October 26, 2023
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To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature
Characters in books can teach lessons about addiction. Nataliia Shcherbyna via iStock/Getty Images Plus Debra J. Rosenthal, John Carroll ... -
Housing affordability issues persist for postdocs
Joy McKenna would not be a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford if she could not rely on a partner for financial help. McKenna, a third-year ...October 18, 2023 -
AI Model Based on Harvard President Gay Allegedly Included Instructions Invoking Racist Stereotypes
ClaudineGPT, a generative artificial intelligence language model based on University President Claudine Gay, used instructions invoking racist ...October 16, 2023 -
Why female STEM PhDs are less likely to become new inventors
Female STEM PhD students are less likely to become new inventors than their male counterparts — a statistic that’s bad news for both ...October 13, 2023 -
Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won’t solve America’s mental health crisis among students
Student-to-counselor ratios in America’s schools often exceed what is recommended. SDI Productions via Getty Images Joni Williams Splett, ...October 11, 2023 -
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win is a victory for women in economics − and the field as a whole
The world’s newest Nobel laureate takes a bow. Carlin Stiehl/Getty Images Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury Economic history has long ...October 11, 2023 -
The Exorcist at 50: a terrifying film that symbolises the decline of America’s faith and optimism
Aislinn Clarke, Queen's University Belfast Please note this piece contains spoilers. Having made a film about priests making a film, I find myself ...October 11, 2023 -
Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
Comet Hale-Bopp was visible from Earth in 1997. E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory, Linz, Austria, CC BY-NC Shannon Schmoll, ...October 11, 2023