In a world of rapidly evolving technologies in reproductive medicine, adaptation is both a challenge and a necessity. The development of ectogestation and similar reproductive technologies calls into question abortion legislation and cultural norms across the United States.
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Read MoreThe western response to the COVID-19 crisis was criticized for failing to properly assist low income counties. Changing the patent for Covid vaccines would lower informational barriers between high income and low income counties.
Read MoreThe rise of China prompts competition on all fronts, including the lucrative and dangerous business that is digital currency.
Read MoreSocial media is a Foucaultian nightmare. Conformity within online groups is strictly enforced, not only by a nameless watchman, but by other members of the group as a whole. Participatory surveillance ensures that everyone acts as both the watcher and the watched, and has no room to deviate from the group’s established norms.
Read MoreFormer Facebook employee Frances Haugen leaked thousands of internal Facebook documents that went public in what became known as The Facebook Files. The documents shockingly reveal how Facebook is tearing people apart and shed light on the platform's disastrous attempts at self-regulation.
Read MoreGreen and renewable energy is a key component of combating global warming. In the United States, the question of whether biomass is a form of renewable energy is still under debate,. To preserve the integrity of the carbon neutral nomenclature, Biden should not include biomass energy from his carbon neutral plan.
Read MoreWith thousands of people still dying from COVID-19 every day and developing nations suffering at the mercy of a few wealthy governments and corporations, the United States has to take the lead in global vaccination efforts.
Read MoreWhile science can be a tool for helping others, it can also be an important component of political influence and international relations. This article explores the United States’ approach to vaccine distribution and access in the context of global vaccine diplomacy.
Read MoreFanfiction has helped shape the internet as we know it. Here's how it might help legislators shape the future of online censorship laws.
Read MoreClimate change may be the most pressing issue of our time. Although everyone will experience the impacts, some communities, including minorities, the poor, and women, will be more affected by climate change than others.
Read MoreLime? Bird? VeoRide? Electric scooters are booming, and cities like Charlottesville have a lot to gain.
Read MoreCorporations consistently misuse scientific information in marketing to paint a picture that is unrepresentative of reality, delegitimizing science as an institution and harming consumers as a by-product.
Read MoreTechnology is creating concerns in the trucking industry. However, could new technological and legislative reforms solve problems drivers and companies currently face?
Read MoreAmericans widely recognize that a polarized media landscape is eroding our democracy, but few understand how the problem has developed over the last couple of decades.
Read MoreDevastating loss of insect biomass and diversity has made the rounds in headlines, but how effectively is the science communicated? Science communication of the insect collapse is well communicated due to the framing of scientific articles, but it doesn’t necessarily lead to political action.
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