AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening
When generative AI was left to its own devices, its outputs landed on a set of generic images – what researchers called 'visual elevator music.'Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty ImagesGenerative AI was tr...
Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
Training and experience are the foundation for a group of experts to provide solid guidance.Tashi-Delek/E+ via Getty ImagesA growing distrust of expertise is reshaping the terrain of science in the Un...
Micah Altman, Research Scientist, MIT Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions
Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese villages on Sept. 23, 2024. AP Photo / Hussein MallaMore than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended active fighting, much of southern Lebano...
Mireille Rebeiz, Chair of Middle East Studies, Dickinson College
Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
Today's power grid equipment incorporates internet-connected – and therefore hackable – …
Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy
President Trump's mass firing of career ambassadors was unprecedented.AP Photo/Alex BrandonJust befo…
US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz listen …
A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim an…
Has it become perilous to exercise free speech in the U.S.?nadia_bormotova/iStock Getty ImagesThe qu…
Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new genera…
Joe Engel, joined here by fellow Holocaust survivors Rose Goldberg and Diny K. Adkins, along with Co…
From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
When is war peace? When someone in power says it is.Dimitri Otis, DigitalVision via Getty ImagesIn a…
Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
If you're going to record ICE agents, recognize that the risks go beyond physical confrontation.Madi…