By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
At any given point there are hundreds of thousands of people in the skies travelling by air. For many, these journeys will pass by without consequence. But for some, a routine flight may trigger a health emergency.
Although these events are rare, with the demand and availability of air travel increasing, so too is the likelihood of an in-flight emergency occurring. A study last year showed that one in every 212 flights experiences some kind of in-flight emergency, while in 2013 it only occurred on an estimated…
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By Stefania Vicari, Professor in Digital Media and Society, Loughborough University
Hannah Ditchfield, Research Associate, Digital Media, Loughborough University
Patients sharing their health journeys online are filling vital information gaps, but social media algorithms often bury their most useful posts.
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By Saul Hewish, Teaching Fellow in Theatre Practice, University of Warwick
Sarah Bartley, Co-Programme Leader, MA Applied Theatre; Senior Lecturer, Applied and Community Performance, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
The informal role of prison philosopher is taken up by incarcerated people across the world. With time on their hands and a proximity to other people, systems of control and narratives of morality, people in prison are well positioned to practice philosophy.
This is the terrain that Dennis Kelly’s six-part BBC television drama Waiting for the Out, released…
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By Michael Cheng, Dean and Professor of Hospitality Management, Florida International University
What happens after a city hosts the world? Miami is about to find out.
In 2026 the city hosted seven FIFA World Cup matches, including a quarterfinal and the bronze final. The city’s broader calendar also featured the College Football Playoff national championship game, the World Baseball Classic and the
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By Israa Ameen Thiab, Pollution Prevention Engineer, Rochester Institute of Technology
Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Professor of Management, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sustainable business practices are often seen as a luxury that only rich countries can afford. And these days, some of the biggest economies, including the U.S., are backtracking on those commitments.
But what if businesses had an incentive to adopt practices that help the environment because it made sense for the bottom line?
We…
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By Ashwini Sehgal, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
More than one-third of American households rely on natural gas stoves to prepare their meals.
Burning natural gas generates carbon dioxide, which is the main driver of climate change. But cooking on gas stoves is also an under-recognized and important source of indoor air pollution. Combustion of natural gas creates nitrogen…
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By Jeffrey Young, Principal Research Scientist, Partnership for an Advanced Computing Environment, Georgia Institute of Technology
You’ve probably heard artificial intelligence models described as “open” or “closed.” These are not descriptions of the model’s personality. Large language model AIs like the one under the hood of ChatGPT don’t have actual personalities, despite appearances.
The labels refer to whether all of the information about how an AI model works is publicly available and the model can be modified, or whether the model’s developer keeps its inner workings secret and the model itself private property.
Open-source software
The concept of open-source software originated in the…
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By Karen Stollznow, Senior Research Fellow of Linguistics, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University
Translation is only part of the challenge for multinational companies. Words, slogans and symbols can take on entirely different meanings across cultures.
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By Laurel Elder, Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College
Mary-Kate Lizotte, Professor of Political Science, Augusta University
Steven Greene, Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University
More Americans now hold absolutist positions, supporting legal access to abortion in all or most cases and opposing government regulation altogether.
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By Andrew E. Busch, Professor and Associate Director, Institute of American Civics, University of Tennessee
Shifting counts have a boring cause: who votes by mail, and when those votes get counted. That doesn’t mean all fraud claims are false, though.
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