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Infrastructure law's digital equity goals are key to smart cities that work...
Smart cities promise a shining future, but without deliberate efforts to include underserved communities they can worsen the digital divide.shunli zhao/Moment via Getty ImagesThe Infrastructure...
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Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the next generation...
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Scientist at work: Endangered ocelots and their genetic diversity may benefit...
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Space law hasn't been changed since 1967 – but the UN aims to update laws and...
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The thousands of vulnerable people harmed by Facebook and Instagram are lost...
Mark Zuckerberg's company says the kids are all right, but the data it presents is only about how the average social media user is doing.AP Photo/Eric RisbergFall 2021 has been filled with a steady...
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Great headphones blend physics, anatomy and psychology – but what you like to...
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Who invented video games?
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How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads
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Reverse vaccination technique in mice suggests new way to teach the immune...
Reverse vaccination teaches the immune system to ignore rather than attack self-proteins.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesAutoimmune conditions like Type 1 diabetes, multiple...
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Aaron Rodgers dropped the ball on critical thinking – with a little practice...
However Rodgers came to his decision to remain unvaccinated, he did not follow the tenets of critical thinking.Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Sport via Getty ImagesIt was hard to miss the news about...
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Charting changes in a pathogen's genome yields clues about its past and hints...
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How the US census led to the first data processing company 125 years ago –...
This electromechanical machine, used in the 1890 U.S. census, was the first automated data processing system.Niall Kennedy/Flickr, CC BY-NCThe U.S. Constitution requires that a population count be...
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Sea otters demonstrate that there is more to muscle than just movement – it...
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Is your state ready to handle the influx of federal funds for expanding...
Expanding access to broadband internet in rural communities has long been a challenge.AP Photo/Charles KrupaThe federal government is pouring billions of dollars into expanding broadband internet...
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How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron? A microbiologist...
Some vaccines use mRNA to make copies of the triangular red spike proteins to induce immunity.Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesIf the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different...
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Pregnancy apps and online spaces fail to support individuals grieving a...
Social technologies perpetuate a single idea of what constitutes a pregnancy.martin-dm/E+ via Getty ImagesApproximately 1 in 4 pregnancies in the United States ends in loss. Pregnancy loss, also...
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A century of tragedy: How the car and gas industry knew about the health...
For decades, most gas sold in the U.S. contained a lead additive. Per Magnus Persson via Getty ImagesOn the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a...
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Figuring out omicron – here's what scientists are doing right now to...
A researcher works with COVID-19 samples from patients.Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty ImagesScientists around the world have been racing to learn more about the new omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2, first...
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Colorful sweets may look tasty, but some researchers question whether...
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Got Zoom fatigue? Out-of-sync brainwaves could be another reason...
Conversation in person usually feels effortless. Conversation over video? Not so much.nensuria/iStock via Getty ImagesDuring the pandemic, video calls became a way for me to connect with my aunt in a...
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