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By Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft, Georgia Institute of Technology and The ConversationFebruary 28, 2023
SuccessDetroit’s giant auto union is having a historic election after a series of scandals. Get ready for more strikes and higher car prices.
By Stephen J. Silvia and The ConversationFebruary 27, 2023
SuccessWalmart and Anthropologie encourage you to burn sage. I’ve studied paganism for 30 years and it’s cultural appropriation.
By Helen A. Berger and The ConversationFebruary 27, 2023
EuropeCorporations are laughing at the idea of paying taxes as nearly $1 trillion goes offshore every year, researchers say
By Ludvig Wier, Gabriel Zucman and The ConversationFebruary 27, 2023
By Tim Gorichanaz and The ConversationFebruary 24, 2023
TechChatGPT could become a personal tutor to millions of students if it learns lessons from the robot teachers that came before
By Anne Trumbore and The ConversationFebruary 22, 2023
TechFarmers have been fighting for ‘right-to-repair’ laws for years and supporters say a toothless new new agreement doesn’t go far enough
By Leland Glenna and The ConversationFebruary 22, 2023
HealthTwo researchers studied hundreds of fitness influencers and pinpointed how they game social media algorithms to grow their audience
By Ashley Roccapriore, Tim Pollock and The ConversationFebruary 22, 2023
TechThe attention economy has never been more cutthroat—Forget critical thinking, it’s time to get good at ‘critical ignoring’
By Ralph Hertwig, Anastasia Kozyreva, Sam Wineburg, Stephan Lewandowsky and The ConversationFebruary 21, 2023
TechKiller robots are the future of warfare and the ‘inevitable next step’ in Russia’s long bloody invasion of Ukraine
By James Dawes and The ConversationFebruary 21, 2023
HealthMore than 122 million Americans have high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and stroke. Here’s how to get your numbers under control
By Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Mark Huffman and The ConversationFebruary 21, 2023
PoliticsRussia is depending on its soldiers for victory in Ukraine but they have to bring their own first aid kits—and 200,000 are probably already dead
By Jennifer Mathers and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2023
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