Using TikTok could be making you more politically polarized, new study finds

Users on TikTok gravitate to networks of like-minded people, but right-leaning users tend to be in more tightly sealed echo chambers.

Zicheng Cheng, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications, University of Arizona • conversation
today ~5 min

Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study shows

Supply-chain decoupling doesn’t stop rival nations from hacking each other and can make it worse. A cyber-espionage expert explains what does work.

William Akoto, Assistant Professor of Global Security, American University • conversation
yesterday ~7 min


Some plants create their own pesticide, but there’s a downside

A natural alternative to pesticides may be hiding in a misunderstood plant compound—but it could come at an environmental cost.

Michigan State • futurity
June 23, 2025 ~8 min

Is it ethical to eradicate certain harmful species?

In a new paper, researchers argue that deliberate full extinction of harmful species like mosquitoes is acceptable, but only rarely.

Lesley Henton-Texas A&M • futurity
June 23, 2025 ~7 min

‘Aha! moments’ help you remember what you learn

"If you have an 'aha! moment' while learning something, it almost doubles your memory."

Duke University • futurity
June 23, 2025 ~6 min

Here’s why the public needs to challenge the ‘good AI’ myth pushed by tech companies

Big tech companies often push a positive view of AI.

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Director of Centre for AI Futures, SOAS, University of London • conversation
June 23, 2025 ~5 min

LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments

Researchers find nonclinical information in patient messages — like typos, extra white space, and colorful language — reduces the accuracy of an AI model.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 23, 2025 ~7 min

Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event

Presentations targeted high-impact intersections of AI and other areas, such as health care, business, and education.

Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 20, 2025 ~4 min


Team confirms earliest evidence of humans in the Americas

A study confirms 2021 findings regarding the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas—about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
June 20, 2025 ~7 min

Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions

The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.

Allissa V. Richardson, Associate Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism • conversation
June 18, 2025 ~7 min

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