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The hidden risk of letting AI decide – losing the skills to choose for ourselves

  • Written by Joe Árvai, Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

As artificial intelligence creeps further into people’s daily lives, so do worries about it. At the most alarmist are concerns about AI going rogue and terminating its human masters.

But behind the calls for a pause on the development of AI is a suite of more tangible social ills. Among them are the risks AI poses to people’s privacy...

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The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle

  • Written by Jonathan Fisk, Associate Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
imageWorkers attempt to repair a water main break in Jackson, Miss.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Climate change is threatening America’s water infrastructure as intensifying storms deluge communities and droughts dry up freshwater supplies in regions that aren’t prepared.

The severe storms that swept through the South April...

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A monumental case, unfolding in a court of law and a court of public opinion – Trump goes on trial

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
imageFormer President Donald Trump stands trial on April 15, 2024.Yuki Iwamura//AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump’s New York trial on charges related to paying hush money to an adult film star begins on April 15, 2024. The Conversation U.S. asked Tim Bakken, a former New York prosecutor and now a legal scholar teaching at West...

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A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit

  • Written by Mark M. Lambert, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Bioethics, Des Moines University
imageThe island of Molokai, where the Ball Method successfully treated leprosy sufferers.Albert Pierce Taylor

Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for...

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Colorado is latest state to try turning off the electrical grid to prevent wildfires − a complex, technical operation pioneered in California

  • Written by Kyri Baker, Assistant Professor of Building Systems Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

The U.S. power grid is the largest and most complex machine ever built. It’s also aging and under increasing stress from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves.

Over the past decade, power grids have played roles in wildfires in multiple states, including California, Hawaii, Oregon and Minnesota. When wind...

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Nitazenes found in 5 overdose deaths in Philly – here’s what they are and why they’re so deadly

  • Written by Christopher P. Holstege, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia
imageNitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids more potent than fentanyl.Joe Lamberti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office found that nitazenes, a synthetic opioid up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl, were connected to at least five overdose deaths in Philadelphia in the past two years.

The...

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The unfinished business of John F. Kennedy’s vision for world peace

  • Written by Philip A. Goduti, Jr., Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Quinnipiac University
imageJohn and Jackie Kennedy in Paris in May 1961. Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Less than a week after her husband’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Jackie Kennedy granted an interview with esteemed political writer Theodore White for Life magazine, one of the leading national publications of its day.

Determined to prote...

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Medieval Europe was far from democratic, but that didn’t mean tyrants got a free pass

  • Written by Joelle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
imageRichard II became king of England when he was 10 and was deposed at 32.British Library/Wikimedia Commons

My students tend to imagine the Middle Ages as something like the “Kingdom Come” or “Total War” video games: an age of utter political chaos, when swords and daggers ruled, and masculinity and physical strength mattered...

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How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East

  • Written by Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan

Reports that Iran is preparing reprisal attacks following the deadly bombing of a facility that Israel claims is linked to threats against its interests have provoked fears of conflict widening in the Middle East.

U.S. President Joe Biden has vowed “ironclad” support for Israel, which is widely considered to be responsible for the April...

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Taxes are due even if you object to government policies or doubt the validity of the 16th Amendment’s ratification

  • Written by Michele Frank, Associate Professor of Accountancy, Miami University
imageTaxes can be tough – to file and to pay.Kameleon007/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Most Americans don’t like doing, or paying, their income taxes. But every year, about 85% of them will voluntarily pay the full amount of the taxes they owe.

Even so, the IRS estimates that it loses over US$400 billion of revenue each year because people fail...

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  2. How jurors will be selected in Trump’s legal cases - a criminal law expert explains
  3. Starbucks seeks Supreme Court protection from being preemptively ordered to rehire baristas who say they were fired for union-promoting activities
  4. I spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school
  5. Elephant tourism often involves cruelty – here are steps toward more humane, animal-friendly excursions
  6. Domestic violence survivors seek homeless services from a system that often leaves them homeless
  7. Personalized cancer treatments based on testing drugs quickly leads to faster treatment, better outcomes
  8. Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson’s disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it
  9. PFAS ‘forever chemicals’: Why EPA set federal drinking water limits for these health-harming contaminants
  10. Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
  11. Bollywood is playing a large supporting role in India’s elections
  12. New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit
  13. Using research to solve societal problems starts with building connections and making space for young people
  14. Trump pushes the limits of every restriction he faces – including threatening judges and their families
  15. Talking to Americans reveals the diversity behind the shared opinion ‘the country is on the wrong track’
  16. House of Representatives holds off on Ukraine aid package − here’s why the US has a lot at stake in supporting Ukraine
  17. Is this the dawn of a new era in women’s sports?
  18. Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent
  19. From Reagan to Obama, presidents have left office with ‘strategic regret’ − will leaving troops in Iraq and Syria be Biden or Trump’s?
  20. Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones – an ICU nurse explains their vital role
  21. How to battle boredom at work
  22. Silicon Valley and Shenzhen, China, will get all the growth from AI if other regions don’t invest now to compete
  23. In a future with more ‘mind reading,’ thanks to neurotech, we may need to rethink freedom of thought
  24. Tiny crystals capture millions of years of mountain range history – a geologist excavates the Himalayas with a microscope
  25. Fossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years
  26. Why Sikhs celebrate the festival of Baisakhi
  27. Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war
  28. Dali hit Key Bridge with the force of 66 heavy trucks at highway speed
  29. US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names
  30. Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
  31. A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this time, America’s religious landscape is far different
  32. Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient’s wishes for end-of-life care
  33. Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains
  34. Happier, more connected neighborhoods start right in the front yard
  35. What causes earthquakes in the Northeast, like the magnitude 4.8 that shook New Jersey? A geoscientist explains
  36. College athletes still are not allowed to be paid by universities − here’s why
  37. Biden steps up pressure on Israel − using the key levers available against an ally with strong domestic support
  38. Rwandan genocide, 30 years on: Omitting women’s memories encourages incomplete understanding of violence
  39. Yes, efforts to eliminate DEI programs are rooted in racism
  40. Loneliness can kill, and new research shows middle-aged Americans are particularly vulnerable
  41. Rural students’ access to Wi-Fi is in jeopardy as pandemic-era resources recede
  42. Why the Chiefs and Royals couldn’t convince Kansas City voters to foot the bill for their stadiums
  43. Why courts aren’t the fastest or clearest ways to solve election disputes – a former federal judge explains
  44. Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow
  45. Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
  46. A natural deception: 3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow
  47. In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance
  48. During the 2024 eclipse, biologists like us want to find out how birds will respond to darkness in the middle of the day
  49. Philadelphia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009 – here’s why efforts to raise it have failed
  50. Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared