Motherhood showcases the joy of being transgender

Unionized bodies in topless bar! Strippers join servers and baristas in new labor movement

John Logan, San Francisco State University

Young motivated employees are pushing the movement for union representation among US workforces. Is it time for management to get on board?

GOP’s proposed expansion of SNAP work requirements targets many low-income people in their early 50s – but many of them already work

Katherine Engel, American University School of Public Affairs; Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs

Republicans are pressing for policy changes based on a misconception that hardly anyone who gets help buying groceries with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is employed.

AI is changing how Americans find jobs, get promoted and succeed at work

Catherine Rymsha, UMass Lowell

Software you may already use every day can track your productivity for your employer.

Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades – how the world’s most sensitive yardstick reveals secrets of the universe

Chad Hanna, Penn State

Upgrades to the hardware and software of the advanced observatory should allow astrophysicists to detect much fainter gravitational waves than before.

What is a black box? A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden

Saurabh Bagchi, Purdue University

Metaphorical black boxes shield the inner workings of AIs, which protect software developers’ intellectual property. They also make it hard to understand how the AIs work – and why things go wrong.

How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains

Christopher T. Migliaccio, University of Montana

Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality in the world – even far from the actual flames.

Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedom

Hannibal Travis, Florida International University

The decision may make it hard to report the news, make documentary films, write biographies or even teach a class.

How can I make studying a daily habit?

Deborah Reed, University of Tennessee

A researcher who studies ways to help students become better readers and writers describes how to create a homework habit using a loop: cue, routine, reward.

Shavuot: The Jewish holiday that became all about children

Laura Yares, Michigan State University

Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself.

Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship

ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments

Why so many South Korean women are refusing to date, marry or have kids