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How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy

Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School and Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this question in a May 16,…

June 4, 2023
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Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

Ali S. Masood, Oberlin College and Conservatory; Benjamin J. Kassow, University of North Dakota; David Miller, East Tennessee State University, and Joshua Boston, Bowling Green State University U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is no stranger to controversy. In 1991,…

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Getting Social Security on a more stable path is hard but essential – 2 experts suggest a way forward

Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University and Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University…

House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center

Matt Harris, Park University Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling…

Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

Jennifer K. Rushlow, Vermont Law & Graduate School On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama…

May 14, 2023

What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains

Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce…

May 14, 2023

What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered

Marian Moser Jones, The Ohio State University and Amy Lauren Fairchild, The Ohio State University The COVID-19 pandemic’s public health emergency status in the U.S. expires on May 11, 2023. And on…

May 11, 2023

What is carbon capture and storage? EPA’s new power plant standards proposal gives it a boost, but CCS is not a quick solution

Soyoung Oh, Tufts University The Biden administration proposed new power plant rules on May 11, 2023, that have the potential to be among the most stringent federal policy measures on coal, oil…

May 11, 2023

Trump found liable for assaulting, defaming E. Jean Carroll – after a trial where he relied on a discredited myth about how women should react to rape

Anne P. DePrince, University of Denver A Manhattan jury has found that former President Donald Trump sexually abused journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and defamed her by saying that she…

May 10, 2023

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkey’s opposition leader is leading in the polls, here’s what you need to know

Balki Begumhan Bayhan, Coventry University Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s powerful presidency. This election has…

May 10, 2023

COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means (and what we’ve learned along the way)

Simon Nicholas Williams, Swansea University World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (Pheic). This coincides with the WHO’s new…

May 9, 2023

Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two immunologists explain the medicinal benefits and potential risks

Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina These days you see signs for delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and CBD, or cannabidiol, everywhere – at gas stations,…

May 9, 2023

Online predators target children’s webcams, study finds

Eden Kamar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Christian Jordan Howell, University of South Florida There has been a tenfold increase in sexual abuse imagery created with webcams and other recording devices worldwide…

May 8, 2023

Biden’s dragging poll numbers won’t matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability ratings after he announced his long-expected reelection bid on April 25, 2023. Others…

May 8, 2023
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