is Congress filled with old people?

How political party platforms – like the Republicans’ Trump-inspired one for 2024 – can help voters understand American politics

  • Written by Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
imageThe 2024 Republican National Convention will start on July 15 in the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.AP Photo/Morry Gash

Political parties’ platforms – their statements of where they stand on issues – get little respect. In 2020, then-President Donald Trump mused he might shrink his party’s platform from 66 pages in 2016 to just...

Read more: How political party platforms – like the Republicans’ Trump-inspired one for 2024 – can help...

A new ‘Twisters’ movie is coming – two tornado scientists take us inside the world of real storm chasing

  • Written by Yvette Richardson, Professor of Meteorology, Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Penn State
imageScientists in a truck outfitted with instruments race toward a storm.National Severe Storms Lab/NOAA

Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave.

In 1996 the movie “Twister”...

Read more: A new ‘Twisters’ movie is coming – two tornado scientists take us inside the world of real storm...

The science behind Ariana Grande’s vocal metamorphosis

  • Written by Lydia Kruse, Clinical Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University
imageGrande performs during the 2024 Met Gala on May 6, 2024, in New York City.Kevin Mazur/MG24 via Getty Images

While promoting her role in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway hit “Wicked,” singer Ariana Grande made a podcast appearance that left many of her fans befuddled and concerned.

In the middle of the interview, the sound of...

Read more: The science behind Ariana Grande’s vocal metamorphosis

Inequality in life – and death: Newspaper obituaries have long discriminated against women

  • Written by Erika J. Pribanic-Smith, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Texas at Arlington
imageJournalist Ida B. Wells was one of the first women The New York Times profiled for its 'Overlooked' series, about people who should have received obituaries.Scott Olson/Getty Images

Gender discrimination doesn’t always end after a woman dies. Newspapers have long treated women differently in the number, wording and presentation of obituaries.

S...

Read more: Inequality in life – and death: Newspaper obituaries have long discriminated against women

Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a philanthropy expert explains why that matters

  • Written by Amir Pasic, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Dean and Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
imageMost medical students at the university will no longer pay tuition.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Mike Bloomberg, the media mogul and former New York City mayor, has given Johns Hopkins University US$1 billion to eliminate tuition for most its current and future medical students, the school and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced on July 8, 2024. The...

Read more: Mike Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins will make med school free for most students – a...

More Articles ...

  1. Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible
  2. At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith
  3. Stricter monitoring of tween and teen internet use may not always be better
  4. Toxoplasma is a common parasite that causes birth defects – but the US doesn’t screen for it during pregnancy
  5. Why are journalists obsessed with Biden’s age? It’s because they’ve finally found an interesting election story
  6. Surprise: American voters actually largely agree on many issues, including topics like abortion, immigration and wealth inequality
  7. From the ’60s till now, TV news coverage of large-scale university protests doesn’t look so different
  8. Smaller family companies are the unexpected innovation powerhouses in many countries in the world
  9. Market trust at stake: What the Supreme Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy means for investors
  10. 4 books by Black Philadelphia women that depict struggle and joy in the City of Sisterly Love
  11. Trump’s criminal conviction won’t stop him from getting security clearance as president − but Biden can still control his access for now
  12. ‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden
  13. Joe Biden commits to staying in the race – like Nixon, his biggest threat comes from within his own party
  14. Dig safely when building sandcastles and tunnels this summer – collapsing sand holes can cause suffocation and even death
  15. By revealing their mental health struggles, pro athletes are scoring with fans
  16. Hajj in extraordinary heat: what a scholar of Islam saw in Mecca
  17. Unregulated online political ads pose a threat to democracy
  18. When scientific citations go rogue: Uncovering ‘sneaked references’
  19. Extreme heat waves broiling the planet in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world
  20. Extreme heat waves broiling the US in 2024 aren’t normal: How climate change is heating up weather around the world
  21. 4 things to watch for as NATO leaders meet in US capital for high-stakes summit
  22. Oklahoma’s superintendent orders public schools to teach the Bible – relying on controversial views about religious freedom
  23. One memorable speech can turn around a faltering campaign − how Nixon did it with his ‘Checkers’ talk
  24. Navigating mental health treatment options can be overwhelming – a clinical psychologist explains why it’s worth the effort
  25. Nevada is a battleground state – and may be a bellwether of more extreme partisanship
  26. 2024 is not 1968 − and the Democratic convention in Chicago will play out very differently than in the days of Walter Cronkite
  27. Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year in California alone
  28. Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global congregation
  29. Britain’s new prime minister has a chance to reset ties with the White House – but a range of thorny issues and the US election make it more tricky
  30. Detroit’s legacy of housing inequity has caused long-term health impacts − these policies can help mitigate that harm
  31. Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?
  32. To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’
  33. Why US schools need to shake up the way they teach physics
  34. Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose
  35. Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back
  36. Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school – but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga
  37. Even short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study
  38. Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength
  39. Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification and Category 5 winds are alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength
  40. The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values
  41. Colorado is home to the longest-running gay rodeo in the world
  42. Cultural differences impede trade for most countries — but not China
  43. Charities are allowed to do some lobbying, but many do none at all
  44. From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience
  45. ‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution
  46. Supreme Court kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation
  47. Supreme Court rules that Trump had partial immunity as president, but not for unofficial acts − 4 essential reads
  48. To insure or self-insure? The question homeowners must answer amid impact of climate change
  49. How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal for people in the Americas millennia ago
  50. Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI