Decades of encouraging recycling in the US have crowded out messaging on reducing the amount of plastics and non-recyclable wastes, with many consumers confused about what can actually be recycled ... (theconversation.com) New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.
TIL recent evidence challenges the belief that hunting in prehistoric societies was primarily carried out by men. It is now thought that these societies developed tools, such as the spear thrower, ... (theconversation.com) New research is challenging the hypothesis that men did the hunting in prehistoric societies.
Do you crush microbes when you step on them? (theconversation.com) Please do not torment non-pathogenic microbes!
'We need to be acknowledged': how Caribbean elders navigate belonging in the UK (theconversation.com)
Does it matter if you sit or stand to pee? And what about peeing in the shower? (theconversation.com) Does it? What about you, guys? Sitting, standing, or why even bother getting out of bed? Do you care to stop your truck before pee to the bottle? Does your boss let you walk away from the cash desk?
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 kicks cases about tech companies’ First Amendment rights back to lower courts − but appears poised to block states from hampering online content moderation (theconversation.com)
Did inbreeding cause the woolly mammoth’s extinction? Our research suggests it was more sudden than that (theconversation.com)
Is social media fuelling political polarisation? (theconversation.com) cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/341702...
Is social media fuelling political polarisation? (theconversation.com) Once upon a time, newly minted graduates dreamt of creating online social media that would bring people closer together....
ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’ (theconversation.com)
AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk (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) By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says (theconversation.com) By Kuan-Wei Chen, Researcher, Air and Space Law, McGill University...
China’s universities just grabbed 6 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing (theconversation.com)
How Biden’s executive order to protect immigrant spouses of citizens from deportation will benefit their families and communities (theconversation.com)
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court sides with Starbucks in labor case that could hinder government’s ability to intervene in some unionization disputes (theconversation.com)
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores (theconversation.com)
Contrary to their politicians, EU citizens support migration including asylum seekers' right to work, study finds (theconversation.com) Here is the study....
Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions (theconversation.com)
Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power (theconversation.com)