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We can’t ban AI, but we can build the guardrails to prevent it from going off the tracks

Artificial intelligence is fascinating, transformative and increasingly woven into how we learn, work and make decisions.This post was originally published on this site

Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward

When the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act passed in May 2024, it made national headlines. The law was the first of its kind in the U.S. It was a comprehensive attempt to govern “high-risk” artificial intelligence […]

From ‘mail-order brides’ to ‘passport bros,’ the international dating industry often sells traditional gender roles

Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term “mail-order bride” was treated as a punch line—something outdated, associated with lonely men and poor women […]

Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands

As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic members of Congress issued a video on Nov. 18, 2025, telling […]

US demands Google ad breakup in court closing arguments

The US government asked a federal judge on Friday to order the breakup of Google’s digital advertising business, arguing that the tech giant’s pledges to change its practices cannot be trusted.This post was originally published […]

Potentially distinct structure in Kuiper belt discovered with help of clustering algorithm

A vast region of our solar system, called the Kuiper belt, stretches from the orbit of Neptune out to 50 or so astronomical units (AU), where an AU is the distance between Earth and the […]

$2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital investments aren’t really yours

In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This wasn’t a hack or a bubble bursting. It happened because one company, Valve, changed the rules for its video game […]

Turning polarization into motion: Ferroelectric fluids redefine electrostatic actuators

Researchers have discovered that ferroelectric fluids can harness an overlooked transverse electrostatic force (TEF) to rise over 80 mm, without magnets or high voltages. By exploiting the fluid’s spontaneous polarization and exceptionally high dielectric constant, […]

Study shows that anti-Muslim prejudice is rooted in nativist and authoritarian attitudes, not Christian belief

Islamophobia in Western Europe is driven far more by anti-immigrant nativism and authoritarian attitudes than by religious belief, new research from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) shows.This post was originally published on this site

Psychiatrist explains how to talk politics during the holidays

Politics can be a stressful discussion topic, but when the holiday season arrives, political chatter is difficult to avoid, especially in a world that feels polarized and divided. A Baylor College of Medicine psychiatrist explains […]