More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery

Workplaces across the country are becoming safe and supportive places for people with substance use issues.

Olivia Zarella, Research Associate, Center for Health, Work & Environment, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
May 29, 2025 ~8 min

What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up

When AI systems try to bridge gaps in their training data, the results can be wildly off the mark: fabrications and non sequiturs researchers call hallucinations.

Katelyn Mei, Ph.D. Student in Information Science, University of Washington • conversation
March 21, 2025 ~7 min


DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power

As DOGE taps into sensitive federal agency data repositories, many people fear what could happen to the data. One little-discussed but hugely consequential possibility: fueling Elon Musk’s xAI company.

Allison Stanger, Distinguished Endowed Professor, Middlebury • conversation
March 6, 2025 ~11 min

AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

AI systems reflect human values. However, the human values embedded in AI are skewed to the utilitarian and away from the greater good.

Ike Obi, Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~5 min

Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals

Universities have made little progress diversifying STEM fields in recent years.

Lisa Bosman, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2024 ~10 min

Brain-training games remain unproven, but research shows what sorts of activities do benefit cognitive functioning

Brain-training games may have cognitive benefits, but other challenging activities are proven to help our brains function at their best.

Michael Dulas, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Nov. 13, 2024 ~9 min

Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being

Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.

Zachary Gillen, Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University • conversation
Nov. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Osteoporosis, the silent disease, can shorten your life − here’s how to prevent fractures and keep bones healthy

By 2030, more than 70 million Americans will have osteoporosis or low bone mass.

Jianying Zhang, Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 4, 2024 ~8 min


How Hard Should You Train?

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 28, 2024 ~5 min

Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

Both gasoline and diesel fuel are refined from crude oil, but they are good for different things and can’t be used interchangeably.

Michael Leamy, Woodruff Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 28, 2024 ~6 min

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