Policy/Ethics

People with disabilities are experts at navigating a world that is not built for them - often by turning to technologies such as voice recognition devices and cochlear implants. But which technologies, and under what circumstances, truly…

Use of embodied AI in psychiatry poses ethical questions Interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) will become an increasingly common aspect of our lives. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now completed the first…

Findings from Penn study support beverage taxes as a promising policy tool to help improve public health PHILADELPHIA - One year after Philadelphia passed its beverage tax, sales of sugary and artificially sweetened beverages dropped by 38…

New research from the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University shows that collective intelligence -- peer learning within social networks -- can increase belief accuracy even in politically homogeneous groups In the wake…

Experts will discuss the health and safety concerns of making quiet cars louder at the 177th Acoustical Society of America meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. May 13, 2019 -- If you've ever wished for a quieter commute, you may be in luck: The…

Since the 1980s, federal and local governments have increasingly used public money to hire private firms to house and manage people who are incarcerated. In the last few years, the number of incarcerated individuals held in privately…

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles E171 may impact human health University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present in many food items, may have a substantial and harmful influence on human health. The…

Simple interventions have become increasingly popular, but may reduce support for more effective climate change policies All across the United States, many households receive energy bills comparing their use to that of similar neighbors to…

Credit: Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old. Ancient traces of this footprint can be found in animal bones, shells, scales and antlers at…

IIASA researchers collaborated with colleagues in Japan to clarify the impacts of stringent climate mitigation policies on food security. The team identified smart and inclusive climate policy designs where the risk of food-security for…