Most sale prices are bogus, but 1 tweak could help

A paper digs into why the Federal Trade Commission stopped enforcing deceptive pricing regulations and a way to curb the widespread practice.

Shannon Roddel - Notre Dame • futurity
Aug. 11, 2023 ~6 min

New tool is the latest weapon in fight against robocalls

A new tool could help reveal more information about pesky robocalls and shed light on related criminal activity.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 11, 2023 ~7 min


Wildfires are a severe blow to Maui's tourism-based economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters

Wildfires on Maui are a crippling blow to the island’s tourism industry, which generates half of its jobs. But New Orleans and Kauai show that comebacks are possible.

Rich Harrill, Research Professor of Hospitality and Tourism and Director, International Tourism Research Institute, University of South Carolina • conversation
Aug. 11, 2023 ~6 min

AI ethics teams lack ‘support, resources, and authority’

Because tech industry ethics teams lack resources and authority, their effectiveness is spotty at best, according to a new study.

Stanford • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~11 min

What’s at stake in the actors and writers strikes?

What are the issues at the heart of the strikes that have shuttered the American film and television industry? Experts dig in.

Peggy McGlone-NYU • futurity
July 31, 2023 ~13 min

Is Threads bad for privacy? Not uniquely, expert says

Is the new social network Threads a privacy nightmare? An expert argues that it doesn't represent a new threat to people already using Facebook or Instagram.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 25, 2023 ~10 min

Just in time for back-to-school shopping: How retailers can alter customer behavior to encourage more sustainable returns

Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.

Robert Overstreet, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Iowa State University • conversation
July 19, 2023 ~9 min

Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time

Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.

Seth Owusu-Mante, Research Fellow in International Development, Tufts University • conversation
July 18, 2023 ~10 min


MIT engineering students take on the heat of Miami

A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.

Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
June 23, 2023 ~13 min

Inside the black box of Amazon returns

Returns are becoming a costly sustainability problem for retailers and the planet. A supply chain expert explains.

Simone Peinkofer, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University • conversation
June 14, 2023 ~7 min

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