August 25, 2023
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Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health
When teens can’t sleep, they often scroll online well into the night, which only exacerbates the problem. ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty ... -
Has academia become more gender-fair for women? Findings from an adversarial analysis of gender bias
Pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has historically required women to confront significant gender bias ...August 13, 2023 -
Why do women leave academia after completing a PhD?
The proportion of women in academia progressively decreases with advancing career stages. This phenomenon is known as the leaky pipeline ...August 13, 2023 -
Doctors Are Leaving Academic Medicine. Most Of Them Are Women
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, those of us working in medicine have been challenged on many fronts. Still, there are more and more women ...August 13, 2023 -
Millions of Americans believe aromatherapy works – but for many doctors, it still doesn’t pass the smell test
Public acceptance of aromatherapy is high, but that doesn’t mean it works. Huizeng Hu/Moment via Getty Images Marian Reven, West Virginia ...August 13, 2023 -
An Asian MIT student asked AI to turn an image of her into a professional headshot. It made her white, with lighter skin and blue eyes.
An Asian MIT student was shocked when an AI tool turned her white for a professional headshot. Rona Wang said she had been put off using ...August 1, 2023 -
Support for legacy admissions is rooted in racial hierarchy
Critics of legacy admissions argue they maintain racial hierarchies that disproportionately benefit white students. YinYang/iStock via Getty ...July 18, 2023 -
What the US can learn from affirmative action at universities in Brazil
Affirmative action for college students in Brazil led to better employment prospects for those who benefited from the policy. Cesar Okada via Getty ...July 18, 2023
