Alitos' flag sent a message – whether they knew it or not

Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk, as Asia is experiencing

Deborah Carr, Boston University; Enrica De Cian, Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Giacomo Falchetta, Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Ian Sue Wing, Boston University

Older adults face greater health risks from extreme heat for several reasons, including their medications..

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

Benjamin Botsford, UMass Chan Medical School

Some of the ads promise that you can throw away your glasses. But what does the evidence say?

AI is cracking a hard problem – giving computers a sense of smell

Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan

AIs that can see and hear have captured the public imagination. A machine learning expert explains why the sense of smell has lagged behind – and why that could change.

The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy

Martin Elvis, Smithsonian Institution

The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?

Drake’s beef with Kendrick Lamar isn’t nearly as important as his tiff with Tupac Shakur’s estate over using the dead rapper’s voice

Jabari M. Evans, University of South Carolina

The AI train has left the station. Now, guardrails need to be hastily built to keep the technology from running the music industry off the tracks.

Going to the boardroom from the classroom helps students learn how nonprofits work

Mary Beth Collins, University of Wisconsin-Madison

This graduate course offers students a rare chance to gain firsthand experience prior to launching their careers and embarking on years of board service.

Does your service business need AI? Here are 4 rules to help you decide

David Cohen, Skidmore College; Christopher Meyer, Baruch College, CUNY; Sudhir Nair, University of Victoria

How much “customer interaction uncertainty” does your business deal with? The answer should guide your thinking about AI.

Breakthroughs and setbacks on the hunt for a universal snakebite antivenom – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Snake venom experts Stuart Ainsworth and Christoffer Sørensen talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the search for an antivenom that could neutralise toxins from multiple different snakes.

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks

State laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education