By Aaron Spitler
“Many problems can be traced back to the data used to train models, which is often rife with stereotypes and misconceptions about LGBTQ+ people,”
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By Daniel Tornero Prieto, Profesor de Biología Celular y Director del Laboratorio de Células Madre Neurales y Daño Cerebral, Universitat de Barcelona
Alba Ortega Gascó, Investigadora postdoctoral Neurociencias, Universitat de Barcelona
Santiago Ramos Bartolomé, Biotecnólogo y Antropólogo Biológico, Universitat de Barcelona
Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling towards the brain becomes obstructed, causing neurons to die off. Strokes are among the leading causes of disability in adults, and it is estimated that one in six people will suffer one at some point in their lives.
The human brain is by far the most complex organ in our bodies. Its sophisticated cellular architecture…
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By Andrea Rigon, Professor, Politecnico di Milano, and, UCL
The UK has announced much harsher rules for asylum seekers including the prospect of more deportations for those whose applications fail. The US is trebling the size of its deportation force. The EU is doubling…
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By Catherine Norton, Associate Professor Sport & Exercise Nutrition, University of Limerick
Once the clocks have gone back and darkness falls before many of us even leave work, the rhythms of winter can feel heavier — shorter days, darker evenings, and often, later dinners. But shifting when we eat during the winter could make these months a little easier on our bodies and minds.
Our bodies operate on circadian rhythms – internal 24-hour clocks that regulate sleep, metabolism, digestion and hormone cycles. These rhythms…
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By Vincent Charles, Reader in AI for Business and Management Science, Queen's University Belfast
Tatiana Gherman, Associate Professor of AI for Business and Strategy, University of Northampton
On a sunny morning on October 19 2025, four men allegedly walked into the world’s most-visited museum and left, minutes later, with crown jewels worth €88 million (£76 million). The theft from Paris’s Louvre Museum – one of the world’s most surveilled cultural institutions – took just under eight minutes.
Visitors kept browsing. Security didn’t react (until alarms were triggered). The men disappeared into the city’s traffic before anyone realised what…
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By Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
Jessica Seddon, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Deitz Family Initiative on Environment and Global Affairs, Yale University
Despite rapid progress in clean energy and electric vehicles, the world is still warming faster than ever. The good news is that we already have powerful ways to reduce the warming rate – if governments look beyond carbon dioxide and focus on a broader set of pollutants.
We are writing this from the UN’s Cop30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, where much of the attention is rightly on the carbon dioxide cuts that we need to avoid long-term warming. But we could make faster progress by also tackling a different…
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By Martin Danahay, Professor, English Language and Literature, Brock University
A landmark 1884 court ruling essentially outlawed ‘murder by necessity’ on the high seas. Is Donald Trump running afoul of the law with his boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific?
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By Jamie Anderson, PhD Candidate, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
Hilary Jahelka, Instructor Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Calgary
The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its ruling that mandatory minimum sentences for access or possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material — previously called child pornography — may be unconstitutional in some cases.
The court found that these crimes are uniquely damaging and deserve…
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By Britta Baechler, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto
Erin Murphy, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Arizona State University
To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest plastics.
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By Alex Dryden, PhD Candidate in Economics, SOAS, University of London
The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity.
But in recent weeks the mood has begun to shift. Investors and CEOs are now openly questioning whether the enormous costs of building and running AI systems can really be justified by future revenues.
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, has spoken…
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