What is a 'toroidal propeller' and could it change the future of drones? An expert explains (theconversation.com)
How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school – but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga (theconversation.com)
Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over legal protections for the Sackler family that owned the company (theconversation.com)
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says (theconversation.com)
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How Biden’s executive order to protect immigrant spouses of citizens from deportation will benefit their families and communities (theconversation.com)
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary (theconversation.com)
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Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of (theconversation.com)
Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks (theconversation.com)
South Africans go to the polls to choose a new government: what’s different this time (theconversation.com)
Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India (theconversation.com)
Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization (theconversation.com)
'Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI, researcher says (theconversation.com)
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Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands (theconversation.com)
A look inside the cyberwar between Israel and Hamas reveals the civilian toll (theconversation.com)
How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East (theconversation.com)
AI, regulation, and lessons learned from the current state of big tech (theconversation.com)
The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife (theconversation.com)
Low-level blasts from heavy weapons can cause traumatic brain injury − 2 engineers explain the physics of invisible cell death (theconversation.com)
200 million voters, 820,000 polling stations and 10,000 candidates: Indonesia’s massive election, by the numbers (theconversation.com)
This is what it takes to organise the largest and most complex single-day election on the planet.
Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media (theconversation.com)
Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media::Social media allows a political leader to direct the behavior of political movements, including engaging in violence and insurrection.