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Researchers from New York University are designing AI algorithms to help predict COVID-19 outcomes.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some critics say livestock farms promote diseases that spread from animals to humans. An animal…
For many years, political operatives have been perfecting their use of the internet's vast array of social media platforms,…
The only way to know if a medical treatment actually works is with a randomized-controlled trial.
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The bankruptcy system has always been difficult to navigate, especially for minorities and other vulnerable groups. The…
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Penn State Laureate William Doan found solace in a daily act that has benefits scientists are just beginning to understand.
In the murky world of cyber espionage and cyber warfare, effective deterrence has long been considered out of reach. A government…