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‘Feeding the Machine’ Spotlights the Human Laborers Behind AI
Tech companies often portray their AI products as self-sufficient systems that learn from large datasets. However, AI development in reality relies h…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sudan’s ‘Forgotten War’ Places Nation on Brink of ‘Catastrophic’ Famine
The crisis in Sudan, now in its second year, has been called the “Forgotten War.” While in the early 2000s, ethnic cleansing in Darfur, a region of S…
1 year, 6 months ago
What Science Says About Ketamine’s Risks and Benefits
Ketamine is perhaps best known as a party drug, and it has long been used in hospitals as an anesthetic. In recent years, it has also been touted as …
1 year, 6 months ago
Will Nevada and Arizona Pick the Next President?
California’s neighbors, Arizona and Nevada, stand out as pivotal swing states in this year’s presidential election, each with a large bloc of indepen…
1 year, 6 months ago
After Ukraine Invades Russia, Analysts Assess Risks
Ukraine has brought the war to Russia. Its incursion on Aug. 6 into the Kursk region marks the largest invasion of Russia since World War II. It also…
1 year, 6 months ago
Xochitl Gonzalez Struggles to Understand a Mother that Chose Activism Over Her
Novelist and Atlantic staff writer Xochitl Gonzalez joins us to talk about her recent essay, a personal history about growing up with a mother who wa…
1 year, 6 months ago
Can California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten Plan Make the Grade?
California set an ambitious goal of making transitional kindergarten universal by fall of 2025. TK was originally created for kids born in the fall w…
1 year, 6 months ago
Democratic National Convention Puts Bay Area in the Spotlight
On Thursday night the Bay Area’s own Kamala Harris will accept the nomination as the Democratic party’s presidential candidate after days of full thr…
1 year, 6 months ago
Athletes and Fans Prepare for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games open in Paris next week, showcasing the talent of elite athletes in 22 adaptive sports. Some, like Boccia and Goalball, are uniq…
1 year, 6 months ago
Nate Silver on the Art of Risking Everything
What can we learn from professional risk-takers—poker players, hedge fund managers, crypto true believers and blue-chip art collectors— about how to …
1 year, 6 months ago