Why We Should Crowdsource AI Ethics (and How to Do So Responsibly)
We asked three million people how self-driving cars should resolve moral dilemmas. Was that a good idea?
Commentary
The Road Back to College Is Paved with Barriers, but Behavioral Science Can Help Smooth the Way
There are plenty of policies and programs aimed at getting people to finish college, but little evidence that they work. Better understanding the barriers to re-enrollment and degree attainment can lead to more effective solutions.
How Practical Wisdom Helps Us Cope with Radical Uncertainty
As the world begins to open back up in fits and starts, we are, more than ever, longing for certainty. But certainty is likely a long way off. In the meantime, we should turn to practical wisdom to guide us.
Illuminating the Links Between Light and Disease
We are experiencing too much of the wrong kind of light at the wrong part of the day, writes Ainissa Ramirez. Here’s how these lights affect our health and some ideas for what we can do about it.
Building Trust to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developing Countries
Developing countries have faced hard challenges in confronting coronavirus. Lacking trust in government could help explain why.
How Fraud and a Broken Publishing System Fueled the Vaccine-Autism Myth
You likely know that the study behind the vaccine-autism myth was discredited. What you might not know, however, are the ways the study was fraudulent from the start and how the scientific publishing process failed the public.