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Hiding in plain sight: How "Active Clubs" took White Nationalism from fringe to a dangerous frontier

Hiding in plain sight: How "Active Clubs" took White Nationalism from fringe to a dangerous frontier

Why Republican economists overestimate GDP growth when their party occupies the White House

Why Republican economists overestimate GDP growth when their party occupies the White House

Understanding what MAGA means as a political movement that has reshaped American society

Understanding what MAGA means as a political movement that has reshaped American society

Big Tech faces pushback as lawmakers consider kicking energy-hungry data centers off U.S. power grids

Big Tech faces pushback as lawmakers consider kicking energy-hungry data centers off U.S. power grids

Schools struggle with how to draw the line on cheating as AI tools reshape public education

Schools struggle with how to draw the line on cheating as AI tools reshape public education

Early research suggests AI tools may impair critical cognitive skills instead of building them

Early research suggests AI tools may impair critical cognitive skills instead of building them

Critics say IV treatments offer little benefit beyond hydration as customers splurge on latest health fad

Critics say IV treatments offer little benefit beyond hydration as customers splurge on latest health fad

Why methods to stop plastics from seeping into farm fields, food, and human bodies remain elusive

Why methods to stop plastics from seeping into farm fields, food, and human bodies remain elusive

Access to a steady supply of obesity drugs remains a challenge even while prices are dropping

Access to a steady supply of obesity drugs remains a challenge even while prices are dropping

From furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions

From furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions

Cost of convenience: How social media companies rake in billions of dollars from your data in free apps

Cost of convenience: How social media companies rake in billions of dollars from your data in free apps

How AI passed the Turing Test and is changing our relationship with art, aesthetics, and authenticity

How AI passed the Turing Test and is changing our relationship with art, aesthetics, and authenticity

Climate and Tech: How to calculate the hidden costs of generative AI on local water resources

Climate and Tech: How to calculate the hidden costs of generative AI on local water resources

AI literacy: Understanding the need to educate American youth about Artificial Intelligence

AI literacy: Understanding the need to educate American youth about Artificial Intelligence

How massive data breaches flood illicit markets while personal information fuels cybercrime economy

How massive data breaches flood illicit markets while personal information fuels cybercrime economy

Why doctors in stressful health care systems are joining unions to improve working conditions

Why doctors in stressful health care systems are joining unions to improve working conditions

Why saying "maybe" to friends instead of "yes" or "no" leaves them in emotional limbo

Why saying "maybe" to friends instead of "yes" or "no" leaves them in emotional limbo

Youth athletes face mounting risks from repeated head injuries that can affect mental health for years

Youth athletes face mounting risks from repeated head injuries that can affect mental health for years

Financial therapists say layoffs often damage identity but remind people they are more than their work

Financial therapists say layoffs often damage identity but remind people they are more than their work

Why witnessing mistreatment at work can cause emotional harm even if you are not directly involved

Why witnessing mistreatment at work can cause emotional harm even if you are not directly involved

Employers are still offering jobs to college graduates but fewer positions come with long term guarantees

Employers are still offering jobs to college graduates but fewer positions come with long term guarantees

Poll shows a generational divide in how Americans use AI for work, creativity, and personal connection

Poll shows a generational divide in how Americans use AI for work, creativity, and personal connection

Global financial leaders warn that the AI boom may be inflating a dangerous new tech bubble

Global financial leaders warn that the AI boom may be inflating a dangerous new tech bubble

Loop of inhumanity: Facebook built the loneliness crisis for profit and now offers AI bots as a cure

Loop of inhumanity: Facebook built the loneliness crisis for profit and now offers AI bots as a cure

Libraries open their archives to train AI chatbots with books spanning centuries of human knowledge

Libraries open their archives to train AI chatbots with books spanning centuries of human knowledge

Companies find some tasks are still better left to humans even as AI shakes up the call center industry

Companies find some tasks are still better left to humans even as AI shakes up the call center industry

What to know about the risks of AI tools that collect and store data from our connected devices

What to know about the risks of AI tools that collect and store data from our connected devices

A reason for being: How Japanese culture and Milwaukee’s Muslim community connect through ikigai

A reason for being: How Japanese culture and Milwaukee’s Muslim community connect through ikigai

Hachikō the Akita: What a Japanese dog’s loyalty can teach Milwaukee about duty and everyday compassion

Hachikō the Akita: What a Japanese dog’s loyalty can teach Milwaukee about duty and everyday compassion

"No Packers, No Life" film follows 7-year pilgrimage by Japanese football fans from Tokyo to Lambeau

"No Packers, No Life" film follows 7-year pilgrimage by Japanese football fans from Tokyo to Lambeau