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Q&A: Expert discusses the ‘gay voice’ stereotype

Dr. Fabio Fasoli is an expert in social communication, with a specific focus on LGBTQIA+ and gender minorities. An aspect of his research that has attracted significant attention is the discrimination faced by individuals with a “gay sounding” voice when…

Scientists uncover the climate shock that reshaped Easter Island

Around 1550, life on Rapa Nui began changing in ways long misunderstood. New research reveals that a severe drought, lasting more than a century, dramatically reduced rainfall on the already water-scarce island, reshaping how people lived, worshiped, and organized society.…

A simple discovery is shaking the foundations of spintronics

A long-standing mystery in spintronics has just been shaken up. A strange electrical effect called unusual magnetoresistance shows up almost everywhere scientists look—even in systems where the leading explanation, spin Hall magnetoresistance, shouldn’t work at all. Now, new experiments reveal…

AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created an AI system that can interpret brain MRI scans in just seconds, accurately identifying a wide range of neurological conditions and determining which cases need urgent care. Trained on hundreds of thousands…