Mohammad Hosseini We’ve seen it play out time and again. Industries that lack sufficient government oversight prioritize short-term profits over long-term sustainability and can cause significant harm to the economy, society, and the environment. Consider social media, Big Oil, and real estate. We’re now staring down the barrel of the next industry in dire need of stronger … [Read more...] about What will happen to generative AI after November’s election?
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Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice
F. Willis Johnson In Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger brought freedom from abstraction into reality for enslaved Africans in the District of Texas, as was already the case elsewhere in the country. His General Order No. 3 announced that, in compliance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, all slaves in rebellious Texas were … [Read more...] about Juneteenth and the unfinished work of racial justice
Msgr. Garrity: The Camino de Santiago reminds us that humanity is one
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity This year, more than 500,000 people are expected to visit the Cathedral of St. James in northwestern Spain in the town of Santiago de Compestela. Most of these visitors will arrive on foot, completing a pilgrimage that has roots in the 10th century. I recently became one of these pilgrims when I completed a journey, over six days, on foot from Sarria to … [Read more...] about Msgr. Garrity: The Camino de Santiago reminds us that humanity is one
Infrastructure requires money. More toll roads are the way.
Thomas Black Physical infrastructure — highways, bridges, ports, internet servers, potable water — provides the backbone of an economy, even in an increasingly digital and virtual world. Most people recognize that it makes the nation more competitive and efficient and support investment in these projects. That backing begins to fade when it comes down to who’s going to pay … [Read more...] about Infrastructure requires money. More toll roads are the way.
Fake scientific studies are a problem that’s getting harder to solve
F.D. Flam Faking it until you make it may be a common practice in some careers. But it’s clearly unethical for scientists and medical researchers. All the same thousands of fake papers are churned out by so-called paper mills and published every year, many of them in peer-reviewed journals. The issue made headlines recently when Wiley, a respected publishing house, … [Read more...] about Fake scientific studies are a problem that’s getting harder to solve