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TechI accidentally created a racist A.I. algorithm in 1998 and I’m having horrible déjà vu with the ChatGPT hype
By John MacCormick and The ConversationMay 9, 2023
SuccessThe Dunning-Kruger effect is the idea that incompetent people are the last to realize it. Now we’re realizing that could be wrong.
By Eric C. Gaze and The ConversationMay 8, 2023
PoliticsInside the next $1.5 trillion farm bill that will shape how America eats with a former Agriculture official
By Kathleen Merrigan and The ConversationMay 8, 2023
MindSelf-compassion is linked with greater motivation, less procrastination and better relationships. A psychologist explains how to develop it
By Rachel Goldsmith Turow and The ConversationMay 7, 2023
Mind‘Digital distress’ is fueling mental and physical exhaustion and disinterest in work—here’s how you can change it
By Brittany Harker Martin and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
LifestyleNot only was the real-life pope’s exorcist a fan of the 1973 movie, it made his career possible, a historian reveals
By Joseph P. Laycock and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
LeadershipTucker Carlson and Don Lemon’s firings were about corporate profits, not a victory for truth in journalism, media scholar says
By Nolan Higdon and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
LifestyleA thermal scientist explains why TSA will confiscate your peanut butter before you get on an airplane—because it is a liquid
By Ted Heindel and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
FinanceAn economist who’s been tracking ‘prom inflation’ since his daughter went 9 years ago is surprised by what he’s found
By Jay L. Zagorsky and The ConversationMay 4, 2023
FinanceThe economists who studied the tweets that predated the SVB bank run and implosion reveal how social media fuels financial panic
By Tony Cookson, Christoph Schiller and The ConversationMay 2, 2023
LifestyleJerry Springer may not have been the first to use the [bleeping] bleep sound, but a media historian says he made it iconic
By Matthew Jordan and The ConversationMay 2, 2023
HealthCancer-causing toxins are in shampoos, body lotions, and cleaning products. Here’s what experts want you to know
By Robin Dodson, Ruthann Rudel, Megan R. Schwarzman and The ConversationMay 2, 2023
TechA Stanford professor who specializes in A.I. says it’s redefining ‘authenticity’ and it could be as revolutionary as the calculator
By Victor R. Lee and The ConversationMay 1, 2023
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