AI avatars of dead people are teaching courses and testifying in court. Even with the best of intentions, the emerging practice…
Measurement standards underlie most fields of science – without them, researchers couldn’t compare the results of different…
Witnesses to workplace mistreatment respond with both schadenfreude and empathy, an analysis of 158 studies found.
A survey of 1,300 businesses shows that employers are increasingly using internships and AI tools to evaluate candidates…
During Jim Crow segregation, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians.
What would the United States be without its states? A better, more democatic country, says one legal scholar.
Germany’s ‘Staatsräson’ has long held Israel’s security as its ‘reason of state.’
Once thought to be an unhealthy experience, researchers now know that feelings of nostalgia can promote greater social connectedness…
Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together…
Calls to reprioritize standardized tests in college admissions have sparked debate over the merits of the exams.
As one critic asked, has Juneteenth devolved ‘into an exploitative and profit-driven enterprise for companies that disregard…
Strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran may increase Tehran’s belief that attaining nuclear weapons is key to establishing…
Even one night of inadequate sleep can shift your hunger into overdrive, setting off a chain reaction in the brain. But…
The Trump administration canceled hundreds of grants it said amounted to federal censorship, implying that those conducting…
‘Queer’ is a word often used to describe Edward Gorey’s mysterious, spooky art. So why is it so hard to acknowledge…
Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war, some Jewish students have been vocal about support for…
AI’s advantage over humans comes down to 4 dimensions: speed, scale, scope and sophistication. Whether AI can replace…