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Don't bet with ChatGPT – study shows language AIs often make irrational decisions

  • Written by Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
imageLanguage AI's have trouble weighing potential gains and losses.Andrea Pistolesi/Stone via Getty Images

The past few years have seen an explosion of progress in large language model artificial intelligence systems that can do things like write poetry, conduct humanlike conversations and pass medical school exams. This progress has yielded models...

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MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is playing a role

  • Written by Christopher W. Callahan, Ph.D. Student in Climate Science, Dartmouth College
imageAnother homer off the bat of Aaron Judge.AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments when everyone looks skyward, baseball players and fans alike, anxiously awaiting the outcome: run or out, win or loss, elation or despair.

Over the past several Major League Baseball seasons, home run numbers have climbed...

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Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help solve problems of climate change? – podcast

  • Written by Daniel Merino, Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
imagePrince William presented the Earthshot Prize in 2022. Chris Jackson/Staff via Getty Images

Every year, tens of billions of dollars are spent by universities, research institutes and private companies to develop solutions for climate change. Yet when a government decides to fund research for a piece of technology or branch of science, it rarely...

Read more: Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help solve problems of climate change? – podcast

Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals - a physician answers 5 questions about rising fungal infections

  • Written by Arif R. Sarwari, Professor of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University
imageCandida auris is a fungal yeast that can infect humans.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections and deaths among hospital patients across the country. The...

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Macaque monkeys shrink their social networks as they age – new research suggests evolutionary roots of a pattern seen in elderly people, too

  • Written by Erin Siracusa, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
imageOlder monkeys still hang out, just with a smaller circle of intimates.Lauren Brent, CC BY-ND

There are many changes that can come with old age – hair turns gray, eyesight isn’t quite what it used to be, mobility often becomes limited. But beyond these physiological changes, people also experience changes to their social world. As we...

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Student reporters fill crucial gap in state government coverage

  • Written by Richard Watts, Senior Lecturer of Geography and Founder of the Center of Community News, University of Vermont
imageDevon Sanders, a statehouse reporter and student at the Lousiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication, interviewed State Rep. Katrina Jackson in 2018.Richard Watts, CC BY-ND

The local news business is in crisis. The nation is currently losing two community newspapers a week, on average, and 70 million Americans live in news deserts,...

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Finland, NATO and the evolving new world order – what small nations know

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageFinnish military personnel raise their country's flag at NATO headquarters in Brussels.Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others.

Which is why the decision by Finland &ndash...

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One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

  • Written by Kevin Kip, Vice President of Clinical Analytics, University of Pittsburgh
imageIt takes around 17 years for medical research to translate into clinical practice.shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images

Scientific knowledge, as measured by numbers of papers published, has been estimated to double every 17.3 years. However, it takes an average of about 17 years for health and medical research – going from basic lab studies on cell...

Read more: One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records

'Swarm' is a dark, satirical look at how the absence of meaningful relationships can spawn a serial killer

  • Written by Jenae Harris, Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University
imageDre finds comfort in the fantasy that she'll befriend her favorite pop star. Amazon Studios

Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “Swarm.”

“Swarm,” the new streaming series created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, centers on a deranged superfan named Dre who becomes a serial killer.

Dre longs to meet...

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How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

  • Written by Joseph N. Cooper, Endowed Chair of Sport Leadership and Administration, UMass Boston
imageLSU's Angel Reese, right, and LaDazhia Williams react during an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinals basketball game against Virginia Tech on March 31, 2023, in Dallas.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points...

Read more: How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

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  39. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
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  41. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
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