The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment – here's where resolutions like this can lead

It’s more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this have a history of laying the foundation for effective treaties and national laws.

Joel E. Correia, Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Florida • conversation
Aug. 5, 2022 ~9 min

Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here's how to appreciate them from a distance

Urban coyotes prey on rodents and spread plant seeds. It’s OK to observe them from a distance, but then you should chase them off.

Mary Magnuson, Master's student in Environment and Resources, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
Aug. 3, 2022 ~8 min


J-PAL North America launches two partnership opportunities to research social programs

Evaluation Incubators to provide technical assistance, training, funding to help partners design randomized evaluations of housing stability strategies and state and local programs.

Mera Cronbaugh | Laina Sonterblum | J-PAL North America • mit
Aug. 1, 2022 ~8 min

Feeling connected enhances mental and physical health – here are 4 research-backed ways to find moments of connection with loved ones and strangers

Psychology researchers know what kinds of behavior enhance feelings of social connection.

Dave Smallen, Community Faculty in Psychology, Metropolitan State University • conversation
July 26, 2022 ~9 min

Explained: How to tell if artificial intelligence is working the way we want it to

“Interpretability methods” seek to shed light on how machine-learning models make predictions, but researchers say to proceed with caution.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 22, 2022 ~11 min

People around world tend to talk to babies in higher voice

Study finds striking similarities in infant-directed speech and song in cultures spanning six continents.

Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite • harvard
July 20, 2022 ~8 min

A technique to improve both fairness and accuracy in artificial intelligence

Methods that make a machine-learning model’s predictions more accurate overall can reduce accuracy for underrepresented subgroups. A new approach can help.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 20, 2022 ~7 min

Review: IT in health care has produced modest changes — so far

Large study of existing research shows incremental improvement in patient outcomes and productivity, without big employment changes.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2022 ~9 min


Black, Hispanic men more often die from HPV throat cancer

Hispanic and Black men are dying from HPV-associated throat cancer at a higher rate than are white men, research finds.

Kitta MacPherson-Princeton • futurity
July 7, 2022 ~6 min

Energy charter treaty makes climate action nearly illegal in 52 countries – so how can we leave it?

A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.

Chamu Kuppuswamy, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
July 6, 2022 ~7 min

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