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The Conversation - Technology

Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders - Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University

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Daejon Love case highlights online romance scams: Research reveals scammers' tactics – and how to defend against them -- Fangzhou Wang, University of Texas at Arlington

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Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military -- Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

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Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears -- Aishwarya Sriram, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Carol Miles, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Ronald Miles, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Sara Aghazadeh, Binghamton University, State University of New York

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Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed? -- Margaret E. Kosal, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dayana Alagirova, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Nanyang Technological University

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What is public interest technology? An expert on data and policy explains how it helps people in need -- Rayid Ghani, Carnegie Mellon University

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How does Salmonella contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread -- Kimberly Baker, Clemson University

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What would you see if you had one eye on the back of your head and the other in the front? -- Abigail Witmer, The Ohio State University

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Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones – these findings could inform robot design -- K. R. Prathyusha, University of Colorado Boulder

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Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta's $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst

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FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival -- Christopher Lieu, University of Colorado Anschutz

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NASA is gearing up to launch its next flagship space telescope – combining spy technology with sophisticated infrared detectors -- Don Figer, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Mars rovers give scientists a ground-level view of the red planet – peek inside their NASA control room -- Ashwin R. Vasavada, NASA

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Radio telescopes help scientists map molecules in space and uncover where and how stars form -- Olivia Harper Wilkins, Dickinson College

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Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can -- Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida

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'Starwashing': How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while engaging in environmentally damaging practices -- Marissa E. Yingling, University of Louisville

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Why social media algorithms send you posts you don't like -- Ziv Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, University of Michigan, and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University

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An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it? -- Aashis Luitel, University of the Cumberlands

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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here's how to keep kids safe -- Phoebe S. Moore, UMass Chan Medical School; Megan Kelly, UMass Chan Medical School, and Yael Dvir, UMass Chan Medical School

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New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars -- Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University

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China is shaping the future of open-source technology – including AI -- Christopher K. Tong, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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'Male' and 'female' plugs and connectors – gendered language for the ends of garden hoses, electrical cords and pipe fittings sparks debate -- Jo Mackiewicz, Iowa State University and Jordan Smith, University of Northern Colorado

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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential -- Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

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Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice -- Danny G. Winder, UMass Chan Medical School and Marie Doyle, UMass Chan Medical School

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A lot of casual friends, or only a few you're really close with? New research questions that trade-off -- Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University and Diego Guevara Beltran, University of Arizona

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When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study -- Hasan Ayaz, Drexel University; Ewart J. de Visser, United States Air Force Academy; Frank Krueger, George Mason University, and Yigit Topoglu, United States Air Force Academy

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Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care -- Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa

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Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson's -- Sunil Kumar, University of Denver

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New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory -- Steve Strauss, Oregon State University

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I'm part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders -- Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago

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One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both 'all in your head' and beyond it -- Mackenzi Moore, University of Colorado Anschutz

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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain -- Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech -- Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University

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How do ice cubes cool a drink? -- Matthew Koss, College of the Holy Cross

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Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules? -- Robin Macaluso, University of Texas at Arlington

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What makes muscles contract? A physiologist explains how muscles move -- Kiki Crawford, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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How hot does it get in the desert? A climate scientist explains its blazing heat -- Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton

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Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition -- Hilary Smith, University of Denver

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Shifting the cleanup cost of packaging waste to companies could encourage greener packaging – but only if states are aligned -- Erin Victor, University of Maine

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