October 26, 2023
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Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
Comet Hale-Bopp was visible from Earth in 1997. E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria, CC BY-NC Shannon Schmoll, ... -
How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone?
Today, nearly all U.S. teens have a smartphone. MoMo Productions/Digital Vision via Getty Images David Rosenberg, Wayne State University and ...October 26, 2023 -
From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent
Medical students look at cadaver parts being used for demonstration. Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images Eli Shupe, University of Texas ...October 26, 2023 -
Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker
Good thinking is built from many ingredients. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University What does it mean to be ...October 26, 2023 -
To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature
Characters in books can teach lessons about addiction. Nataliia Shcherbyna via iStock/Getty Images Plus Debra J. Rosenthal, John Carroll ...October 26, 2023 -
Housing affordability issues persist for postdocs
Joy McKenna would not be a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford if she could not rely on a partner for financial help. McKenna, a third-year ...October 18, 2023 -
AI Model Based on Harvard President Gay Allegedly Included Instructions Invoking Racist Stereotypes
ClaudineGPT, a generative artificial intelligence language model based on University President Claudine Gay, used instructions invoking racist ...October 16, 2023 -
Why female STEM PhDs are less likely to become new inventors
Female STEM PhD students are less likely to become new inventors than their male counterparts — a statistic that’s bad news for both ...October 13, 2023