How doctors care for their patients is highly influenced by clinical guidelines. Recommendations based on anecdotal experience or poor data can harm patients.
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For some people, the risks associated with leaving can seem more dangerous than the storm.
Mobile apps are sometimes ‘regionalized’ to better serve the needs of users, functioning differently in, for example, China than in Canada. But some of those differences pose security and privacy risks.
A historian of American Judaism explains how cookbooks across the 20th century have influenced and reflected the shifting tastes of American Jews.
Electric cars are getting a lot of PR buzz, but automakers are still promoting – and many consumers are buying – vehicles that are major gas guzzlers.
Air Canada and United Airlines both have orders for hybrid electric 30-seaters. An aerospace engineer explains where electrification, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels are headed.
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The balance of US political power is at stake in the 2022 midterm elections. Voters have several ways to cast their ballots – and the majority of Americans are choosing one of them.
Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91 on Aug. 30, 2022. A historian of the Soviet era assesses his impact and the consequences of his failed attempts to reform state socialism.
Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.
Biden’s plan would provide up to $10,000 in relief for individuals who earn less than $125,000 a year, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.
Diets high in fat, sugar and processed foods are associated with higher calorie intake, poorer memory and lower cognitive function.
Hay pocas ganas en ambos lados de llegar a una solución negociada. Pero en esta guerra de desgaste, el tiempo y el peso de la geografía y la población están del lado del agresor. Rusia puede sobrevivir a sus oponentes y a Occidente. Y la amenaza nuclear lo eclipsa todo.
An anthropologist explains how years of conflict have made Ukrainians reassess their priorities and relationships.
The inhumanity of Idi Amin’s ‘economic war’ was about much more than the expulsion of Asians.
The new law will pay for increased spending in several ways, including a corporate minimum tax and funding tax code enforcement by the IRS.
Democratic nation-states were supposed to be the legitimate successors of empires. It hasn’t quite worked out that way in the past century, and Russia’s war on Ukraine is a reflection of that.
With the dual threats of antibiotic resistance and emerging pandemics, finding new drugs becomes even more urgent. A trove of medicines may be lying under our nose.
To build a true artificial mind, first map out how thinking works. Enter the Common Model of Cognition.
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Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
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Professor of History and African Studies, University of Michigan
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Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan
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Lecturer, Program in International and Comparative Studies, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
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Gehring Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan
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Research Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Richard B. (Ricky) Rood is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Scholar and Assistant Professor, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
