World’s democracies threatened by disinformation generated by artificial intelligence
AI is a critical arena in which democracy is being challenged.
Trump Jr.’s emails reveal intent to potentially commit conspiracy
“This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump."
DACA sophistry: Trumpery at its worst
Another round of punitive disruption-for-disruption-sake Trumpism – except for the innocence of the targets. DACA children, brought into the only country they know, are now reduced to ideological bargaining chips to distract from endless failures. Trump populism? Little more than an unfeeling tyranny of the shrinking minority.
Breakthrough in PFAS cleanup: New method destroys toxic ‘forever chemicals’
This innovative method breaks down these persistent pollutants into harmless
Boris Johnson’s Brexit gambit
This past Tuesday, with a then deadline of October 31s for the United Kingdom to pull out of the European Union, deal or no...
A new idea for Bernie: Universal no-fault insurance
A universal no-fault system could have a number of advantages.
Let’s get to the heart of the matter with biolabs and cows
How can we justify slaughtering cows to repair our hearts, when the consumption of cows is what weakens our hearts?
Hijacking the impeachment debate—for climate’s sake
Donald Trump has done many wrong things, both illegal and legal but grievously harmful, that could have been used long ago to impeach him—and by far the most dangerous of these is his aggressive worsening of the climate emergency.
The U.S. Just Banned Ivory Sales
The federal government is trying to ban all sales of items containing African elephant ivory within the U.S.
‘A dose of nature’: Each time you visit a national park, you save the...
Our new research puts a dollar value on the health benefits of visits to national parks within reach of the city of Adelaide in South Australia.