Data centers can be built in under a year, but the power plants needed to supply them take two to three years. State regulators are now grappling with who should foot the bill when those timelines don't align.
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Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?
How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unp...
A new executive order directs the US Attorney General to challenge state laws regulating #AI. Big Tech companies have been lobbying to have one set of federal rules. Here’s a look at some of the initiatives that states have taken, in the absence of federal regulation:
Pregnant women who work night shifts face 3-4x greater risk for preterm birth, according to psychologists who study sleep behavior. The connection between disrupted sleep and #mentalhealth during pregnancy has serious implications for mothers and their babies.
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Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help
Inadequate sleep can have negative downstream effects on everyday cognitive functioning and mental health, which can then lead to even worse sleep.
Researchers studying gifts for cancer patients found a massive disconnect: People are buying fuzzy socks and coloring books while patients actually want practical gifts like meals, laundry help and grocery delivery. Our story from a sociologist who was diagnosed with cancer in her early 30s, in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/12/03/gifts-cancer-patients/
Social media is reshaping how we see politics, each other and even reality itself. Let’s look at the research and gain some insight into how our democracy and communities could do better (thread) ⬇️ #USPolitics #socialmedia
AI-generated political videos aren’t primarily about deceiving voters, a new analysis finds. Instead, they function as meme fuel – stirring emotion, signaling political identity and earning money for creators. The bigger risk isn’t realism, but how these viral videos shape engagement and amplify misinformation.
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AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving
Don’t discount the threat of AI political videos fooling people, but for now, they’re mostly about bolstering group identity and cashing in on ...
Ivy League universities like Harvard or Yale have massive endowments to cushion funding losses, and they generate a lot of headlines, but public universities depend on federal money to keep programs alive. The Trump administration’s research cuts pose the greatest threat to public schools, the very places where most of America’s future scientists and engineers are trained.
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The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universities that have the most to lose
While headlines focus on Harvard and Columbia, state universities train far more STEM students, power the nation’s research engine and have fewer...