U.S. to Distribute 800,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine
New York Times, July 27, 2022
The doses were withheld pending an F.D.A. review, which has now been completed.
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What Texas can do to fix its power grid
Axios, July 27, 2022
To improve the state's power grid, Texas officials must add both energy control and generation capacity, Javad Mohammadi, a University of Texas at Austin researcher specializing in power grid modernization, tells Axios.
Shooting at Dallas Love Field Airport raises more security questions
CBS News, July 26, 2022
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Monday's incident at Dallas Love Field Airport raises questions about whether TSA security checkpoints should be placed at the front entrance of all airports.
Watch: How We’ll Scale Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine
World Ports, July 26, 2022
A look at the challenges and prospects for distributing millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months, with Julie Swann, Allison Distinguished Professor & Department Head of Industrial & Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University, and a member of INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
Sheldon Jacobson: ‘Shrinkflation’ — the downsizing of prepackaged goods — has been happening for years
Chicago Tribune, July 26, 2022
Sheldon Jacobson: ‘Shrinkflation’ — the downsizing of prepackaged goods — has been happening for years
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Artificial Intelligence
Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests
Celebrity Gig, April 2, 2025
Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations—showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gambler’s) fallacy—yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).
Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies
TIME, March 26, 2025
The genetic testing company 23andMe, which holds the genetic data of 15 million people, declared bankruptcy on Sunday night after years of financial struggles. This means that all of the extremely personal user data could be up for sale—and that vast trove of genetic data could draw interest from AI companies looking to train their data sets, experts say.
Healthcare
Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.
The Hill, March 11, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the new secretary of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s de facto healthcare czar. He will have influence over numerous highly visible agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, among others. Given that healthcare is something that touches everyone’s life, his footprint of influence will be expansive.
We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials
Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025
Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.
Supply Chain
Tariff fight continues between U.S. and China
FOX News, April 18, 2025
Oklahoma State University's Sunderesh Heragu joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the evolving economic landscape after President Trump implemented tariffs on some of our biggest trade partners. Most tariffs have been halted for now -- but not with China. Beijing and the White House have levied steep tariffs on each other. Trump announced that tariffs on China would reach 145 percent. In response, China imposed 125 percent tariffs on U.S.-imported goods.
Trump’s tariffs put science to the test. Why US labs could suffer more than China’s
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2025
Washington’s experiment with tariff trade torment makes lab costs soar; ‘it’s like doubling the price tag’, US researcher says
Climate
Simultaneously burying broadband and electricity could save small towns big money
News 8 Plus, April 10, 2025
In the case of upgrading electrical and broadband infrastructure, new analysis from the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals {that a} “dig once” strategy is almost 40% more economical than changing them individually.
Mark Cuban's Question to Matt Gaetz on Energy Costs Takes Off Online
Newsweek, September 14, 2024
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.