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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By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
Donald Trump’s claim that some satire could be ‘illegal’ harks back to an age when criticising a monarch could see the offender drawn and quartered.
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By Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University
Pecans are a truly American nut: They grew on George Washington’s estate, and they flew to space on an Apollo mission.
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By Kahli Zietlow, Physician and Clinical Associate Professor of Geriatrics & Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Addressing the financial and personal aspects of aging proactively helps to ensure that you will receive the care you need – and want – as you age.
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By Genevieve Hofmann, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Women's Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Hormone therapy is not a silver bullet that reverses aging, but it can significantly improve bothersome symptoms that can diminish people’s quality of life.
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By Antar A. Tichavakunda, Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara
Black student unions date back to the late 1960s, and were formed so Black students could find community, and also make their schools more responsive to their needs.
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By Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
To overcome two challenges in training AI – scarce or hard-to-get data and data privacy – researchers have come up with a counterintuitive technique: fake it.
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By Volha Chykina, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
David P. Baker, Professor of Sociology, Education and Demography, Penn State
Frank Fernandez, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Justin J.W. Powell, Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Luxembourg
Academic freedom grew strongly after World War II, with greater university funding, protections and autonomy, yet global data now shows a decline.
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By George C. Homsy, Director of Environmental Studies, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Ki Eun Kang, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, California State University, San Bernardino
More than 12 million US households keep their homes either too cold or too hot, sacrificing comfort because they can’t afford to pay their energy bills.
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