YouTube shapes young people’s political education, but the site simplifies complex issues
There is a widely held misconception that young people are politically disengaged. This is based…
The hardest part of creating conscious AI might be convincing ourselves it’s real
As far back as 1980, the American philosopher John Searle distinguished between strong and weak…
An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the ‘cloud’ needs to change
The world’s largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage…
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the prehistoric ecosystem
A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo. Larisa R. G. DeSantis Imagine a sloth. You…
Dinosaur ‘mummies’ help scientists visualize the fleshy details of these ancient animals
Dinosaur “mummies” couldn’t have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy…
How forensic analysis and traditional knowledge reveal the story of a unique boomerang
Boomerangs are an iconic symbol of Australia. Known internationally for their unique curved shape and…
Our brains evaluate food within milliseconds, long before we’ve decided to eat it
Imagine you’re at the grocery store, standing before a selection of snacks. Seemingly without thinking,…
Politically aggressive social media users are creating most of the anti-immigrant content
Most of us, whether we admit it or not, engage in a great deal of…
Pumpkins’ journey from ancient food staple to spicy fall obsession spans thousands of years
October in much of the U.S. brings cooler weather, vibrant fall colors and, of course,…
Humans have an internal lunar clock – but light pollution is disrupting it
Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of…