Yale professor suspended for recommending ‘good-looking blonde’ student for job with Epstein

Gelernter wrote that he had an “editoress” in mind for a job — a Yale senior whom he described as a “v small good-looking ...

Yale professor pulled from teaching over Epstein email mentioning ‘good-looking blonde’ student

Yale University announced that a prominent computer science professor will no longer teach classes while the university ...

A Yale professor recommended a ‘good-looking blonde’ student for a job with Epstein. He's not sorry

Yale University says a prominent computer science professor will not teach classes while it reviews his conduct related to ...
Scientific American

A tool-using cow is challenging what we know about farm animal intelligence

In news that is sure to delight fans of a certain Gary Larson cartoon turned meme about the limitations of bovine cognition, cow tools are real. Larson’s 1982 comic for his series The Far Side showed ...
CNN

Video shows cow using a brush to scratch its back in first described case of tool use in cattle

How does a cow scratch an itch on its back? An Austrian cow named Veronika has a solution that could change how we view livestock. For the past decade, Veronika has been observed by her owner ...
Phys.org

Austrian cow shows first case of flexible, multi-purpose tool use in cattle

In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson published a now-iconic "Far Side" comic titled "Cow Tools." In it, a cow stands proudly beside a jumble of bizarre, useless objects that are "tools" in name only. The ...
The Atlantic

The Bots That Women Use in a World of Unsatisfying Men

If you peruse the slew of recent articles and podcasts about people dating AI, you might notice a pattern: Many of the sources are women. Scan a subreddit such as r/MyBoyfriendIsAI and ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Surveilled Classroom

T he incident that upended Nino Testa’s course started — like so many others — with a phone where it shouldn’t have been. The Texas Christian University professor instantly flagged what was happening.
SCOTUSblog

States seek clarity on class actions in a post-CASA world

In last term’s Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court curtailed the use of universal injunctions – that is, lower court orders that grant relief to everyone, even people not involved in the case. On one ...
Consumer Reports

How to Bake in a Toaster Oven

A good toaster oven is a go-to for reheating leftovers or pinch-hitting when your oven is otherwise engaged. But it can also be a quick and reliable option for everyday baking, minimizing the heat and ...
NPR

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ...
NPR

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship or knows someone who has

New survey data finds that nearly 1 in 5 high schoolers say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence. And 42% of students surveyed say they or someone ...