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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The proliferation of technology for everyday living can be seen through ChatGPT writing term papers or robots serving meals at a restaurant. Technology can also be used towards less utilitarian ends. Unfortunately, deepfakes—digitally altered images of people—can be used to spread misinformation. A new edited volume,…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain You might've heard the stereotype that feminists are just angry women who need to find a man who can satisfy them sexually. It is an old trope that has been with us since at least the 1970s. Unfortunately, just when we think we may have moved on from toxic myths like these, rhetoric reminds us they are still very…

Rather than a tracking tag telling scientists where this shark traveled, its violent removal let them observe an unexpected regeneration process. Credit: Josh Schellenberg, CC BY-NDDuring a migration study, a researcher discovered a silky shark in Florida regenerating its dorsal fin, highlighting the species’ extraordinary healing powers.I made an accidental and astonishing discovery while studying the movements of sharks off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. I set out to record the migration routes of silky sharks, named…

A security researcher, who has reportedly alerted Apple to numerous vulnerabilities, has been charged with a number of crimes. According to recently unsealed court records, Noah Roskin-Frazee has been charged with allegedly hacking into Apple’s system and stealing more than $2.5 million dollars in gift cards and hardware. Also, the indictment names Keith Latteri as Roskin-Frazee's co-conspirator. The two are being charged with a number of crimes, including wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud and…

There is a growing consensus that environmental problems, particularly the effects of climate change, pose a grave challenge to humanity. Pollution, habitat destruction, intractable waste issues and, for many, deteriorating quality of life should be added to the list. Economic growth is the chief culprit. We forget, though, that environmental impacts are a consequence of per capita consumption multiplied by the number of people doing…

The study shows that job autonomy must be coupled with low job ambiguity and high procedural justice for organizational citizenship behavior to be seen within a public administrative organization. Credit: WIPO | OMPI from Openverse, CC by 2.0 Although change-oriented behaviors are critical to high-quality public service delivery, encouraging employees to embrace and pursue change in the public sector is difficult. Even with…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain I first rode an e-bike after a day out exploring the fells on foot a few years ago. Instead of driving back to my accommodation, I traveled 40km through the Lake District on an e-bike and I was surprised by how easy it was, even after a physically demanding day. Since then, I've been researching the potential for people to shift from cars to e-bikes and recently found that rural areas have…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the last two decades, and in particular over the last five years, there has been a growing scientific interest in conspiracy theories and people who believe in them. Although, some may think belief in such stories is linked to intelligence, research is beginning to show that how people think could be more important. …

Credit: Cambridge University Press The idea of creating a "universal library" that contains the entirety of all the human knowledge and heritage has inspired the imaginations of the brightest minds of scholars and humanists since ancient times. A good example is the Library of Alexandria—the most famous library of classical antiquity in Egypt from the…

Equity is defined as the number of vertical transport systems compared to the station characteristics. The infographic shows the data envelopment analysis model equity scores for various categories of subway stations. Credit: Jonghwa Jeong / Sahmyook University The number of elderly and mobility handicapped individuals has been increasing in South Korea. Statistics show that the number of elderly will increase over the next…