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AI literacy is a lot more than simply knowing how to prompt an AI chatbot. DNY59/E+ via Getty Images

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AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define

Staff Writer - June 12, 2025

The debate over banning smartphones in schools rages as more students are bringing phones to schools. Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects

Concessions to the private sector are one reason why health care is so costly. FS Productions/Tetra images via Getty Images

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US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system...

The Industrial Revolution mechanized production. Today, there’s a similar risk with the automation of thought. kutaytanir/E+ via Getty Images

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Is AI sparking a cognitive revolution that will lead to mediocrity and conformity?

Consumer technologies get wet as a regular part of everyday life. Shuvro Mojumder/Unsplash , CC BY-SA

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Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet

The men’s cricket World Cup final match between Australia and India on Nov. 19, 2023, had a peak of 59 million concurrent streaming viewers. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

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How millions of people can watch the same video at the...

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Influencer Alix Earle, a self-described ‘hot mess,’ has legions of online haters. Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Revolve

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In the $250B influencer industry, being a hater can be the...

Staff Writer - April 30, 2025

The universe is filled with countless galaxies, stars and planets. Astronomers may find life one day, but they will need extraordinary proof. ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi

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‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much...

Staff Writer - April 27, 2025

How much charge is left? It can be hard to know for sure. Olemedia/E+ via Getty Images

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Why predicting battery performance is like forecasting traffic − and how...

Staff Writer - April 25, 2025

Getting involved when your kids are watching digital media can make it an educational experience, rather than just entertainment. damircudic/E+ via Getty Images

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These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids...

Staff Writer - April 25, 2025

American online streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., also known as IShowSpeed, experiences a traditional Chinese musical instrument on April 5, 2025, in Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province in China. VCG/VCG via Getty Images

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Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture...

Staff Writer - April 24, 2025

Not advisable. John Giles/PA Images via Getty Images

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US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows

Staff Writer - April 23, 2025

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Aid has only trickled into Gaza despite the Israeli government saying it would ease its blockade. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight...

Staff Writer - May 26, 2025

Jori Breslawski, Tel Aviv University and Carlo Koos, University of Bergen Under mounting international pressure, Israel announced on May...

Sick animals often move to warmer places to raise their body temperature. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Stone via Getty Images

From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals...

May 23, 2025

Many rural food businesses, like Daily Loaf Bakery in Hamburg, Pa., rely on farmers markets to reach customers. Susan L. Angstadt/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America

May 22, 2025

‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...

May 22, 2025

First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney...

May 20, 2025