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What is open-source AI? A software engineering researcher explains
AI models that are open source allow developers and users to see and modify the underlying program code.
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Starbucks’ big marketing blunder in South Korea shows how cultural blind spots can put global brands in a bind
Translation is only part of the challenge for multinational companies. Words, slogans and symbols can take on entirely different meanings across cultures.
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Public opinion on abortion has shifted 4 years after Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade
More Americans now hold absolutist positions, supporting legal access to abortion in all or most cases and opposing government regulation altogether.
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Mail ballot mirages aren’t fraud, but mail ballot fraud isn’t a complete myth
Shifting counts have a boring cause: who votes by mail, and when those votes get counted. That doesn’t mean all fraud claims are false, though.
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The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections
Native religions are tied to living landscapes, not points on a map. A scholar of Indigenous studies explains why reducing the protected area has profound religious and cultural consequences.
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Detroit wants to elevate youth voices in leadership – that means giving them real power
Building relationships and creating equitable opportunities are critical to engaging Detroit’s young people in safe and positive activities.
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College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books
Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.
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New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share
Beyond deprioritizing scientific merit, the Trump administration’s proposal also restricts researchers’ ability to share their findings and collaborate with each other.
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Putin under pressure but history tells us most Russian leaders die with their boots on
It’s extremely rare for a Russian leader to be ousted in a coup.
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Meet Likweli – the newly named monkey that hints at Congo’s hidden secrets
It’s rare for a completely new primate species to be named.
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Scuba divers underestimate how much damage they do to coral reefs – we’ve watched hundreds to find out why
As part of our research we interviewed and followed hundreds of scuba divers.
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Why air travel can be so hard on the body
Air travel places many unique challenges on the human body.