The Conversation - Biased AI: An old story

Memories may be stored in the membranes of your neurons

John Katsaras, University of Tennessee; Charles Patrick Collier, University of Tennessee; Dima Bolmatov, University of Tennessee

Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.

People of color get so used to discrimination in stores they don’t always notice bad customer service

Samantha N. N. Cross, Iowa State University; Stephanie Dellande, Menlo College; Sterling Bone, Utah State University

New research found that Black and Hispanic people tended to give banks a pass for poor customer service.

Trump’s lawyer accuses E. Jean Carroll of lying – relying on a common and discredited myth about how women are supposed to react to rape

Anne P. DePrince, University of Denver

Trump’s lawyers have questioned E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist, about why she did not scream or call the police after, she alleges, Trump raped her in the 1990s.

Putin may not outrun the warrant for his arrest – history shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court

Aaron Fichtelberg, University of Delaware

The International Criminal Court announced an arrest warrant for Putin and his children’s rights commissioner in March 2023, alleging the illegal abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.

Mothers’ lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries

Joel Christensen, Brandeis University

Greek epic poetry often uses mothers and wives to humanize its heroes, reminding listeners of the meaning of sacrifice.

The unbearable allure of cringe

Carly Drake, North Central College; Anuja Anil Pradhan, University of Southern Denmark

What does secondhand embarrassment say about your own anxieties and biases?

What is hydrogen, and can it really become a climate solution?

Hannes van der Watt, University of North Dakota

Hydrogen is getting a lot of attention as the EPA prepares to propose new greenhouse gas emissions rules for existing U.S. power plants.

Many people are tired of grappling with long COVID – here are some evidence-based ways to counter it

Kyle B. Enfield, University of Virginia

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach for long COVID treatment, but exercise focusing on breathing and pacing yourself throughout the day often helps.

Sudan’s conflict will have a ripple effect in an unstable region - and across the world

How to move without legs or wings: Helping trees migrate to new regions

‘I’m always delivering food while hungry’: how undocumented migrants find work as substitute couriers in the UK