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Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of US cities – now, their integration with AI is sounding alarms - Jess Reia, University of Virginia

2 days ago

Why do some people treat the Magic Kingdom and Disney adults like cultural abominations? -- Adam Kadlac, Wake Forest University

2 days ago

If using ChatGPT is cheating, what about ghostwriting? The old debate behind a new panic -- Emily Hodgson Anderson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

2 days ago

With AI finishing your sentences, what will happen to your unique voice on the page? -- Gayle Rogers, University of Pittsburgh

4 days ago

What 'gooning' reveals about intimacy in a world cordoned off by screens -- Jennifer Pollitt, Temple University

12 days ago

HBO's 'The Pitt' nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care -- Jeffrey Tully, University of California, San Diego and Christian Dameff, University of California, San Diego

6 days ago

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing shortage -- Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

9 months ago

America's teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back -- Jeff Kruth, Miami University and Tammy Schwartz, Miami University

4 months ago

What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis? -- Alex Schwartz, The New School and Kirk McClure, University of Kansas

9 months ago

To spur the construction of affordable, resilient homes, the future is concrete -- Pablo Moyano Fernández, Washington University in St. Louis

9 months ago

What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens -- Jennifer Duyne Barenstein, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and Daniela Sanjinés, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

19 days ago

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports -- Leanne Snyder, Loyola University Chicago

12 days ago

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is having its #MeToo moment -- Matt Wilkinson, Coastal Carolina University and Ina Seethaler, Coastal Carolina University

19 days ago

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America -- Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder

1 month ago

Will a 'Trump slump' continue to hit US tourism in 2026 − and even keep World Cup fans away? -- Frédéric Dimanche, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kelley A. McClinchey, Wilfrid Laurier University

1 month ago

'Hamnet' is making audiences break down in tears – and upending beliefs about male grief -- Jeanette Tran, Drake University

17 days ago

As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI's growing influence on filmmaking -- Holly Willis, University of Southern California

16 days ago

Do animals have a future on Hollywood sets? -- Cynthia Chris, City University of New York

1 month ago

How Dracula became a red-hot lover -- Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia

1 month ago

The dystopian Pottersville in 'It's a Wonderful Life' is starting to feel less like fiction -- Nora Gilbert, University of North Texas

3 months ago

Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with -- Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina

1 month ago

AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it's already happening -- Ahmed Elgammal, Rutgers University

1 month ago

Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet's most famous images -- Christopher Schaberg, Washington University in St. Louis

4 months ago

You've just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next? -- Leila Amineddoleh, New York University

5 months ago

Bad Bunny says reggaeton is Puerto Rican, but it was born in Panama -- Brendan Frizzell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

26 days ago

'Which Side Are You On?': American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, from coal country to Minneapolis -- Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University

1 month ago

Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlist -- David W. Stowe, Michigan State University

1 month ago

Grammys' AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorship -- Mark Benincosa, West Virginia University

1 month ago

Googoosh, the 'Voice of Iran,' has gone quiet – and that's her point -- Richard Nedjat-Haiem, University of California, Santa Barbara

2 months ago

From bodice rippers to romantasy, romance novels are dominating the book market – and rewriting women's sexual power -- Diane Winston, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

18 days ago

Artists and writers are often hesitant to disclose they've collaborated with AI – and those fears may be justified -- Joel Carnevale, Florida International University

1 month ago

Whether it's Valentine's Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves -- Julian Givi, West Virginia University; Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology, and Danielle Hass, West Virginia University

1 month ago

More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction? -- Francesco Agnellini, Binghamton University, State University of New York

3 months ago

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges -- Emily Ronay Johnston, University of California, Merced

4 months ago

As Jeff Bezos dismantles The Washington Post, 5 regional papers chart a course for survival -- Dan Kennedy, Northeastern University

1 month ago

The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children -- Rebekah Willett, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Amanda Levido, Southern Cross University, and Hyeon-Seon Jeong, Gyeongin National University of Education

2 months ago

CPR on TV is often inaccurate – but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives -- Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh

2 months ago

Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes? -- George Michael, Westfield State University

3 months ago

The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America's most famous female tiger trainer -- Alessandro Meregaglia, Boise State University

25 days ago

Valentine's Day cards too sugary sweet for you? Return to the 19th-century custom of the spicy 'vinegar valentine' -- Melissa Chim, Excelsior University

1 month ago

Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants -- Sam Vong, Smithsonian Institution

3 months ago

Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do -- Bobbi Sutherland, University of Dayton

3 months ago

A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart -- Julie Dobrow, Tufts University

5 months ago

'My gender is like an empty lot' − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label -- Canton Winer, Northern Illinois University

4 months ago

Why are women's shoes so pointy? A fashion expert on impractical but stylish footwear -- Michael Watson, University of South Carolina

5 months ago

We've been tracking the number of Americans who identify as transgender – soon, there will be no reliable way to measure them -- Jody L. Herman, University of California, Los Angeles and Andrew Ryan Flores, American University

7 months ago

As Mexico's LGBTQ+ community battles for inclusion, two drag performers have become internet stars – with more than 2 million TikTok followers -- Francisco Tijerina, Washington University in St. Louis

8 months ago

Indie coffee shops are meant to counter corporate behemoths like Starbucks – so why do they all look the same? -- Conrad Kickert, University at Buffalo; Jeffrey Parker, University of New Orleans, and Kelly Gregg, University at Buffalo

17 days ago

How the Emerald Isle shaped the Steel City – Pittsburgh's rich Irish history -- Paula Kane, University of Pittsburgh

13 days ago

Why 'The West Wing' went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics -- Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University and Nick Marx, Colorado State University

1 month ago

Life isn't all diamonds – money and fame don't shield the many 'Real Housewives' facing criminal charges -- C. Clare Strange, Drexel University

1 month ago

It's easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run -- Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder

2 months ago

Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era -- Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies

2 months ago

The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries -- Soohyun Cho, Michigan State University

4 months ago

I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side -- Katherine Moses, University of Mississippi

13 days ago

Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You're not alone -- Patrick Barry, University of Michigan

2 months ago

Philadelphia was once a sweet spot for chocolatiers and other candymakers who made iconic treats for Valentine's Day and other holidays -- Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder

1 month ago

A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin's debut Philly list − and gives zero stars to the inspectors -- Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University

3 months ago

How Hershey's chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founder -- John Haddad, Penn State

4 months ago

Would you eat a grasshopper? In Oaxaca, it's been a tasty tradition for thousands of years -- Jeffrey H. Cohen, The Ohio State University

6 months ago

How AI English and human English differ – and how to decide when to use artificial language -- Laura Aull, University of Michigan

9 days ago

I'm an MLK scholar – and I'll never be able to view King in the same light -- Jason Miller, North Carolina State University

10 months ago