If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

A group of women incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail is helping dogs get ready for adoption, and the dogs are helping them get prepared for re-entry into life. Just a few months back, Leia, a ...

When respiratory virus season hits, it’s fair to want to do everything you can to supercharge your immune system. But while supplements come up a lot, it’s hard to know which to choose. When it comes ...

New research in C. elegans from scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) helps explain how changes in the parents’ lysosomes that promote longevity are transferred to their offspring.

We examine how AI is changing the future of work — and how, in many ways, that future is already here. Every tech company you can think of is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon and touting new ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The state’s disability commission met in Richmond Thursday, September 4 to discuss a new program that aims to help drivers with autism during traffic stops. House Bill 2501 ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

The first major federal program that would direct public funds to private school tuition is one part of the major budget bill that narrowly passed the U.S. Senate this week. But the tax credit-fueled ...

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt ...

Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), Education Futures, University of South Australia Since ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...