Synthetic users are making me rethink “imperfect research”
Why I’m reconsidering a principle I’ve believed for years.I’ve always believed that imperfect research is better than no research at al...
Are synthetic users (really) the future of UX research?
Human-centered design demands a limited use of AI-generated personas, if at allA big debate among UX researchers is whether to use synt...
Tesler’s Law: complexity moved to a different part of the journey
The complexity never left the building. It changed hands, and nothing printed a receipt. AI assisted.AI did not remove the complexity o...
The bipartisan energy bill tearing the climate movement apart
In order to solve climate change, you have to do two things — stop burning fossil fuels, and build clean energy to...
From the farm to your door: How our global food system exploits workers
Like many big cities, New York teems with delivery workers who bring takeout, groceries, and any number of other t...
Recreational screen use and internalizing problems from preadolescence to young adulthood in a longitudinal twin cohort with co-twin comparison
Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under 5 Years of Age (World Health Organization,...
AI: incidents by design
When safety is optional, and capability is urgent, incidents are not accidents. They are what we (consciously or not) designed and buil...
Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act. These species show what’s at stake.
The Supreme Court once bill...
Bounded delegation: How much authority should AI have?
A practical model for deciding what AI can do, what humans must still own, and where product teams should draw the boundary.Image creat...
The never-ending struggle to protect Georgia’s most popular beach
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Drug target could block brain inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Scientists may have found a new way to reduce harmful inflammation in the brain by targeting a receptor that can already be blocked wit...
The Northeast’s reliance on heating oil is turning into a crisis
There are many markers of fall: vibrant foliage, apple picking and pumpkin-spiced everything, to name a few. Crank...
Powering data centers on nuclear? That’s a tough sell in Utah’s coal country.
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What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?
Northwestern scientists have identified, for the first time, a specific group of neurons -- cells in the brain -- that appear to contri...