Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a new national poll, Americans widely agreed that cigarettes are unsafe (84%) and addictive (87%), and yet a fifth (21%) reported smoking every day. The…
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‘From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma’ – a college course explores nature’s medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma” What prompted the idea for the…
Drawing, making music and writing poetry can support healing and bring more humanity to health care in US hospitals
The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the deep need that people feel for human touch and connection in hospital settings. Having relatives peering through windows at their loved ones…
The Future of AI in Retail: Beyond the ChatGPT Hype
Since ChatGPT took the world by storm this year, other forms of AI creeping into popularity seem to have been slightly forgotten. However, AI and automation capabilities will become even…
University of Minnesota theoretical physicists help expand the search for new particle
Newswise — One of the most high-profile mysteries in physics today is what scientists refer to as the “Strong CP Problem.” Stemming from the puzzling phenomenon that neutrons do not…
Bonn’s battles – Climate Weekly
Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events The annual Bonn climate talks are supposed to build momentum…
Early Universe Crackled With Bursts of Star Formation, Webb Telescope Shows
Among the most fundamental questions in astronomy is: How did the first stars and galaxies form? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a partnership between NASA, the European Space Agency…
Republicans’ anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions
Republicans are pressuring insurers out of climate coalitions but won’t change their pro-climate business decisions Over recent months there has been an orchestrated pushback against investors and insurers who integrate…
Meta’s Zuckerberg shakes off Apple Vision Pro: report
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg is reported to have told employees that Quest virtual reality gear is meant to be affordable and social, which appears to be a different approach than…
Dying stars’ cocoons could be new source of gravitational waves
Cocoons of debris around dying stars likely emit gravitational waves, a new set of simulations suggests. This artist’s impression shows the magnetar, a type of neutron stars. Image credit: ESO/L.…
