By Dannell D. Boatman, Assistant Professor and Health Communication Researcher, West Virginia University
False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.
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By J. Carson Meredith, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.
Jie and I had been hoping to identify naturally occurring whitening pigments that could be used in paper and paints. The beetle’s white exoskeleton is made from a compound called chitin, which is a type of carbohydrate – one that is also commonly found in crab and lobster…
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By Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security and Foreign Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other ways would be difficult and dangerous.
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By Gayle Rogers, Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh
It’s a familiar feeling: You start a text message, and your phone’s auto-complete function suggests several choices for the next word, ranging from banal to hilarious. “I love…” you, or coffee? Or you’re finishing an email, and merely typing the word “Let” prompts your app to suggest “Let me know if you have any questions” in light gray text.
Predictive language technologies have become so routine – baked into smartphones, email services and chatbots – that…
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By Amy McAuliffe, Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame
Canadians are openly discussing the merits and risks of pursuing a nuclear weapon. Europeans are similarly considering a nuclear deterrent for the bloc. In South Korea, public support for a nuclear weapon is at its highest level on record, and even in Japan some politicians are
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
Weight-loss injections like Ozempic may help cancer patients with brain tumours live longer. But experts urge caution before drawing firm conclusions.
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By Cassandra Etter-Wenzel, PhD Candidate in Energy Policy, University of Oxford
Anupama Sen, Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford
Nadia Schroeder, Head of Strategy and New Initiatives, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
As the Middle East conflict intensifies and oil and gas prices swing wildly, the UK has seen renewed calls to drill more in the North Sea. The argument is straightforward: if Britain produces more of its own oil and gas, household energy bills should fall.
But our analysis suggests the effect would be minimal. Even if the UK maximised North Sea extraction and returned revenues directly to households, the reduction in energy…
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By Craig Jones, Senior Lecturer in Political Geography, Department of Geography, Newcastle University
Helen M Kinsella, Professor of Political Science and Law, Department of Political Science, University of Minnesota
The speed and scale of war are being enhanced by AI systems – but they also bring new risks for civilians and military combatants.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
The second rate hike this year will add another $100 a month to the average mortgage, just as fuel prices are surging.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The committee said it had consistently heard that the current design of the discount “can distort decision making and incentivise tax planning”.
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