The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption and waste
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that stuff?
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What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language
Your host in Osaka, Japan, slips on a pair of headphones and suddenly hears your words transformed into flawless Kansai Japanese. Even better, their reply in their native tongue comes through perfectly clear to you.
How to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming
The Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems work stream of the Business 20, a G20 engagement group, has endorsed three principles that it argues will contribute to the building of sustainable food systems and agriculture. The principles are increased trade, resilient…
How crowdsourcing and phone cameras could help bring fallen soldiers home
Jun Sunseri remembers his grandfather, Stanley, sharing stories about his service in World War II. A mechanic in the U.S. Army Air Forces, Stanley was deployed to North Africa and Italy, where he repaired bombers and fighter planes that flew…
Specialized potteries reveal complex organization of El Argar society 4,000 years ago
Most of the pottery recovered from political and administrative centers in El Argar (2200-1550 BCE), such as Tira del Lienzo and Ifre, located in the province of Murcia, was not produced locally, but rather at sites located in the coastal…
AI bias in hiring decisions is often copied by human reviewers, study reveals
An organization drafts a job listing with artificial intelligence. Droves of applicants conjure résumés and cover letters with chatbots. Another AI system sifts through those applications, passing recommendations to hiring managers. Perhaps AI avatars conduct screening interviews. This is increasingly…
Private Chinese rocket fails during launch, 3 satellites lost
Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1 rocket suffered a failure of its upper stage during a launch on Sunday (Nov. 9), leading to the loss of all three payloads on board.
Study finds Kansas City fare-free bus policy attracted new riders, increased overall use
Every campaign season, politicians debate the potential benefits and drawbacks of making public transit free. New research from the University of Kansas has found that when Kansas City made its bus service fare-free in 2020, it not only attracted new…
National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters
Between January and mid-October 2025, calls to local 211 helplines from people seeking food pantries in their community held steady at nearly 1,000 calls per day.
The psychology of generation Alpha
Generation Alpha is the largest generation ever. Totaling two billion children, it encompasses anybody currently aged 0–15 years old—those born between 2010 and 2025.