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If the EV transition focuses exclusively on drivers in privately owned cars, it won’t meet many Americans’ mobility needs, particularly in underserved communities.
The depiction of Prophet Muhammad at Hamline University has opened up a debate about what sacred images can or cannot be shown in a classroom.
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Fierce debates about visual depictions of the sacred have existed for centuries. An art historian explains the controversies in the Byzantine Empire over images of Christ.
Driving into floodwater, as this vehicle did in Sonoma County, Calif., on Jan. 5, 2023, can be extremely dangerous.
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The majority of flood-related deaths involve vehicles in water. What if flood models could warn of the risks street by street using real-time storm forecasts? Machine learning can make it possible.
¿Será la IA tu próxima compañera de trabajo… o tu sustituta?
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Ahora que los sistemas de IA pueden generar imágenes realistas y prosa convincente, ¿los trabajadores creativos están en peligro o a punto de aumentar su productividad? No está claro.
Could AI be your next colleague – or replacement?
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Now that AI systems can generate realistic images and convincing prose, are creative and knowledge workers endangered or poised for productivity gains? A panel of experts says it’s not so clear-cut.
A painting showing the Prophet Muhammad raising his hands in prayer while standing on the Mountain of Light in Mecca.
Siyer-i Nebi (Biography of the Prophet), Istanbul, Ottoman lands, 1595-96. Topkapı Palace Library, Istanbul, H. 1222, fol. 158v. Photograph by Hadiye Cangökçe.
An art historian describes the two historical representations of Prophet Muhammad that led to a controversy at Hamline University.
Coffee shops can be a “third space” – not home or the office – where remote or gig workers can go to feel less isolated.
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The World Cup is drawing to an end. Will the tournament be remembered for a Messi moment to rival that of Maradona’s? Or as a breakthrough yeah for African nations?
Plusieurs avancées en physique de la fusion se sont produites dans la chambre cible de la National Ignition Facility.
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La promesse d’une énergie abondante et propre alimentée par la fusion nucléaire a fait un grand pas en avant grâce à une nouvelle expérience. Mais la production d’énergie n’est pas encore pour demain.
Students of color report negative encounters with campus police.
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Decades of research show that respiratory illnesses are dramatically reduced when people wear face masks.
The target chamber at the National Ignition Facility has been the site of a number of breakthroughs in fusion physics.
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The promise of abundant, clean energy powered by nuclear fusion is one big step closer thanks to a new experiment. The results are a historic scientific milestone, but energy production remains a ways off.
Rising above Spain is one thing … but can Morocco repeat the feat again and again and again?
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Research shows that removing guns from violent abusers saves lives. But laws doing just that are at risk of being ruled unconstitutional, following a landmark Supreme Court guns case.
An artist’s impression of the Earth around 2.7 billion years ago in the Archean Eon. With green iron-rich seas, an orange methane-rich atmosphere and a surface dominated by oceans, the Archean Earth would have been a very different place.
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Staging the spectacle in Qatar has raised rights issues and concerns about the heat. But away from the controversy, there will be the usual mix of sporting moments, supporters’ joy and heartache.
Are some shirts too distracting for school?
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University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan