The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough school shootings to study.
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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough shoot...
Why is it so hard to tell whether a piece of text was written by AI? One thing that could make it easier is if the AI system intentionally embeds hidden markers in the text. But a statistics professor explains there’s no foolproof method:
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Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI
There are several methods for detecting whether a piece of text was written by AI. They all have limitations – and probably always will.
Wolves and coyotes feed on similar things – but their diets aren’t identical. An ecological researcher studied predator diets to find out the differences.
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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
Wolves and coyotes feed on similar things – but their diets aren’t identical. A researcher studied predator diets to investigate their differen...
Gas stove manufacturers are suing Colorado over new warning labels similar to cigarette warnings. The industry claims the labels are "scientifically controversial," but medical organizations say the evidence linking gas stoves to respiratory illness is clear.
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What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
The gas industry is opposed to labels that warn consumers of the potential harms of gas stoves.
What if working fewer days actually works better? 4-day workweek trials show lower burnout, better work-life balance and no productivity loss.
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Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work
Thinking about what makes work worth doing and what you would do with your time if you weren’t spending it at work are useful questions to pose t...
The US government has started modifying a childhood vaccine schedule built on decades of rigorous testing. Vaccinations have succeeded in making the targeted diseases so rare that many parents have never seen them, explains an infectious disease physician.
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RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
Federal officials are questioning the safety of the vaccine series children receive. Here’s the story of how the childhood vaccine schedule came ...
A former Air Force judge explains why a court martial of Sen. Mark Kelly would strip him of key constitutional protections, and why military justice operates under very different rules than civilian courts.
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If tried by court-martial, senator accused of ‘seditious behavior’ would be deprived of several constitutional rights
US Sen. Mark Kelly correctly articulated military law when he said service members have a duty to not obey unlawful orders, according to a military...
More than half of people with schizophrenia in a recent study linked their delusions to modern technology, with hacked phone and social media algorithms replacing worries about spies and radio waves.
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Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
The delusions of people with thought disorders have had consistent themes of persecution for decades. But new technology provides fresh material fo...
The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens. A clinical psychologist who studies intimate violence and child exploitation explains:
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The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
The conversation around #iwasfifteen sheds light on the dynamics of abusive relationships and the experiences of trafficking victims.
Trump is far from the first president to be deeply skeptical of the academic research community. But his actions this year went far beyond the precedent.
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Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes
The Trump administration is rewriting the 80-year-old American social contract for science research.