Author: The Conversation

Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013

Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013

Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing

Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing

What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood – researchers are figuring out how forever chemicals transform in your body to read these clues

PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood – researchers are figuring out how forever chemicals transform in your body to read these clues

When ICE ramped up enforcement, US-born workers didn’t see any economic gains

When ICE ramped up enforcement, US-born workers didn’t see any economic gains

I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong

I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong

Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new legal frontier in combating AI deepfakes

Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new legal frontier in combating AI deepfakes

Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

How super-skinny red carpet trend at Met Gala clashes with its own body-positive Costume Art show

How super-skinny red carpet trend at Met Gala clashes with its own body-positive Costume Art show

how a teenager’s creepy YouTube series became the year’s most anticipated horror

how a teenager’s creepy YouTube series became the year’s most anticipated horror

Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

One company dominates NZ’s live music scene – how do we encourage competition?

One company dominates NZ’s live music scene – how do we encourage competition?

Three ways to avoid being fooled by AI slop

Three ways to avoid being fooled by AI slop

A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened

A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened

The problem with vet bills – a dog-owning economist explains

The problem with vet bills – a dog-owning economist explains

California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash led to a 3-year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well

California’s salmon fishery is reopening after a population crash led to a 3-year closure, but that doesn’t mean all is well

responses should focus on social context, not just mental health

responses should focus on social context, not just mental health

Can peptide injections help people recover from injuries? Here’s what you need to know

Can peptide injections help people recover from injuries? Here’s what you need to know