Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Speaking to a crowd of about 300 at Town Hall Seattle, Emma S. Spiro noted the many changes as well as familiar patterns that she and her colleagues at the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public have researched in the five...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The star power at the Time100 Gala in New York City last October rivaled the bright lights of nearby Broadway. Luminaries from director Steven Spielberg to actor Angela Bassett to rapper Doja Cat took center stage at the magazine’s...
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Monday, September 9, 2024
Imagine losing out on your dream job due to bias in AI tools used in the resume screening process or having your health care compromised for the same reason.Those are the disturbing scenarios that Aylin Caliskan, an assistant professor in...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
More than 3,000 people die — and another 400,000 are injured — in distracted-driving accidents in the U.S. each year doing such things as fumbling with the navigation system or sending work texts, according to the Centers for Disease...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Instant buyers, also known as iBuyers, rapidly buy and sell homes using automated models to set prices. These companies, such as Opendoor and Offerpad, can turn around cash offers in a matter of hours, and they’ve captured more than 5%...
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Monday, July 22, 2024
Concern that social media is driving the teen mental health crisis has risen to such a pitch that the majority of states in the country have filed lawsuits against Meta (which owns Instagram and Facebook) and the U.S. surgeon general...
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