By Catherine Simpson Bueker, Professor of Sociology, Emmanuel College
Twenty-five years ago, I attended a Fourth of July parade in Boston that has stuck with me.
The head drummer of the colonial fife and drum band was a Black man in a Revolutionary War costume, his dreadlocks peeking from under a powdered wig. As the parade stopped to lay a wreath at the Granary Burying Ground where founding fathers John Hancock and Samuel Adams are buried, a man placed a small stone on the memorial, a Jewish tradition of remembrance. A woman in a colorful sari marched alongside the…
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By Lauren Mullenbach, Assistant Research Scientist in Environmental Justice, University of Michigan
Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that’s because a variety of different groups have competing interests – some in favor of them, some opposed and others with no direct view on data centers themselves, but with concerns that relate to aspects of data center operations and effects.
As a scholar of environmental justice and urban land use, I’ve seen these various conflicting forces at work in Michigan. More…
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By Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston
A public health researcher explains the signs to watch for that someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
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By Gemma Stacey, Professor of Health and Care System Resilience, Nottingham Trent University
Emma Ireton, Associate Professor, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
The Ockenden Review painted a deeply troubling picture of maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. It confirmed what families, NHS staff and previous reviews had been saying for years: not isolated mistakes but long-running failures across the service.
The Nottingham review examined the experiences of more than 2,500 families, more than 2,500 case reviews and engagement with over 800 current and…
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By Bharadaz Uday Hazarika
An off-the-cuff remark in India’s highest court triggered something no one had planned for: Within days, millions of young Indians were publicly calling for changes and reforms and creating impacts.
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By Steven Rowley, Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
In the end, this scheme did deliver on some of its key promises. But it is surprising governments haven’t taken note of its shortcomings and replaced it with something even more effective.
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By Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology
Kerrie Mengersen, Distinguished Professor in Statistical Science, Queensland University of Technology
For years, Darwin residents have been concerned about toxic chemicals emitted by the city’s two gas export facilities.
In fact, some locals are so worried about these airborne chemicals – particularly benzene – they recently formed a community group and launched a fundraiser to buy a regulation-grade mobile device for continuous monitoring.
Only days later, the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) approved a permit…
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By Helen Bird, Industry Fellow, Corporate Governance & Senior Lecturer, Swinburne Law School, Swinburne University of Technology
Even if tougher rules are brought in, Australia’s corporate watchdog will need far more resources to properly audit the auditors.
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By Andrew Cullen, Senior Research Fellow, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Music from Kylie Minogue, John Farnham, INXS, Midnight Oil, AC/DC, Tones and I, Gotye, Ben Frost, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Parkway Drive, The Living End and Vance Joy has been found in a database of 12 million songs used to teach artificial intelligence.
This database, listing songs available on YouTube, is used by AI systems to train the ability to recognise and create music. AI relies entirely on these massive databases, trained on almost…
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By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University
For some people, running inside is mentally harder. Here’s what you can do to make a treadmill more like running outside.
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