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  • Mom and son at pharmacyHealth

    There’s a small but very real chance that over-the-counter medication could send you to the emergency room, says team that studies medications

    By Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong, Ximena Oyarzún-González, and others
  • Joel EmbiidHealth

    A physical therapist who specializes in NBA players’ feet reveals his big fears over KD, LeBron and Embiid’s footwork

    By Philip Anloague and The Conversation
  • Young stressed handsome businessman working at desk in home office shouting at laptop screen and being angry about financial situation, jealous of rival capabilities, unable to meet client needs. Nervous about pandemic.Tech

    AI is going to totally change the game for email spammers and clunky scams will become a lot more sophisticated

    By John Licato and The Conversation
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Congressional committees are poised to start probing the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, offering a stage for what’s likely to be a partisan clash over the role of financial regulations in the second largest bank failure in US history. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images via Getty ImagesFinance

    A finance professor who used to work at the Fed has 5 pieces of advice to avoid another banking meltdown

    By Brian Gendreau and The Conversation
  • Wild magic mushrooms foraged in the foest – Psilocybe semilanceataMind

    Psychedelics may ease cancer patients’ depression and anxiety better than prescription drugs

    By C. Michael White and The Conversation
  • This illustration photo taken on January 30, 2023 shows a phone screen displaying a statement from the head of security policy at META with a fake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calling on his soldiers to lay down their weapons shown in the background, in Washington, DC. – Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping apps generating fake porn and cloned voices defrauding companies of millions — governments are scrambling to regulate AI-powered deepfakes widely feared to be a misinformation super spreader. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    It’s not just the puffy-jacket pope—different countries are creating deepfakes to spread propaganda

    By Jordan Richard Schoenherr and The Conversation
  • Woman Calculating Payment Bill In Kitchen.Personal Finance

    The weird and surprisingly recent history of why we file taxes in April

    By Thomas Godwin and The Conversation
  • Antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, 3d illustration.Health

    Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another huge threat—antibiotic tolerance

    By Megan Keller and The Conversation
  • Seasonal allergies have economic impacts, from health costs to missed working days.Health

    Brace yourselves, allergy sufferers: Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change. Here’s what you can expect in the future

    By Yingxiao Zhang, Allison L. Steiner, and others
  • Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert MurdochPolitics

    As Rupert Murdoch defends Fox News’ lies in court, a media professor reveals the terrifying truth that journalism has no standardized requirements

    By John C. Watson and The Conversation
  • A woman mowing a lawn.Environment

    People painting their lawns is only the latest twist in the long strange American pursuit of perfect grass

    By Ted Steinberg and The Conversation
  • Illustration of probiotic bacteria.Life

    Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease—feeding them these nutrients could lead to a healthier body

    By Christopher Damman and The Conversation
  • Graduates tossing caps into the airSuccess

    Direct admission is making it easier for high school students to get into college and it can offer big benefits to schools too

    By Mary L. Churchill and The Conversation
  • Close-up photo of someone holding and counting American dollar banknotes in her hand.Personal Finance

    One economist went on a long whimsical journey to pay his taxes with cash and prove a point about ‘legal tender’

    By Jay L. Zagorsky and The Conversation
  • Crumpled one dollar bills on blue backgroundFinance

    The Fed’s job to cool the labor market is working—and it will probably lead to a ‘growth recession’

    By Christopher Decker and The Conversation