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Eliminating bias in AI may be impossible -- a computer scientist explains how...
Blindly eliminating biases from AI systems can have unintended consequences.Dimitri Otis/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesWhen I asked ChatGPT for a joke about Sicilians the other day, it implied that...
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First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't...
SETI has been listening for markers that may indicate alien life -- but is doing so ethical?Donald Giannati via UnsplashWe’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien...
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory...
Genetics may play a role in COVID-19 disease severity.BlackJack3D/E+ via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaA common genetic variant explains why...
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Zooming across time and space simultaneously with superresolution to...
This image of actin filaments in a cell was taken using a type of superresolution microscopy.Xiaowei Zhuang, HHMI, Harvard University, and Nature Publishing Group/NIH via Flickr, CC BY-NC-SACell...
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Can you trust AI? Here's why you shouldn't
AI chatbots are becoming more powerful, but how do you know if they're working in your best interest?Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty ImagesIf you ask Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant AI system, whether...
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When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers...
Water and sediment pour off the melting margin of the Greenland ice sheet.Jason Edwards/Photodisc via Getty ImagesAbout 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked...
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6 ways AI can make political campaigns more deceptive than ever
There are real fears that AI will make politics more deceptive than it already is.Westend61/Getty ImagesPolitical campaign ads and donor solicitations have long been deceptive. In 2004, for example,...
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Gliding, not searching: Here's how to reset your view of ChatGPT to steer it...
Thinking of ChatGPT as a glider you pilot can help you use it more effectively.Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesChatGPT has exploded in popularity, and people are using...
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Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
Recent heat waves underscore Earth's new climate state.Sean Gladwell via Getty ImagesAs scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to put the extreme temperatures into...
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Will I ever need math? A mathematician explains how math is everywhere – from...
In addition to explaining natural phenomena, math can help strengthen your brain.Liz Arnold, CC BY-NDCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
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65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency's legacy
NASA's missions have inspired generations of young people to pursue the sciences. Patrick Semansky/APSixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight...
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Horse health research will help humans stay healthy, too, with insights on...
Learning how to treat endocrine disorders in horses may also lead to treatments in people, and vice versa.Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ImagesAs a veterinary science researcher, equine...
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Laughter can communicate a lot more than good humor – people use it to smooth...
A well-deployed laugh can help grease a social interaction, even if nothing is funny.Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ImagesLaughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In...
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Measuring helium in distant galaxies may give physicists insight into why the...
New measurements from Japan's Subaru telescope have helped researchers study the matter-antimatter asymmetry problem. Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via GettyWhen theoretical physicists like myself...
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Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material –...
For many people with fragile X, the mutated gene that causes symptoms is active rather than silenced.Thom Leach/Science Photo LibraryFragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in a...
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Your genetic code has lots of 'words' for the same thing – information theory...
The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in the genetic code.Andrzej Wojcicki/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesNearly all life, from bacteria to...
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To get rid of hazing, clarify what people really think is acceptable behavior...
Students often have the wrong idea about what their peers think is acceptable.Anastasiia Korotkova/iStock via Getty ImagesMy husband and I spent a late August day several years ago settling in our...
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Whistleblower calls for government transparency as Congress digs for the...
A congressional subcommittee on unidentified anomalous phenomena met to hear testimony from military officers. Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesA congressional subcommitteemet on June 26, 2023,...
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What happens if someone dies in space?
An artist's depiction of two astronauts on Mars. cokada/E+ via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
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Social media can in fact be made better: Research shows it is possible to...
We feel rewarded by reactions to information we share, and that can lead to good and bad habits.Linka A Odom/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesIs social media designed to reward people for acting badly?...
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