Is lead in the US food supply decreasing our IQ?
A new report from the Environmental Defense Fund raises concerns about lead in our food supply. Here are some things you should consider.
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Arizona State University (commonly referred to as ASU or Arizona State) is a national space-grant institution and public metropolitan research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the largest public university in the United States by enrollment.
Founded in 1885 as the Tempe Normal School for the Arizona Territory, the school came under control of the Arizona Board of Regents in 1945 and was renamed Arizona State College. A 1958 statewide ballot measure gave the university its present name.
In 1994 ASU was classified as a Research I institute; thus, making Arizona State one of the newest major research universities (public or private) in the nation. Arizona State’s mission is to create a model of the “New American University” whose efficacy is measured “by those it includes and how they succeed, not by those it excludes”.
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How understanding animals can help us make the most of artificial intelligence
A former animal trainer explains how we might usefully think about the limitations of artificial intelligence systems.
Want to eat fish that’s truly good for you? Here are some guidelines to reeling one in
Recently revised guidelines on mercury in seafood suggest cutting bait on some fish but making sure you eat other types. Then there are omega-3s to consider. Here are some tips to help you choose.
March Mammal Madness tournament shows the power of ‘performance science’
March Mammal Madness, a tournament of imaginary contests between pairs of mammals, makes science irreverent and fun. The event has thousands of fans and is used in hundreds of classrooms.
Africa’s mammals may not be able to keep up with the pace of climate change
It is crucial to integrate paleoclimate data into ecological studies. This will increase understanding of how species respond to climate change.
What does research say about how to effectively communicate about science?
Now that we're in a post-truth world, a timely report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine highlights evidence for what works and what doesn't when talking about science.
How to ensure smart cities benefit everyone
Design will make the difference between smart city projects offering great promise or actually reinforcing or even widening the existing gaps in unequal ways their cities serve residents.
Will driving your own car become the socially unacceptable public health risk smoking is today?
Improved autonomous vehicle technology could reduce the tens of thousands of annual U.S. deaths due to human error behind the wheel. Are driverless cars the next big public health intervention?
Considering ethics now before radically new brain technologies get away from us
How will neurotech evolve? An NAS workshop this week focuses on social and ethical opportunities and challenges we face both now and down the road.
Expanding citizen science models to enhance open innovation
This method of crowdsourcing science legwork is ready to expand into other disciplines – and maybe the amateurs themselves can start calling some of the shots.
It’ll take more than tech for Elon Musk to pull off audacious new Tesla master plan
The technological goals are lofty. But fitting the new tech into the social and political landscape might pose the bigger challenge.
Google’s murky Washington lobbying is making Apple look good
While technology companies have embraced Washington, they haven’t yet embraced political disclosure.
How risky are the World Economic Forum’s top 10 emerging technologies for 2016?
A list of 10 new technologies poised to transform our lives provides a chance to think about any related risks sooner than later. Reconceptualizing "value" changes what responsible development means.
Raise a cup – of coffee; WHO no longer says it can cause cancer
For 15 years, coffee got a bad rap for possibly being a cause of cancer. After filtering though more than 1,000 studies, a panel reversed itself June 15, saying coffee is safe after all.
Recreating forests of the past isn’t enough to fix our wildfire problems
Restoring forest landscapes through active thinning and letting fires burn in order to minimize fire damage has proved harder and less effective than advocates believed, says historian of fire.
The future of personal satellite technology is here – are we ready for it?
Just about anyone can get a tiny, cheap satellite into orbit these days. As we consider how to deploy them responsibly, inspiration comes from an amateur community of enthusiasts.
Worried about arsenic in your baby’s rice cereal? There are other foods that can provide essential iron
While iron-fortified rice cereal is often the first solid food babies eat, it's not a necessity.
Nanoparticles in baby formula: should parents be worried?
Microscopic needle-like particles don't seem like something you'd want to feed a baby. Whether safe or not, the way we deal with nanoscale food additives leaves plenty of other questions.
Before fusion: a human history of fire
Fire has played a vital role in human history, and will continue to. Recent advances in fusion herald the freeing of fire from captivity back into its natural form.
We don’t talk much about nanotechnology risks anymore, but that doesn’t mean they’re gone
Two very similar new carbon nanotube products, released eight years apart, provoked very different reactions. What's changed about the way we consider nanotechnology risks and benefits?
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Director, Risk Innovation Lab, Arizona State University
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Arizona Zoological Society Endowed Chair, Arizona State University
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Assistant Research Scientist, Arizona State University
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Assistant Professor of Aquatic Conservation and Environmental Chemistry, Arizona State University
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Senior Research Fellow Morrison Institute For Public Policy, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Arizona State University
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Jack E. Brown Professor of Law, Arizona State University
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Professor of History, Arizona State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
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Director, the Origins Project, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Australian National University and Foundation Professor, Arizona State University
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Film and Media Studies Senior Lecturer, Arizona State University
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PhD Candidate, Arizona State University
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Foundation Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
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Feodor Lynen Postdoctoral Research Fellow in School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University
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PhD Candidate, Biological Design, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University
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Regents Professor in the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University