Fake Biden robocall portends rise of AI election trickery

In an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to have its next note change

Rob Haskins, University of New Hampshire

The new note will be sustained for a relatively ‘brief’ two years.

Making emotional films: The enticing contradictions of Norman Jewison’s movies

Lisa Coulthard, University of British Columbia

A tension between cult, critical and popular appeal is part of Norman Jewison’s most prominent legacy.

1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline

Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University in St Louis

Because the economy gained 3 million jobs in 2023, unions had to draw hundreds of thousands of new members just to hold their ground.

Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how

James A. Perkins, Rochester Institute of Technology

From body snatching to Photoshop and virtual reality, the techniques of medical illustration have evolved. But its essential role in showing clinicians how to care for the body continues today.

Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics

Pulickel Ajayan, Rice University; Abhijit Biswas, Rice University

Two forms of the same boron nitride molecules couldn’t look and act more different – but combining them could lead to applications that have the best of both worlds.

Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula

Ñusta Carranza Ko, University of Baltimore

Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war rhetoric.

Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did

John Rothchild, Wayne State University

A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late for 2024 state elections.

Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power

Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology

In the wake of US attacks against Houthi militants in Yemen, a scholar of presidential power to use the military examines the history and present of the laws around US military action.

Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible

Maria Khan, West Virginia University

With therapy and social support, children and adults who experienced child sexual abuse can regain a sense of control over their lives.

Navigating algorithmic bias amid rapid AI development in Southeast Asia

Nuurrianti Jalli, Oklahoma State University

How should Southeast Asian countries manage algorithmic biases that often unfairly affect minority ethnic groups and women?

Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries

Think wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers

Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t