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Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it's difficult to do and important to get right

  • Written by S. Shyam Sundar, James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects, Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, & Director, Center for Socially Responsible AI, Penn State
imageThe new generation of AI tools makes it a lot easier to produce convincing misinformation.Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

From fake photos of Donald Trump being arrested by New York City police officers to a chatbot describing a very-much-alive computer scientist as having died tragically, the ability of the new generation of...

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Why are snails and slugs so slow?

  • Written by John F. Tooker, Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist, Penn State
imageOne distinction between a snail and a slug: The snail has a shell.maxphotography/Moment via Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why are snails and slugs so slow? – Sarah, age 11, Wichita Falls, Texas

Wander...

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Sabertooth cat skull newly discovered in Iowa reveals details about this Ice Age predator

  • Written by Matthew G. Hill, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Iowa State University
imageHeavier than a modern lion, these big cats were fearsome predators.Daniel Eskridge/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images

The sabertooth cat is an Ice Age icon and emblem of strength, tenacity and intelligence. These animals shared the North American landscape with other large carnivores, including short-faced bears, dire wolves and the American lion,...

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Heteronormativity in health care is harmful for LGBTQ+ patients – and a source of tension for queer and trans doctors

  • Written by William Robertson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Memphis
imageExpectations of prejudice and discrimination can lead LGBTQ+ patients to avoid seeking health care.Nadzeya Haroshka/iStock via Getty Images

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community have long experienced prejudice in medical settings. This can range from microaggressions, such as comments that a patient doesn’t...

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Companies that frack for oil and gas can keep a lot of information secret – but what they disclose shows widespread use of hazardous chemicals

  • Written by Vivian R. Underhill, Postdoctoral Researcher in social Science and Environmental Health, Northeastern University
imageA deep injection well used for disposal of fracking wastewater in Kern County, Calif.Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

From rural Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, more than 17 million Americans live within a mile of at least one oil or gas well. Since 2014, most new oil and gas wells have been fracked.

Frack...

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Migrant deaths in Mexico put spotlight on US policy that shifted immigration enforcement south

  • Written by Raquel Aldana, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Diversity and Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
imageMourners gather outside a detention center in Ciudad Juarez.David Peinado/picture alliance via Getty Images

The fire-related deaths of at least 39 migrants in a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, just across the U.S. border with Mexico, will likely be found to have had several contributing factors.

There was the immediate cause of the blaze, the...

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Trump's indictment stretches US legal system in new ways – a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand

  • Written by Jeffrey Bellin, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
imageA supporter of former President Donald Trump protests the indictment announcement near Mar-a-Lago, Fla., on March 31, 2023. Chandan Khan/AFP via Getty Images

When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which a Manhattan grand jury indicted him will...

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Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness

  • Written by Manil Suri, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageMath scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up?Ridofranz / iStock / Getty Images Plus

When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited was that too few students were devoted to the study of math.

“Despite the increasing...

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Eating disorders among teens have more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic – here's what to watch for

  • Written by Sydney Hartman-Munick, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
imageThe traditional assumption that eating disorders primarily affect affluent white women has led to stigma, stereotyping and misunderstanding. toondelamour/E+ via Getty Images

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with worsening mental health among teens, including increasing numbers of patients with eating disorders. In fact, research indicates...

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This course uses science fiction to understand politics

  • Written by Nicole Pankiewicz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, College of Coastal Georgia
imageScience fiction offers a glimpse of what governments of the world are – and can become.agsandrew via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Politics and Science Fiction”

What prompted the idea for the course?

While watching...

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  1. FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan is an important step in the effort to combat the US opioid crisis
  2. Nashville attack renews calls for assault weapons ban – data shows there were fewer mass shooting deaths during an earlier 10-year prohibition
  3. Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast
  4. Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health
  5. Israel's military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis
  6. Reaction to bronze sculpture of Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston hasn't been good – and that's not bad for art that shatters conventions
  7. 40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?
  8. How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity
  9. Public radio can help solve the local news crisis -- but that would require expanding staff and coverage
  10. Federal Reserve’s ‘soft landing’ goal has become bumpier with rate hike plan hit by bank turbulence
  11. Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast
  12. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  13. Infant formula shortages forced some parents to feed their babies in less healthy ways
  14. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  15. Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
  16. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  17. This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer
  18. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  19. How 'Succession' feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers
  20. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  21. NRA's path to recovery from financial woes leaves the gun group vulnerable to new problems
  22. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  23. Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it
  24. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  25. Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation
  26. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  27. Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
  28. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  29. In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal
  30. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  31. The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin
  32. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  33. Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond
  34. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  35. Building better brain collaboration online – despite scientific squabbles, the decade-long Human Brain Project brought measurable success to neuroscience collaboration
  36. Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
  37. Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development
  38. Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist
  39. Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist
  40. The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point
  41. The Amazon is not safe under Brazil's new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point
  42. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
  43. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
  44. El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros
  45. El trastorno dismórfico corporal es más común que los trastornos alimentarios como la anorexia y la bulimia, aunque pocas personas conocen sus peligros
  46. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  47. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  48. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  49. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  50. What does 'moral hazard' mean? A scholar of financial regulation explains why it's risky for the government to rescue banks